A town of 29,177. Home to 28 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 3 things Texarkana does most differently from other towns.
1906 · Texarkana cotton market12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 28 places on the National Register.
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Southern Pine Lumber Company billing clerk's office
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Ordered by what stands out in Texarkana. Another town gets a different order.
About one in 4 of Texarkana’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Texarkana (31%), Little Rock (3%) and Nash (2%). Half commute less than 5 miles.
Texarkana reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 97% report less.
Texarkana beats the Arkansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.
| What stands out | Texarkana | AR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 16.4% | 10.4% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 27.6% | 18.5% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 14% | 9.7% |
The public schools Texarkana’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 83% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward D. Trice Elementary School | K–5 | 473 | C+ |
| College Hill Harmony Leadership Academy | K–5 | 391 | Not graded |
| Vera Kilpatrick Elementary School | K–5 | 373 | D |
| Fairview Elementary School | K–5 | 246 | D |
| North Heights Community School | K–5 | 243 | Not graded |
| Arkansas Middle School | 6–8 | 842 | Not graded |
The typical Texarkana home is worth about $167,000, up 0.9% in a year, 27% below the Arkansas typical home.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities.
Texarkana has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 34°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
12 miles of trails across 12 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ermer Dansby Pondexter Sports Complex | 1.2 mi | 31 |
| 2. North Texarkana Park | 0.3 mi | 15 |
| 3. Ed Worrell Memorial Park | — | 61 |
28 places in Texarkana on the National Register of Historic Places.
49 notable people were born in Texarkana.
City in Arkansas, United States
Texarkana is a city in the U.S. state of Arkansas and the county seat of Miller County, on the southwest border of the state. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 29,387. It is the twin city of Texarkana, Texas, located just across the state line. The city was founded at a railroad intersection on December 8, 1873, and was incorporated in Arkansas on August 10, 1880. Texarkana and its Texas counterpart are the principal cities of the Texarkana metropolitan area, which in 2021 was ranked 289th in the United States with a population of 147,174, according to the United States Census Bureau. Within the Ark-La-Tex subregion of southwest Arkansas, Texarkana is located in the Piney Woods,…
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