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. The name is a

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Lake Texoma Lake Texoma is one of the largest reservoirs in the United States, the 12th largest US Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) lake, and the largest in USACE Tulsa District. Lake Texoma is formed by Denison Dam on the Red River in Bryan County, Oklaho ...

. The surrounding area is alternatively referred to as Texomaland. The

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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

, 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

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. 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
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Notable cities

Other cities and towns

; in Oklahoma *

Achille, Oklahoma Achille is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 492, a 2.8 percent decrease from the figure of 506 recorded in 2000. The town's name is derived from a Cherokee word, ', meaning fire.Wilso ...

Altus, Oklahoma Altus () is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 19,813 at the 2010 census, a loss of 7.7 percent compared to 21,454 in 2000. Altus is home to Altus Air Force Base, the United States Air ...

* Ardmore, Oklahoma * Armstrong, Oklahoma * Bennington, Oklahoma *

Bromide, Oklahoma Bromide is a town in Coal and Johnston counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 165 at the 2010 census. The area around Bromide was noted for its mineral springs, and the bromide content of the water gave the town its name. It w ...

* Bokchito, Oklahoma *

Caddo, Oklahoma Caddo is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 997 at the 2010 census, a 5.6 percent gain over the figure of 944 recorded in 2000. The name is derived from a Caddo word, ''ka do hada’ cho'', meaning "real chief" i ...

Calera, Oklahoma Calera is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States, located five miles south of Durant and 10 miles north of the Oklahoma-Texas state line. The population was 2,906 at the 2020 census, an increase of 34.2 percent over the figure of 2,164 ...

Colbert, Oklahoma Colbert is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,140 at the 2010 census, a 7 percent increase over the figure of 1,065 recorded in 2000. It was incorporated in 1939. History Colbert men became prominent leaders amo ...

Dickson, Oklahoma Dickson is a town in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,207 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ardmore, Oklahoma Micropolitan Statistical Area. Life Dickson has no post office, so residents are served by the USPS in ...

Duncan, Oklahoma Duncan is a city and county seat of Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States. Its population was 22,310 at the 2020 census. Its main claim to fame is as the birthplace of the Halliburton Corporation. Erle P. Halliburton established the New Meth ...

Gene Autry, Oklahoma Gene Autry is a town in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 158 as of the 2010 census, up from 99 in 2000. It is part of the Ardmore, Oklahoma Micropolitan Statistical Area. History The town was originally named "Lou" by ...

Healdton, Oklahoma Healdton is a city in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,788 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ardmore, Oklahoma Micropolitan Statistical Area. History A post office was established at Healdton, Indian Territory ...

Hugo, Oklahoma Hugo is a city in and the county seat of Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located in southeastern Oklahoma, approximately north of the Texas state line. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 5,310. The city was founded ...

* Hendrix, Oklahoma *

Kemp, Oklahoma Kemp is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 133 at the 2010 census, a decrease of 7.8 percent from the total of 144 recorded in 2000. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total a ...

* Kenefic, Oklahoma * Kingston, Oklahoma * Lawton, Oklahoma * Leon, Oklahoma *

Lone Grove, Oklahoma Lone Grove is a city in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 5,054 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Micropolitan Statistical Area of Ardmore. The city, located west of Ardmore on U.S. Route 70, is a bedroom commun ...

* Marietta, Oklahoma *

Madill, Oklahoma Madill is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named in honor of George Alexander Madill, an attorney for the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway. The population at the 2010 census was 3,770, an increas ...

Mannsville, Oklahoma Mannsville is a town in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 863 at the 2010 census, up from 587 in 2000. Geography Mannsville is located in southwestern Johnston County at (34.185707, -96.880271). It is bordered to the ...

* Mead, Oklahoma * Milburn, Oklahoma *

Mill Creek, Oklahoma Mill Creek is a town in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 319 at the 2010 census, a decline from the figure of 340 in 2000.

* New Woodville, Oklahoma * Oakland, Oklahoma *

Ratliff City, Oklahoma Ratliff City is a town in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 120 at the 2010 census. Ratliff City was named for Ollie Ratliff, owner of a local garage. It is part of the Ardmore, Oklahoma Micropolitan Statistical Area. H ...

Ravia, Oklahoma Ravia is a town in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 528 at the 2010 census, up from 459 in 2000. Geography Ravia is located in southwestern Johnston County at (34.241756, -96.755592). Oklahoma State Highway 1 passe ...

* Silo, Oklahoma * Soper, Oklahoma *

Springer, Oklahoma Springer is a town in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 700 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ardmore, Oklahoma Micropolitan Statistical Area. History A post office was established at Springer, Indian Territory o ...

Tatums, Oklahoma Tatums is a historic Freedmen's town in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 151 at the 2010 census, a decline of 12.2 percent from the figure of 172 in 2000. It is part of the Ardmore, Oklahoma Micropolitan Statistical Are ...

