Texarkana, Arkansas

Texarkana is the largest city and the county seat of Miller County, Arkansas, United States. It effectively functions as one half of a city which crosses a state line — the other half, the city of Texarkana, Texas, lies on the other side of State Line Avenue.

According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 29,856 ranking it as the state's 13th largest city, behind West Memphis. The city, along with its Texas counterpart, forms the core of the Texarkana, Texas–Texarkana, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area, encompassing all of Bowie County, Texas and Miller County, Arkansas.

Geography
Texarkana is located at °N, °W (33.433075, -94.020514).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 32.0 square miles (83.0 km²). 31.9 square miles (82.5 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (0.59%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 26,448 people, 10,384 households, and 7,040 families residing in the city. The population density was 830.5 people per square mile (320.6/km²). There were 11,721 housing units at an average density of 368.1 per square mile (142.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 65.93% White, 31.00% Black or African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.61% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.78% of the population.

There were 10,384 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 18.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,343, and the median income for a family was $37,157. Males had a median income of $35,204 versus $21,731 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,130. About 17.2% of families and 21.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.0% of those under age 18 and 15.7% of those age 65 or above.

Government and infrastructure
The Arkansas Department of Correction operates the Texarkana Regional Correction Center in Texarkana.

Arkansas residents whose permanent residence is within the city limits of Texarkana, Arkansas are exempt from Arkansas individual income taxes.


 * Transportation
 * Texarkana (Amtrak station)
 * Texarkana Regional Airport

Education

 * Texarkana Arkansas Schools
 * , Cincinnati Reds baseball minor league relier pitcher
 * , New York Giants football, Murray State quarterback
 * Lynn A. Davis, lecturer, crime author, former politician
 * Martin Delray, country music singer
 * Kathy Hillis, Big Brother 12 Houseguest
 * Ryan Mallett, Arkansas Razorback's Quarterback
 * Mike Huckabee, governor; pastored Beech Street First Baptist Church, 1986-1992
 * Parnelli Jones, 1963 Indianapolis 500 champion
 * Jeff Keith, former lead singer of the rock band Tesla
 * A. Lynn Lowe, farmer and former Arkansas Republican Party state chairman and 1978 gubernatorial nominee against Bill Clinton
 * Hayes McClerkin, attorney, former Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives, 1970 gubernatorial primary candidate
 * Dustin Moseley, Major League Baseball player with the San Diego Padres in the MLB
 * Conlon Nancarrow, innovative composer who specialized in works for the player piano
 * A. T. Powers, Missionary Baptist clergymen resided in Texarkana from 1948 to 1952 and again from 1961 until his death in 1975.
 * SSG Denver "Bull" Randleman, World War II veteran, portrayed in the HBO mini series Band of Brothers
 * Don Rogers, American football player with the Cleveland Browns in the NFL
 * Rod Smith, American football player with the Denver Broncos in the NFL
 * William "Curly" Smith, drummer and harmonicist for Boston and Jo Jo Gunne