Texoma

For the similarly named towns between the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles, see Texhoma (disambiguation).

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 319,455.

Texoma
Region
Lake Texoma
Map of Texoma Region
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma  Texas
Largest city	Sherman
Area
• Total	14,961 km2 (5,776 sq mi)
• Land	14,396 km2 (5,558 sq mi)
• Water	565 km2 (218 sq mi)  3.8%
Population  (2010)
• Total	319,455
• Density	21/km2 (55/sq mi)

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Notable cities

City	2010 Census	County
Sherman, Texas	38,521	Grayson County, Texas
Ardmore, Oklahoma	24,283	Carter County, Oklahoma
Denison, Texas	22,816	Grayson County, Texas
Gainesville, Texas	16,002	Cooke County, Texas
Durant, Oklahoma	15,856	Bryan County, Oklahoma
Bonham, Texas	10,127	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

County map of North Texas and Southern Oklahoma, with the Texoma region marked in light blue.

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 USA, covering Carter County.
• Durant USA, covering Bryan County.
• Gainesville USA, covering Cooke County.
• Sherman–Denison MSA, covering Grayson County.

See also

• Big Pasture
• Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, which has its headquarters in Durant, Oklahoma
• East Texas
• Eisenhower State Park
• Greer County, Texas, now defunct county and site of a 19th-century state boundary dispute
• Choctaw (Kiamichi) Country and Little Dixie, often considered interchangeable
• North Texas
• Northeast Texas
• Piney Woods
• South Central Oklahoma
• Southwestern Oklahoma
• Texoma Council of Governments
• Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge
• Washita River