Tira, Texas
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Tira is a town in Hopkins County,
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, United States. The population was 319 at the 2020 census.


Geography

Tira is located in northern Hopkins County at (33.326629, –95.569853).
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runs through the western part of the town, leading north to
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and south to Sulphur Springs, the Hopkins
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. Tira is east of the dam at the outlet of
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(formerly known as Cooper Lake) and is by road northeast of the South Sulphur Unit of
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. According to the
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, the town has a total area of , of which , or 1.65%, are water.


Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 319 people, 115 households, and 80 families residing in the town.


Education

Tira is served by the North Hopkins Independent School District.


References

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