Texoma is an interstate region in the

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. The name is a

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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 319,455.

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 Falls– Lawton and

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– Hugo 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 Sherman–Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area and three Micropolitan Statistical Areas. The area around Bonham is also populous. Most of the region is also part of the

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Combined Statistical Area. A portion of Texoma south of Lake Texoma has been designated an

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, the Texoma AVA. The Texas part of Texoma is served by the Texoma Council of Governments.Texoma Council of Governments
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Notable cities

Other cities and towns

; in Oklahoma * Achille, Oklahoma *

Altus, Oklahoma Altus () is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 18,729 at the 2020 census. Altus is home to Altus Air Force Base, the United States Air Force training base for C-17, KC-46 and KC-135 ...

Ardmore, Oklahoma Ardmore is the county seat of Carter County, Oklahoma, Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 24,725 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, a 1.8% increase over the 2010 census figure of 24,283. The Ardmo ...

* Armstrong, Oklahoma * Bennington, Oklahoma * Bromide, Oklahoma * Bokchito, Oklahoma * Caddo, Oklahoma * Calera, Oklahoma * Colbert, Oklahoma * Dickson, Oklahoma *

Duncan, Oklahoma Duncan is a city in and the county seat of Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States. Its population was 22,310 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Centrally located in Stephens County, Duncan became the county seat after Oklahoma achie ...

Gene Autry, Oklahoma Gene Autry is a town in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. Its population was 154 at the time of the 2020 census, down just slightly from the 158 reported in the 2010 census. It is part of the Ardmore, Oklahoma Micropolitan Statistical ...

* Healdton, Oklahoma *

Hugo, Oklahoma Hugo is a city in and the county seat of Choctaw County, Oklahoma, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located in southeastern Oklahoma, approximately north of the Texas state line. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, t ...

* Hendrix, Oklahoma *

Kemp, Oklahoma Kemp is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 133 at the 2010 census, a decrease of 7.8 percent from the total of 144 recorded in 2000. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total ...

* Kenefic, Oklahoma * Kingston, Oklahoma *

Lawton, Oklahoma Lawton is a city in and the county seat of Comanche County, Oklahoma, Comanche County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Located in western Oklahoma, approximately southwest of Oklahoma City, it is the principal city of the Lawton metropolitan ar ...

* 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 Silo is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 331 at the 2010 census, an increase of 17.4 percent from the figure of 282 recorded in 2000. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a tot ...

* Soper, Oklahoma * Springer, Oklahoma * Tatums, Oklahoma *

Thackerville, Oklahoma Thackerville is a town in Love County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located near the Texas state border. The population was 400 at the 2020 census. Geography Thackerville is situated near the intersection of U.S. Highway 77 and State High ...

Tishomingo, Oklahoma Tishomingo is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 3,101 as of the 2020 census, an increase of 2.2% over the population of 3,034 reported at the 2010 census. It was the fir ...

* Wapanucka, Oklahoma * Wilson, Oklahoma ; in Texas *

Archer City, Texas Archer City is a city in and the county seat of Archer County, Texas, United States. The city lies at the junction of State Highway 79 and State Highway 25. It is located south of Wichita Falls, and is part of the Wichita Falls metropolita ...

Bailey, Texas Bailey is a city in Fannin County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 220 at the 2020 census, down from 289 at the 2010 census. History The town began in the late 1850s, when farmers moved into the area to take advantage of the rich ...

* Bells, Texas *

Bowie, Texas Bowie ( ) is a town in Montague County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,448 at the 2020 census. History On July 22, 1881, Bowie was incorporated as a town in Montague County, United States. (A separate Bowie County includes Texa ...

* Burkburnett, Texas * Callisburg, Texas *

Childress, Texas Childress ( ) (established 1887; incorporated 1890) is a city in and the county seat of Childress County, Texas, United States. Its population was 5,737 at the 2020 census. The city and county were named after George Campbell Childress, a ...

Collinsville, Texas Collinsville is a town in Grayson County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,866 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, up from 1,624 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 census. It is part of the Sherman–Denison metropolitan ...

* Crowell, Texas *

Decatur, Texas Decatur is the county seat of Wise County, Texas, United States. Its population was 6,538 in 2020. History Wise County was established in 1856, and Taylorsville (in honor of Zachary Taylor) was made the county seat. Absalom Bishop, an early s ...

