Simms is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Bowie County,

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, United States. According to the

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, the community had a population of 240 in 2000. It is part of the Texarkana metropolitan area.

History

Simms was named for G.W. Simms, who helped establish a post office in the community in 1890. Two years later, the community developed a

gristmill A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the Mill (grinding), grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist i ...

, a gin, and a store alongside a population of 50. It grew to 150 in 1914 and returned to 50 in the 1930s. It continued to grow into the next decade and had four businesses in 1982. The population jumped to 240 at that time and remained at that level through 2000.

Geography

Simms is located southwest of

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in southwestern Bowie County.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the

Köppen Climate Classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...

system, Simms has a

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...

, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.Climate Summary for Simms, Texas
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Education

The

Simms Independent School District Simms Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Simms, Texas, Simms, Texas (United States, USA). The district has three campuses - James Bowie High (Grades 9-12), James Bowie Middle (Grades 6-8), and James ...

serves area students.

Notable person

Rac Slider Rachel Wayne "Rac" Slider (born December 23, 1933, at Simms, Texas) is a retired infielder and manager in American minor league baseball who also spent four seasons (1987–1990) as a Major League Baseball coach with the Boston Red Sox. In his pla ...

, retired baseball infielder and coach for the

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

, was born in Simms.

References

Unincorporated communities in Texas Unincorporated communities in Bowie County, Texas Texarkana metropolitan area {{BowieCountyTX-geo-stub