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Welcome to Bowie County ...

Time Zone: Bowie County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Boston is the Seat for Bowie County.

Bowie County was founded in 1840 and was created by taking area from Red River County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Bowie had a population of 93,245 people. This is an increase of 0.66% since the last Census (which gave a population of 92,638 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bowie represented 0.37% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Bowie County:

  • De Kalb
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • De Kalb is located in Bowie County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,611 people
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  • Hooks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hooks is located in Bowie County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
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  • Leary
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Leary is located in Bowie County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
  • Maud
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Maud is located in Bowie County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
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  • Nash
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Nash is located in Bowie County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
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  • New Boston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Red Lick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Lick is located in Bowie County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
  • Redwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Texarkana
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Wake Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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