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Texarkana, Texas

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Texarkana census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75501. It stands on Swampoodle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Texarkana quadrangle. 36,193 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 299 feet above sea level.

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Texarkana within Bowie County

On record in Texarkana

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 10 records

Surveyed buildings and structures 8 records

Population over time

2 figures

Texarkana fell from 36,411 to 36,193 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201036,411
202036,193-218 (-1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Photographs

8 of 11 photographs shown, 2014

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Branches spell out the state name and what this ranch raises near Texarkana, Texas
Branches spell out the state name and what this ranch raises near Texarkana, Texas
Highsmith, Carol M, 2014. Library of Congress
Entrance to a cattle ranch near Texarkana, Texas
Entrance to a cattle ranch near Texarkana, Texas
Highsmith, Carol M, 2014. Library of Congress
On a wire fence on this ranch near Texarkana, Texas, branches spell out, or in this case partially misspell out, the spread's name and what it raises
On a wire fence on this ranch near Texarkana, Texas, branches spell out, or in this case partially misspell out, the spread's name and what it raises
Highsmith, Carol M, 2014. Library of Congress
Branches on a wire fence spell out what this ranch raises near Texarkana, Texas
Branches on a wire fence spell out what this ranch raises near Texarkana, Texas
Highsmith, Carol M, 2014. Library of Congress
Branches spell out the state name on a wire fence on this ranch near Texarkana, Texas
Branches spell out the state name on a wire fence on this ranch near Texarkana, Texas
Highsmith, Carol M, 2014. Library of Congress
Municipal Building, Texas Boulevard at Third Street, Texarkana, Bowie County, TX
Municipal Building, Texas Boulevard at Third Street, Texarkana, Bowie County, TX
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Stevens Courts Housing Project, Building 9, 2220 West 15th Street, Texarkana, Bowie County, TX
Stevens Courts Housing Project, Building 9, 2220 West 15th Street, Texarkana, Bowie County, TX
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Stevens Courts Housing Project, 2220 West 15th Street, Texarkana, Bowie County, TX
Stevens Courts Housing Project, 2220 West 15th Street, Texarkana, Bowie County, TX
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Bowie County

Fires near this place

270 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 270 fires within 5 miles of Texarkana between 1993 and 2020, burning about 650 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 16 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning120
Missing data/not specified/undetermined94
Arson/incendiarism16
Equipment and vehicle use10
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Smoking7
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Recreation and ceremony3
Natural3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2013Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service420 STIPP LANE
8 September 2013Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceBUCHANAN RD/SMITH RD
8 September 2013Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service3406 GIN RD
8 September 2013Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service6296
7 September 2013Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceRAY/GILLAM
7 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2011Smoking1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2006Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 634

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bowie County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Texarkana: 11 past producers, 6 producers, 1 unknown. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
S. W. A. PitsIronProducer
Hoot PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kennedy Sand & Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Putch Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
DickeyClayUnknown
GallagherClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Bowie County