Thackerville, Oklahoma Thackerville is a town in Love County, Oklahoma. It is located in South Central Oklahoma. The population was 445 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ardmore, Oklahoma Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Thackerville is located at (33. ...

Tishomingo, Oklahoma Tishomingo is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 3,034 at the 2010 census, a decline of 4.1 percent from the figure of 3,162 in 2000. It was the first capital of the Chick ...

Wapanucka, Oklahoma Wapanucka (pronounced Wop´-uh-nuck´-uh) is a town in northeastern Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 438 at the 2010 census, a 1.6 percent decrease from the figure of 445 in 2000. It is about northeast of Tishomingo. T ...

Wilson, Oklahoma Wilson is a town in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,724 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ardmore, Oklahoma Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is home to one of the oldest Assemblies of God churches in Oklahoma ...

; in Texas *

Archer City, Texas Archer City is a city in and the county seat of Archer County, Texas, United States. The city lies at the junction of State Highway 79 and State Highway 25. It is located 25 miles (40 km) south of Wichita Falls, and is part of the Wichit ...

Bailey, Texas Bailey is a city in Fannin County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 289 at the 2010 census, up from 213 at the 2000 census. History The town began in the late 1850s, when farmers moved into the area to take advantage of the rich so ...

Bells, Texas Bells is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,392 at the 2010 census, up from 1,190 at the 2000 census. The city lies north of Dallas and is part of the Sherman– Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area. Histo ...

* Bowie, Texas *

Burkburnett, Texas Burkburnett is a city in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas metropolitan statistical area. Its population was 10,811 at the 2010 census. The community newspaper, the ''Burkburnett Informer/Star,'' is publ ...

Callisburg, Texas Callisburg is a city in Cooke County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 353 at the 2010 census. History The town was named for blacksmith Sam Callis, the first settler there. Geography Callisburg is located in northeastern Cooke ...

* Childress, Texas *

Collinsville, Texas Collinsville is a town in Grayson County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,624 at the 2010 census, up from 1,235 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sherman–Denison metropolitan statistical area. Collinsville is located on U.S. Rout ...

Crowell, Texas Crowell ( ) is a city in Foard County, Texas, United States. It serves as the county seat, and the population was 948 at the 2010 census, down from 1,141 at the 2000 census. Geography Crowell is located near the center of Foard County at (33.9 ...

* Decatur, Texas *

Dodd City, Texas Dodd City is a town in Fannin County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 369 at the 2010 census, down from 419 at the 2000 census. History The town was established in 1839. Geography Dodd City is located east of the center of Fanni ...

Dorchester, Texas Dorchester is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 148 at the 2010 census, up from 109 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sherman– Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Dorchester is located in ...

Ector, Texas Ector is a city in Fannin County, Texas, United States. The population was 695 at the 2010 census, up from 600 at the 2000 census. Geography Ector is located in western Fannin County at (33.577470, –96.272284). Texas State Highway 56 runs th ...

Electra, Texas Electra is a city in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls metropolitan statistical area. The population was 2,791 at the 2010 census., down from 3,168 in 2000. Electra claims the title of Pump Jack Capital of ...

* Forestburg, Texas *

Gunter, Texas Gunter is a city in the southwestern corner of Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,060 at the 2020 census, up from 1,498 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Sherman–Denison metropolitan area. History Gunter was found ...

* Gainesville, Texas *

Honey Grove, Texas Honey Grove is a city in Fannin County, Texas, United States. Honey Grove bills itself as "The Sweetest Town in Texas". The population was 1,668 at the 2010 census. Geography Honey Grove is in central North Texas, in eastern Fannin County, east ...

Howe, Texas Howe is a town in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,451 in the 2020 U.S. Census. It is part of the Sherman– Denison metropolitan statistical area. History The first settlers in the area arrived around the time o ...

Henrietta, Texas Henrietta is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls metropolitan statistical area. The population was 3,141 at the 2010 census, a decline of 123 from the 2000 tabulation of 3,264. His ...

* Jacksboro, Texas *

Ladonia, Texas Ladonia is a town in Fannin County, Texas, United States. Its population was 612 at the 2010 census. History The area was first settled around 1840. Originally called McCownville, its name was changed to Ladonia in 1857, supposedly in honor of A ...

Leonard, Texas Leonard is a city in Fannin County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,990 at the 2010 census. Geography Leonard is located in southwestern Fannin County at (33.383165, –96.245248). U.S. Route 69 passes along the northern and eastern ...

* Lindsay, Texas *

Montague, Texas Montague ( ) is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Montague County, Texas, United States. It is the county seat of Montague County and had an estimated population of 400 in 2000, according to the Handbook of Texas. Its pop ...

Muenster, Texas Muenster ( ) is a city in western Cooke County, Texas, United States, along U.S. Route 82. The population was 1,544 at the 2010 census. Muenster is a primarily German-Texan and Catholic city. History In 1887, the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Rail ...

