Texoma

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.Lake Texoma The surrounding area is alternatively referred to as Texomaland. The Wichita Falls–Lawton and Paris–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 Dallas–Fort Worth Combined Statistical Area.Lake Texoma Online

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.Texoma Council of Governments

Notable cities City 2020 Census County Sherman, Texas 43,565 Grayson County, Texas Denison, Texas 26,446 Grayson County, Texas Ardmore, Oklahoma 24,730 Carter County, Oklahoma Gainesville, Texas 16,002 Cooke County, Texas Durant, Oklahoma 17,394 Bryan County, Oklahoma Bonham, Texas 10,408 Fannin County, Texas

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 Bryan County, Oklahoma Carter County, Oklahoma Johnston County, Oklahoma Love County, Oklahoma Marshall County, Oklahoma in Texas Cooke County, Texas Fannin County, Texas Grayson County, 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. Ardmore μSA, covering Carter County. Durant μSA, covering Bryan County. Gainesville μSA, covering Cooke County. Sherman–Denison MSA, covering Grayson County.

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