Storms near this place

60 of 100 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Texarkana in 100 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 45 thunderstorm wind, 32 hail, 19 flash flood, 2 lightning. The reports record 3 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 1998Flash FloodTexarkana2 hurt, $1,100,000Excessive rain over a short period of time caused numerous flooding problems across the city. Cars were stranded and stalled with several underpasses flooded. A 21 year old woman was critically injured when her car was swept off a road into a drainage ditch. A 20 year old man riding with her managed to pull himself free of the vehicle by grabbing onto a branch hanging over the ditch. An estimated 500 residents were evacuated from their homes including 50 residents of a Texarkana, TX nursing home.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindTexarkana1 hurt, $1,000,000Two severe thunderstorms came together over the south side of the city. One severe storm was moving northeastward from southern Bowie County while the other was moving northwestward through Miller County. Both storms collided in an area just south of downtown Texarkana. As a result of the collision, the storm cores collapsed in an area just east of State Line Avenue over a several block area between 16th and 20th Streets. Numerous large trees were snapped or uprooted onto homes and cars in the Glendale Subdivision. As the survey expanded outward to the north near 24th Street and the Woodlawn Cemetery, trees were noted to have fallen in a north or northeastward direction typical of a microburst. Damage was found as far northeast as the Calvary Cemetery area with trees downed in a north to northeast direction. Trees were also uprooted and snapped on the Texas side of State Line Avenue with a heavier concentration along Magnolia Street between 24th Street and 30th Streets. It was noted that the trees fell in a northwesterly direction which would be expected if a microburst had occurred to the south and east of those locations. Numerous homes were damaged on the Texas side of State Line Avenue as a result. Powerlines were also downed throughout the area as a result of either poles snapping or trees falling on the lines. The area impacted by the microburst is approximately 3.5 miles long to the northeast of the origin and 4 miles in width from one end of the damage swath to the other. City and County officials estimate that 44 homes sustained major damage with an unknown number of vehicles damaged. At least 100 damage reports have been collected thus far. Only one minor injury occurred when a tree fell on a home injuring an elderly woman inside.
January 1999Flash FloodTexarkana$166,000Reports of cars floating off highways in town. West 70th was flooded and closed. FEMA declared a disaster area.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindTexarkana$60,000Several trees down including a tree across a home. Several mobile homes were also damaged.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindTexarkana$50,000Trailer homes damaged by high winds along Hwy 67 in the community of Liberty Eylau.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindTexarkana$50,000Wind gusts to 65 miles per hour uprooted trees and blew the roof off a house.
April 1993Thunderstorm WindTexarkana$50,000Thunderstorm winds rolled a mobile home and blew down some trees.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindTexarkana$40,000Thunderstorm wind gusts peeled back the roof of an apartment complex off of Main street in Texarkana, Texas.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindTexarkana$40,000Numerous trees down in the Liberty-Eylau community including one that fell on a home on Macedonia Street. A tree also fell on a barn off of County Road 2516 at the end of Ryan Loop Road.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindTexarkana$40,000Trees fell across a house causing moderate damage.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindTexarkana$30,000A tree fell on top of a home along Harrison Street in the southwest side of town. No injuries were reported.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindTexarkana$30,000Trees downed on a home at 2411 Laurel Street on the Arkansas side of the city.
June 2007LightningTexarkana$30,000Lightning struck a home west of town resulting in a house fire. Moderate damage was reported. No injuries reported.
April 2007LightningTexarkana$30,000A lightning strike hit a saltwater tank disposal system from an oil well in the Liberty Eylau community. The explosion blew the top off one of the tanks 50 yards into another yard. Some residents were evacuated as there was a concern over toxic smoke.
September 2001Thunderstorm WindTexarkana$20,000Structural damage to a commercial storage facility on FM 989 between US-59 and US-67.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindTexarkana$15,000Trees were downed on the west side of town including one which fell on top of a car on the Texas side of State Line Road. No injuries were reported.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindTexarkana$15,000Nine trees reported toppled cutting power to the local area. An aluminum roof peeled off a business and wrapped itself around some trees. The police department garage awning was severely damaged.
February 1999Thunderstorm WindTexarkana$12,000Carport blown away.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindTexarkana$5,000A billboard was blown down near the Jarvis Parkway.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindTexarkana$5,000Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindTexarkana$5,000High winds damaged a mobile home office.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindTexarkana$5,000Thunderstorm winds damaged a barn.