Nocona, Texas Nocona is a city along U.S. Highway 82 and State Highway 175 in Montague County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,033 at the 2010 census. The city, its lake, and its resurgence as a regional travel destination were featured in thJune ...

* Oak Ridge, Texas *

Paris, Texas Paris is a city and county seat of Lamar County, Texas, United States. Located in Northeast Texas at the western edge of the Piney Woods, the population of the city was 24,171 in 2020. History Present-day Lamar County was part of Red River ...

Pecan Gap, Texas Pecan Gap is a city in Delta County, Texas, Delta and Fannin County, Texas, Fannin counties within the U.S. state of Texas. It is sometimes informally referred to as "The Gap" by area residents. The population was 178 at the time of the 2020 censu ...

Pottsboro, Texas Pottsboro is a town in Grayson County, Texas, United States. Its population was 2,160 at the 2010 census, up from 1,579 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sherman– Denison metropolitan statistical area. Geography Pottsboro is located in ...

Quanah, Texas Quanah is a city in and the county seat of Hardeman County, Texas, Hardeman County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census the population was 2,641, down from 3,022 at the 2000 United States Census, 2000 census. Q ...

* Ravenna, Texas *

Sadler, Texas Sadler is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 343 at the 2010 census, down from 404 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sherman– Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Sadler is located in west ...

Savoy, Texas Savoy is a city in Fannin County, Texas, United States. The population was 831 at the 2010 census. Geography Savoy is located in western Fannin County at (33.601262, –96.363793). Its western border is the Grayson County line. Texas State Hig ...

* Scotland, Texas *

Seymour, Texas Seymour is a city in and the county seat of Baylor County, Texas, United States. Its population was 2,575 as of the 2020 Census. Geography Seymour is located on the Brazos River. It is southwest of Wichita Falls and north-northeast of Abilene ...

Sherman, Texas Sherman is a U.S. city in and the county seat of Grayson County, Texas. The city's population in 2020 was 43,645. It is one of the two principal cities in the Sherman–Denison metropolitan statistical area, and it is part of the Texoma region ...

* Southmayd, Texas * Sunset, Texas *

Tioga, Texas Tioga is a town in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 803 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Sherman– Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The town was named for the Tioga Native American tribe of New ...

Tom Bean, Texas Tom Bean is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,045 at the 2010 census, up from 941 at the 2000 census. Tom Bean is part of the Sherman– Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Tom Bean is locat ...

Trenton, Texas Trenton is a city in Fannin and Grayson counties, Texas, United States. The population was 635 at the 2010 census. History Settlers from Tennessee arrived by wagon train from their home state in 1852. At the time of their arrival, the settlement ...

* Valley View, Texas *

Van Alstyne, Texas Van Alstyne is a city in Grayson and Collin Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 3,046 at the 2010 census, up from 2,502 at the 2000 census. The Grayson County portion of Van Alstyne is part of the Sherman– Denison Metr ...

Vernon, Texas Vernon is a city and the county seat of Wilbarger County, Texas, United States. and as of the 2010 Census had a population of 11,002. History The original town was called Eagle Springs by the indigenous community as early as 1858. After th ...

* Windom, Texas * Windthorst, Texas *

Whitesboro, Texas Whitesboro is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,793 at the 2010 census. Whitesboro is named for its founder, Ambrose B. White. It is part of the Sherman-Denison metropolitan area. History The area was once kn ...

Whitewright, Texas Whitewright is a town in Fannin and Grayson Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 1,604 at the 2010 census, down from 1,740 at the 2000 census. The Grayson County portion of Whitewright is part of the Sherman– Denison ...

Wichita Falls, Texas Wichita Falls ( ) is a city in and the seat of government of Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is the principal city of the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Archer, Clay, and Wichita counties. Accord ...

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 Carter County is a county in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 47,557. Its county seat is Ardmore. The county was named for Captain Ben W. Carter, a Cherokee who lived among the Chickasaw.O'Dell, Larry"Cart ...

Johnston County, Oklahoma Johnston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,957. Its county seat is Tishomingo. It was established at statehood on November 16, 1907, and named for Douglas H. Johnston, a go ...

Love County, Oklahoma Love County is a county on the southern border of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,423. Its county seat is Marietta. The county was created at statehood in 1907 and named for Overton Love, a prominent Chi ...

Marshall County, Oklahoma Marshall County is a county located on the south central border of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,840. Its county seat is Madill. The county was created at statehood in 1907 from the former Pickens County of the Chicka ...

;in Texas *

Cooke County, Texas Cooke County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. At the 2020 census, its population was 41,668. The county seat is Gainesville. The county was founded in 1848 and organized the next year. It is named for William Gordon Cooke, a soldier du ...

Fannin County, Texas Fannin County is a county in the far northeast of the U.S. state of Texas, on the border with Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, its population was 35,662. The county seat is Bonham. The county was named for James Fannin, who commanded the grou ...

Grayson County, Texas Grayson County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, its population was 135,543. The county seat is Sherman, Texas, Sherman. The county was founded in 1846 and is named ...

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.

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