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Population (year 2000): 34,782. Estimated
population in July 2005: 35,746 (+2.8% change)
Males: 16,380 (47.1%), Females: 18,402 (52.9%)
Bowie County
Zip codes:
75501,
75503.
Median resident age: 35.7 years
Median household income: $29,727 (year 2000)
Median house value: $65,800 (year 2000)
Races in Texarkana:
- White Non-Hispanic (58.1%)
- Black (37.0%)
- Hispanic (2.9%)
- Other race (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (10.0%), Irish (7.9%),
English (6.4%), German (6.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%), French
(2.0%).
Land area: 25.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Texarkana
- High school or higher: 79.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
- Unemployed: 9.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Texarkana city
- Never married: 26.9%
- Now married: 47.6%
- Separated: 3.8%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 12.2%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1,131 (+3.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Texarkana:
- CHRISTUS ST MICHAEL HEALTH CARE CENTER (2600
ST MICHAEL DR)
- CHRISTUS ST MICHAEL REHAB HOSPITAL (2400 ST
MICHAEL DRIVE)
- DUBUIS HOSPITAL OF TEXARKANA (2600 ST MICHAEL
DRIVE)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF TEXARKANA (515 WEST
12TH STREET)
- WADLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (1000 PINE
STREET)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Texarkana:
- TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 6 miles;
TEXARKANA, AR; ID: TXK)
- BARKSDALE AFB (about 71 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; ID:
BAD)
- SHREVEPORT REGIONAL (about 72 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA;
ID: SHV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Texarkana:
- HALL-MILLER MUNI (about 25 miles; ATLANTA, TX; ID:
ATA)
- IDA'S (about 33 miles; IDA, LA; ID: L87)
- HOPE MUNI (about 35 miles; HOPE, AR; ID: M18)
Amtrak station near Texarkana:
- 3 miles: TEXARKANA (100 E. FRONT ST.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public payphones, vending machines, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for
taxi service.
Colleges/Universities in Texarkana:
- TEXARKANA COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
1,779; Location: 2500 N ROBISON RD; Public; Website:
tc.cc.tx.us)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-TEXARKANA (FT
enrollment: 690; Location: 2600 N ROBINSON RD; Public;
Website: www.tamut.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- CAREER ACADEMY INC (FT enrollment: 31;
Location: 32 OAK LAWN VILLAGE; Private, for-profit)
- WADLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER-SCHOOL OF RAD
TECHN (Location: BOX 1878; Private, not-for-profit)
- MARY LYNNES BEAUTY SCHOOL (Location: 324
HICKORY; Private, for-profit)
- WADLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SCHOOL OF MED TECH
(Location: 1000 PINE ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.wadleyrmc.com)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Texarkana:
- SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 62
miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
- BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles;
BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)
- HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles;
ARKADELPHIA, AR; FT enrollment: 3,109)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 81
miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
- KILGORE COLLEGE (about 92 miles; KILGORE, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,814)
- TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 113 miles; TYLER, TX; FT
enrollment: 5,872)
- GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 113 miles;
GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
Public high schools in Texarkana:
- TEXAS H S (Students: 1,430; Location: 2112
KENNEDY LN; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LIBERTY-EYLAU H S (Students: 657; Location:
2905 LEOPARD DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- PLEASANT GROVE H S (Students: 621; Location:
5406 MCKNIGHT; Grades: 09 - 12)
- OPTIONS (Students: 98; Location: 4241
SUMMERHILL RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ALTER SCH (Students: 85; Location: 2901
LEOPARD DR; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high school in Texarkana:
- N.A.I. CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 196;
Location: 5801 SUMMERHILL RD; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Texarkana:
- TEXAS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,272;
Location: 2100 COLLEGE DR; Grades: 05 - 08)
- LIBERTY-EYLAU MIDDLE (Students: 802;
Location: 5555 LEOPARD DR; Grades: 05 - 08)
- PLEASANT GROVE EL (Students: 700; Location:
6500 PLEASANT GROVE RD; Grades: PK - 04)
- PLEASANT GROVE MIDDLE (Students: 604;
Location: 5605 COOKS LN; Grades: 05 - 08)
- LIBERTY-EYLAU C K BENDER ELEMENTAR (Students:
584; Location: 2300 BUCHANAN RD; Grades: 02 - 04)
- WESTLAWN EL (Students: 430; Location: 410
WESTLAWN DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- FIFTEENTH STREET EARLY LITERACY CE (Students:
406; Location: 2600 W 15TH ST; Grades: PK - 02)
- LIBERTY-EYLAU PRI (Students: 393; Location:
5492 HWY 59 S; Grades: KG - 01)
- HIGHLAND PARK EL (Students: 349; Location:
401 W 25TH ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- SPRING LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY (Students: 308;
Location: 4324 GHIO FISH BLVD; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Texarkana:
- ST JAMES DAY SCHOOL (Students: 294; Location:
5501 N. STATELINE; Grades: PK - 6)
- LIBERTY EYLAU CHR (Students: 105; Location:
4903 EYLAU LOOP ROAD; Grades: PK - 3)
- FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH (Students: 100;
Location: 3015 MOORES LANE; Grades: PK - KG)
- ABC KINDERGARTEN (Students: 18; Location:
3505 BEECHWOOD LANE; Grades: PK - KG)
- BETHEL S D A SCHOOL (Students: 8; Location:
PO BOX 660; Grades: KG - 7)
Library in Texarkana:
- TEXARKANA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$673,704; Location: 600 W 3RD ST; 84,369 books; 3,121
audio materials; 2,489 video materials; 152 serial
subscriptions)
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