August 1993Thunderstorm WindTexarkana$5,000Trees were blown down in the south part of the city.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindSouth Texarkana$1,000Vehicle windows were blown out in the parking lot of Liberty-Eylau High School southeast of Wake Villiage, Texas.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindTexarkana-Wind gust of 65 mph reported with tree limbs downed in Texarkana.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindTexarkana-Tree downed on 29th Street and Wood Street.
April 2023Flash FloodTexarkana-Highway 67 was closed at the railroad track near Lelia Street due to high water.
June 2022HailTexarkana-A picture was posted to social media of quarter size hail that fell on the Texas side of Texarkana.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindSouth Texarkana-A 64 mph wind gust was measured at the Texarkana RAWS station (TEXT2).
September 2022HailSouth Texarkana-Social media pictures showed quarter to half dollar sized hail near Texarkana in the Liberty Eylau area.
March 2021Thunderstorm WindSouth Texarkana-The south side of a carport was lifted and bent northward and folded over on top of a steel awning on Leopard Drive in the Liberty Eylau community. A greenhouse was also destroyed. A large limb was broken off of a nearby tree.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindSouth Texarkana-Numerous trees and power lines were downed across the Texas side of Texarkana.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindSouth Texarkana-Numerous trees and power lines were downed in Liberty-Eylau.
March 2016HailTexarkana-Nickel size hail fell in Texarkana, Texas.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindTexarkana-Trees were downed on 31st Street in Texarkana.
May 2015Flash FloodSouth Texarkana-Numerous roads and highways were flooded and closed due to excessive heavy rainfall.
June 2014HailTexarkana-Golfball sized hail was reported in Texarkana on Richmond Road.
June 2014Flash FloodTexarkana-Seventh Street near the Railroad Bridge was flooded and closed in Texarkana.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindTexarkana-Numerous powerlines were downed across the entire county, including several inside the city limits of Texarkana, Texas.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindSouth Texarkana-Several areas of Texarkana without power. Scattered power outages with some tree damage in the area.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindTexarkana-A tree was downed on a home with powerlines on it at Smith Road and Lonnie Lane.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindTexarkana-A tree was downed across FM 989 and Blankinship Road. Another tree was downed across south bound Hwy. 59 and a tree was downed across Gun Club and Perry Demarce Road.
October 2010Thunderstorm WindTexarkana-Powerlines were downed in Kings Highway about one mile south of Hwy. 59 just outside of the Texarkana city limits.
March 2010Funnel CloudTexarkana-A funnel cloud was reported on the northwest side of Texarkana.
March 2010HailTexarkana-Dime sized hail was reported along the north side of Texarkana at Summerhill Road and Interstate 30.
May 2009Flash FloodTexarkana-Street flooding was reported in the west side of town.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindTexarkana-A tree was downed across CR 992 north of town. Powerlines were downed north of town as well.
May 2009Flash FloodTexarkana-Extensive flooding across the entire county. County roads underwater and closed include 4109, 4125, 4126, 4108, 1306, 4008, 1101 and 2253.
May 2009Flash FloodTexarkana-Heavy rainfall resulted in swollen creeks in and around Texarkana, Texas which backed up onto several rural roadways. Some of these included the Aiken Creek, Anderson Creek and the Barkman Creek.
September 2009Flash FloodTexarkana-The railroad overpass was closed at Hwy. 67 and at Hwy. 82 east and Broad Street. Numerous secondary roads were also closed.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindTexarkana-Trees and power lines down near State Line Road.
May 2006HailTexarkana-Hail covered the ground.
July 2006Flash FloodTexarkana-Numerous city streets were flooded and some had the be closed near Potomac and 40th Street.
June 2005HailTexarkana-Baseball sized hail fell near FM 2148 between Hwy 59 and Hwy 67.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindTexarkana-Power lines were downed on Hwy 67.
October 2005Thunderstorm WindTexarkana-Gust estimated by Emergency Manager.
November 2005HailTexarkana-Hail fell in Texarkana along Hwy 69.
November 2005HailTexarkana-Hail fell in the community of Redwater.
June 2005HailTexarkana-Hail fell at the intersection of Hwy 59 and 989.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindTexarkana-Numerous trees and power lines downed on the north side of the city.

Every storm recorded in Bowie County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
South Texarkana1.6 miles21
Wake Village3.1 miles21
Whatley4.5 miles21
Nash4.6 miles18
Eylau4.8 miles21
Hoot6.6 miles19
Wamba7.0 miles13
Red Lick7.1 miles18

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on TexarkanaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q844020The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1369752. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.