Texoma is an interstate region in the United States, split between Oklahoma and Texas. The name is a portmanteau of Texas and Oklahoma. Businesses use the term in their names to describe their intended service area. This includes 8 counties with a population estimate of 342,673 as of 2020.
Definition
Texoma is usually defined as the area on either side of the state border along the Red River valley, in particular the area around Lake Texoma. The surrounding area is alternatively referred to as Texomaland. The Wichita FallsâÂÂLawton and ParisâÂÂHugo areas are often included in Texoma or Texomaland due to their proximity to the Red River and the Texas/Oklahoma border.
Texoma mainly comprises the area and cities surrounding Lake Texoma, which includes eight counties. Much of the population is concentrated in the ShermanâÂÂDenison Metropolitan Statistical Area and three Micropolitan Statistical Areas. The area around Bonham is also populous.
Most of the region is also part of the Dallas–Fort Worth Combined Statistical Area.
A portion of Texoma south of Lake Texoma has been designated an American Viticultural Area, the Texoma AVA. The Texas part of Texoma is served by the Texoma Council of Governments.
Notable cities
Other cities and towns
in Oklahoma
- Achille, Oklahoma
- Altus, Oklahoma
- Ardmore, Oklahoma
- Armstrong, Oklahoma
- Bennington, Oklahoma
- Bromide, Oklahoma
- Bokchito, Oklahoma
- Caddo, Oklahoma
- Calera, Oklahoma
- Colbert, Oklahoma
- Dickson, Oklahoma
- Duncan, Oklahoma
- Gene Autry, Oklahoma
- Healdton, Oklahoma
- Hugo, Oklahoma
- Hendrix, Oklahoma
- Kemp, Oklahoma
- Kenefic, Oklahoma
- Kingston, Oklahoma
- Lawton, Oklahoma
- Leon, Oklahoma
- Lone Grove, Oklahoma
- Marietta, Oklahoma
- Madill, Oklahoma
- Mannsville, Oklahoma
- Mead, Oklahoma
- Milburn, Oklahoma
- Mill Creek, Oklahoma
- New Woodville, Oklahoma
- Oakland, Oklahoma
- Ratliff City, Oklahoma
- Ravia, Oklahoma
- Silo, Oklahoma
- Soper, Oklahoma
- Springer, Oklahoma
- Tatums, Oklahoma
- Thackerville, Oklahoma
- Tishomingo, Oklahoma
- Wapanucka, Oklahoma
- Wilson, Oklahoma
in Texas
- Archer City, Texas
- Bailey, Texas
- Bells, Texas
- Bowie, Texas
- Burkburnett, Texas
- Callisburg, Texas
- Childress, Texas
- Collinsville, Texas
- Crowell, Texas
- Decatur, Texas
- Dodd City, Texas
- Dorchester, Texas
- Ector, Texas
- Electra, Texas
- Forestburg, Texas
- Gunter, Texas
- Gainesville, Texas
- Honey Grove, Texas
- Howe, Texas
- Henrietta, Texas
- Jacksboro, Texas
- Ladonia, Texas
- Leonard, Texas
- Lindsay, Texas
- Montague, Texas
- Muenster, Texas
- Nocona, Texas
- Oak Ridge, Texas
- Paris, Texas
- Pecan Gap, Texas
- Pottsboro, Texas
- Quanah, Texas
- Ravenna, Texas
- Sadler, Texas
- Savoy, Texas
- Scotland, Texas
- Seymour, Texas
- Sherman, Texas
- Southmayd, Texas
- Sunset, Texas
- Tioga, Texas
- Tom Bean, Texas
- Trenton, Texas
- Valley View, Texas
- Van Alstyne, Texas
- Vernon, Texas
- Windom, Texas
- Windthorst, Texas
- Whitesboro, Texas
- Whitewright, Texas
- Wichita Falls, Texas
Counties and statistical areas
The Texoma region consists of eight counties, five of which are in Oklahoma and three of which are in Texas.
in Oklahoma
in Texas
Some of the counties are included in Texoma's one metropolitan area and three micropolitan areas. In each case, the metro- or micropolitan area corresponds to a single county.
See also
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