Texarkana is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States. It effectively functions as one half of a city which crosses a state line — the other half, the city of Texarkana, Arkansas, lies on the other side of State Line Avenue. The population of the city is 34,782 at the 2000 census. Texarkana, Texas has a current population of 36,054.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25.7 square miles (66.6 km²), of which, 25.6 square miles (66.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.39%) is water.

Demographics

There were 13,569 households out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were married couples living together, 19.3% have a female householder with no husband present and 34.1% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,727, and the median income for a family was $38,505. Males had a median income of $34,155 versus $21,143 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,815. About 19.4% of families and 24.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.8% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Notable residents

• Miller Barber, golfer
• Willie Buchanon, football player
• Scott Joplin, musician and composer
• Ryan Mallett, football player for the University of Arkansas
• Eddie Mathews, baseball player
• Craig Monroe, baseball player
• Ross Perot, businessman and politician
• Charles B. Pierce, movie producer
• James Theodore Richmond, writer and conservationist
• Bill Rogers, golfer
• Rod Smith, football player for the Denver Broncos
• Jeremiah Trotter, football player
• Nathan Vasher, football player for the Chicago Bears
• Otis Williams, musician, founding member of The Temptations

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