Texarkana, Arkansas, United States

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🇺🇸 Texarkana is a city in the U.S. state of Arkansas and the county seat of Miller County, on the south-west border of the state. The city is located across the state line from its twin city of Texarkana, Texas. The city was founded at a railroad intersection in 1873, and was incorporated in Arkansas in 1880. Texarkana is the principal city of the Texarkana metropolitan area, which is ranked 274th in terms of population in the United States.

Located within the Ark-La-Tex subregion of Southwest Arkansas, Texarkana is located in the Piney Woods, an oak-hickory forest that dominates the flat Gulf Coastal Plain. Texarkana's economy is based on agriculture. In addition, the city is a trading centre, at crossroads of three major Interstate highways: Interstate 30 (I-30), I-49, and the future I-69. Outdoor tourism, such as fishing at Lake Millwood and related activities, are also important in the region. The Red River Army Depot & Tenants comprise the largest single employer in the city.

The Texarkana Arkansas School District is the largest public school district on the Arkansas side. The city is home to Texarkana College (on the Texas side of town), and a branch campus of the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope (UACCH).

History Miller County was formed in 1820 in the Arkansas Territory; it was named in honor of James Miller, Arkansas' first territorial governor and a general during the War of 1812. Much of its eastern border is formed by the Red River. At the time, there was considerable uncertainty among Americans as to the location of the boundary between the county (and the United States) and national territory of Mexico, which then included Texas.

Consequently, settlers believed that Arkansas levied and collected taxes on land that eventually might be held by Mexico. Moreover, many who resented what they considered Mexican oppression of European-American Texans were openly declaring allegiance to the Texans.

After the Texas Republic gained independence from Mexico, regional unrest increased. In 1838, Governor James Conway proposed that the "easiest and most effective remedy is the abolition of Miller County to an area which is more patriotic". Miller County was dissolved and its land was made part of Lafayette County, Arkansas.

In 1873 town lots were sold in Texarkana, Arkansas, at the intersection of two railroads, which stimulated its growth as a trading center. In this area and time period, railroads had replaced rivers as the preferred method of transportation and shipping, and new towns were sited for best advantage via the railroad. The next year (1874), Texarkana, Texas, was founded on the rail line on June 12 across the state border.

That same year, the Arkansas legislature re-established Miller County. Efforts of the young town in Arkansas to be incorporated were not realized until October 17, 1880, nearly seven years after Texarkana, Texas, was formed. Both Texarkana cities generally recognize December 8, 1873, as the date of organization.

On February 11, 1922, masked men lynched Mr. Norman, an African-American man, in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas. Lynchings were perpetrated by white men primarily against black males, although some black women were also lynched in the South.

Geography Texarkana, Arkansas, is located at 33°25′59″N 94°1′14″W (33.433075, -94.020514). It is 143 miles (230 km) south-west of Little Rock, 72 miles (116 km) north of Shreveport, Louisiana, and 180 miles (290 km) north-east of Dallas, Texas. According to the United States Census Bureau, Texarkana has a total area of 42.2 square miles (109 km²), of which 42.0 square miles (109 km²) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²), or 0.54%, are water. The city is mainly drained by Nix Creek, a southwest-flowing tributary of Days Creek, part of the Sulphur River watershed leading to the Red River.

Education Public education for elementary and secondary school students is provided by two school districts: • Texarkana Arkansas School District, which leads to graduating from Arkansas High School. The high school mascot is the Razorback. The University of Arkansas selected this mascot in exchange for giving the school some used athletic equipment. This practice no longer occurs. • A very small portion of the city is within the Genoa Central School District, which leads to graduation from Genoa Central High School. The high school mascot is the Dragon; green and white serve as the school colors.

Private education opportunities include: • Trinity Christian School, a Baptist school serving pre-kindergarten through grade 12.

In 2012, a branch of the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope was established at Texarkana. It is known as University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT). In 2015 UAHT began partnering with the University of Arkansas Little Rock, to offer bachelor's degree programs through UALR Texarkana, with classes held on the UAHT Texarkana campus.

Texarkana, Arkansas, United States 

Texarkana has a population of over 29,390 people. Texarkana also forms the centre of the wider Texarkana metropolitan area which has a population of over 150,098 people. Texarkana is situated 3 km south-east of Texarkana.

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South of: 33.43

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🇨🇳 Tinghu 33.39

🇺🇸 Hoover 33.388

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🇨🇳 Longnan 33.37

🇯🇵 Tosu 33.361

East of: -94.039

🇺🇸 Mankato -94.002

🇺🇸 Port Arthur -93.925

🇺🇸 Waukee -93.86

🇺🇸 Shreveport -93.77

🇺🇸 West Des Moines -93.736

🇺🇸 Bossier City -93.718

🇺🇸 Chaska -93.617

🇺🇸 Des Moines -93.617

🇺🇸 Ames -93.617

🇺🇸 Ankeny -93.6

Antipodal to Texarkana is: 85.961,-33.43

Locations Near: Texarkana -94.0389,33.4303

🇺🇸 Texarkana -94.055,33.435 d: 1.6  

🇺🇸 Bossier City -93.718,32.526 d: 104.9  

🇺🇸 Shreveport -93.77,32.476 d: 109  

🇺🇸 Longview -94.731,32.5 d: 121.9  

🇺🇸 Hot Springs -93.054,34.509 d: 150.5  

🇺🇸 Tyler -95.301,32.351 d: 168.2  

🇺🇸 Nacogdoches -94.65,31.6 d: 211.4  

🇺🇸 Fort Smith -94.424,35.387 d: 220.4  

🇺🇸 Russellville -93.133,35.267 d: 220.5  

🇺🇸 Greenville -96.1,33.117 d: 194.8  

Antipodal to: Texarkana 85.961,-33.43

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🇦🇺 Mandurah 115.721,-32.529 d: 17246.8  

🇦🇺 Rockingham 115.717,-32.267 d: 17241.9  

🇦🇺 Wanneroo 115.803,-31.747 d: 17222.5  

🇦🇺 City of Cockburn 115.833,-32.167 d: 17229  

🇦🇺 Vincent 115.834,-31.936 d: 17223.9  

🇦🇺 Perth 115.857,-31.953 d: 17222.2  

🇦🇺 Guildford 115.973,-31.9 d: 17210.3  

🇦🇺 Midland 116.01,-31.888 d: 17206.6  

🇲🇺 Mahébourg 57.7,-20.407 d: 16875.9  

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