* Dodd City, Texas * Dorchester, Texas * Ector, Texas * Electra, Texas * Forestburg, Texas * Gunter, Texas * Gainesville, Texas *

Honey Grove, Texas Honey Grove is a city in Fannin County, Texas, United States. Honey Grove bills itself as "The Sweetest Town in Texas". The population was 1,715 at the 2020 census, up from 1,668 at the 2010 census. Geography Honey Grove is in central North Te ...

* Howe, Texas *

Henrietta, Texas Henrietta is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls metropolitan statistical area. The population was 3,111 at the 2020 census, a decline of 30 from the 2010 tabulation of 3,141. Hi ...

Jacksboro, Texas Jacksboro is a city in Jack County, Texas, in the United States. Its population was 4,184 at the 2020 census. U.S. Highways 281 and 380, and Texas State Highways 114 and 199 intersect at Jacksboro, which is the county seat of Jack County. ...

* Ladonia, Texas * Leonard, Texas * Lindsay, Texas *

Montague, Texas Montague ( ) is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Montague County, Texas, United States. It is the county seat of Montague County and had an estimated population of 400 in 2000, according to the ''Handbook of Texas''. I ...

Muenster, Texas Muenster ( ) is a city in western Cooke County, Texas, Cooke County, Texas, United States, along U.S. Route 82 in Texas, U.S. Route 82. The population was 1,536 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Muenster is a primarily German-Texan ci ...

* Nocona, Texas * Oak Ridge, Texas *

Paris, Texas Paris is a city and county seat of Lamar County, Texas, United States. Located in Northeast Texas at the western edge of the Piney Woods, the population of the city was 24,171 in 2020. History Present-day Lamar County was part of Red River ...

* Pecan Gap, Texas * Pottsboro, Texas * Quanah, Texas * Ravenna, Texas * Sadler, Texas * Savoy, Texas * Scotland, Texas * Seymour, Texas *

Sherman, Texas Sherman is a city in and the county seat of Grayson County, Texas, United States. The city's population in 2020 was 43,645. It is one of the two principal cities in the Sherman–Denison metropolitan area, Sherman–Denison metropolitan statist ...

* Southmayd, Texas * Sunset, Texas *

Tioga, Texas Tioga is a town in Grayson County, Texas, Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,142 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is part of the Sherman, Texas, Sherman–Denison, Texas, Denison Sherman–Denison met ...

* Tom Bean, Texas * Trenton, Texas * Valley View, Texas * Van Alstyne, Texas *

Vernon, Texas Vernon is a city and the county seat of Wilbarger County, Texas, United States. and as of the 2010 census had a population of 11,002. History The original town was called Eagle Springs by the indigenous community as early as 1858. After t ...

* Windom, Texas * Windthorst, Texas * Whitesboro, Texas *

Whitewright, Texas Whitewright is a town in Fannin and Grayson Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 1,725 at the 2020 census, up from 1,604 at the 2010 census. The Grayson County portion of Whitewright is part of the Sherman– Deniso ...

Wichita Falls, Texas Wichita Falls ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is the principal city of the Wichita Falls metropolitan area, Wichita Falls metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses all of Archer County, Tex ...

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 *

Bryan County, Oklahoma Bryan County is a county in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,067. Its county seat is Durant. It is the only county in the United States named for Democratic politician William Jennings Bryan. Bryan Co ...

Carter County, Oklahoma Carter County is a county in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 48,003. Its county seat is Ardmore. The county was named for Captain Ben W. Carter, a Cherokee who lived among the Chickasaw.O'Dell, Larry"Ca ...

* Johnston County, Oklahoma * Love County, Oklahoma *

Marshall County, Oklahoma Marshall County is a County (United States), county located on the south-central border of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 15,312. Its county seat is Madill, Oklahoma, Madill. The county was creat ...

;in Texas * Cooke County, Texas * Fannin County, Texas *

Grayson County, Texas Grayson County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 135,543. The county seat is Sherman, Texas, Sherman. The county was founded in 1846 and is named ...

Some of the counties are included in Texoma's one

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and three micropolitan areas. In each case, the metro- or micropolitan area corresponds to a single county. * Ardmore USA, covering Carter County. * Durant USA, covering Bryan County. * Gainesville USA, covering Cooke County. * Sherman–Denison MSA, covering Grayson County.

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