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{{For|the similarly named towns between the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles|Texhoma (disambiguation)}}
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'''Texoma''' is an [[List of regions of the United States#Unofficial multi-state and multi-territory regions|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 342,673 as of 2020.

==Definition==
Texoma is usually defined as the area on either side of the state border along the [[Red River of the South|Red River]] valley, in particular the area around [[Lake Texoma]].<ref>[http://www.laketexoma.com/ Lake Texoma]</ref> The surrounding area is alternatively referred to as '''Texomaland'''.
The [[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls]]–[[Lawton, Oklahoma|Lawton]] and [[Paris, Texas|Paris]]–[[Hugo, Oklahoma|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 area|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, Texas|Dallas]]&ndash;[[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] [[Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex#Combined Statistical Area|Combined Statistical Area]].<ref>[http://www.laketexomaonline.com/ Lake Texoma Online]</ref>

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]].<ref>[http://www.texoma.cog.tx.us/ Texoma Council of Governments]</ref>

==Notable cities==
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! City
! 2020 Census
! County
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[Sherman, Texas]] 
| 43,565
| [[Grayson County, Texas]]
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[Ardmore, Oklahoma]] 
| 24,730
| [[Carter County, Oklahoma]]
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[Denison, Texas]] 
| 26,446
| [[Grayson County, Texas]]
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[Gainesville, Texas]]
| 16,002
| [[Cooke County, Texas]]
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[Durant, Oklahoma]]
| 17,394
| [[Bryan County, Oklahoma]]
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[Bonham, Texas]]
| 10,408 
| [[Fannin County, Texas]]
|}

===Other cities and towns===
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; 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, Cooke County, Texas|Lindsay, Texas]]
* [[Montague, Texas]]
* [[Muenster, Texas]]
* [[Nocona, Texas]]
* [[Oak Ridge, Cooke County, 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, Montague County, 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]]
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==Counties and statistical areas==
[[File:County Map of Texoma Region.jpg|thumb|County map of [[North Texas]] and [[List of regions of the United States#Oklahoma|Southern Oklahoma]], with the Texoma region marked in light blue.]]

The Texoma region consists of eight counties, [[List of counties in Oklahoma|five of which are in Oklahoma]] and [[List of counties in Texas|three of which are in Texas]].
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;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]]
 
 
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Some of the counties are included in Texoma's one [[Metropolitan statistical area|metropolitan area]] and three [[Micropolitan statistical area|micropolitan areas]]. In each case, the metro- or micropolitan area corresponds to a single county.
* [[Carter County, Oklahoma|Ardmore USA]], covering Carter County.
* [[Bryan County, Oklahoma|Durant USA]], covering Bryan County.
* [[Cooke County, Texas|Gainesville USA]], covering Cooke County.
* [[Sherman–Denison metropolitan area|Sherman–Denison MSA]], covering Grayson County.

==See also==
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* [[Big Pasture]]
* [[Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma]], which has its headquarters in Durant, Oklahoma
* [[East Texas]]
* [[Eisenhower State Park (Texas)|Eisenhower State Park]] 
* [[Greer County, Texas]], now defunct county and site of a 19th-century state boundary dispute
* [[Choctaw Country|Choctaw (Kiamichi) Country]] and [[Little Dixie (Oklahoma)|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]]
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==References==
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== External links ==

{{Oklahoma}}
{{Texas}}

[[Category:Regions of Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Regions of Texas]]