Bowie County, Texas

Bowie County is a located in the  of. It is part of the -. As of 2000, the population was 89,306. Its is. Bowie is named for, the legendary fighter who died at the. Bowie County is one of 46 prohibition or entirely in the state of Texas. Despite Bowie County being dry, Stateline Ave runs directly north and south through Texarkana, literally riding on the States Lines. So one side of the street is literally filled with liquor stores, giving a controversial meaning to the term "dry." Research Smith County TX.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,390 (923 ). 2,300 km² (888 sq mi) of it is land and 90 km² (35 sq mi) of it (3.78%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 89,306 people, 33,058 households, and 23,438 families residing in the county. The was 39/km² (101/sq mi). There were 36,463 housing units at an average density of 16/km² (41/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 73.26%, 23.42% or , 0.58% , 0.43% , 0.04% , 1.12% from , and 1.15% from two or more races. 4.47% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 33,058 households out of which 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.00% were living together, 15.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.10% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.80% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 29.60% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 13.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 101.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,001, and the median income for a family was $41,108. Males had a median income of $31,883 versus $21,439 for females. The for the county was $17,357. About 13.80% of families and 17.70% of the population were below the, including 25.00% of those under age 18 and 12.40% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

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Education
The following school districts serve Bowie County: