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Texhoma, Oklahoma

Texhoma, Oklahoma is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Texhoma, Oklahoma rather than just read about it. In short: Texhoma is a town in Texas County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 856 at the 2020 census.

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Reference excerpt

Texhoma is a town in Texas County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 856 at the 2020 census. Texhoma is a divided city with the Texas–Oklahoma state border separating the town from Texhoma, Texas. The name of the town is a portmanteau of Texas and Oklahoma. Founded around the Rock Island Railroad laying tracks through the area, much of the town's local economy is from ranching and livestock.

History Before No Man's Land was opened for settlers in 1890, the area now known as the Oklahoma Panhandle was sparsely settled ranchland. After the opening, filing occurred on some of the land near the CCC Ranch, mostly by the cowboys, and sold to the ranch as soon as proved up. Expansion of the Rock Island Railroad tracks from Liberal, Kansas to Santa Rosa, New Mexico spurred the settlement's formation. A post office named Loretta was established May 7, 1898, but anticipating the railroad, the post office in 1901 moved and changed its name to Texhoma, said name referring to the community's location on the state line. Very few claims were filed on until the railroad was assured. The town grew quickly to a population near 1,000, serving as the closest railroad town to the people who lived as far north and west as present Boise City, and south into the Texas Panhandle to the present town of Gruver. After a 1932 survey moved the border south by about 365 feet, most of the businesses in the Texhoma in Texas were moved into the Oklahoma.

Geography Texhoma is located at 36°30′16″N 101°47′11″W (36.504421, -101.786517). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Texhoma had a population of 856. The median age was 38.5 years. 25.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 102.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.9 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 326 households in Texhoma, of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.8% were married-couple households, 21.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 388 housing units, of which 16.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.3%.

Education The school district for the municipality is the Texhoma Public Schools school district. Texhoma students in both Texas and Oklahoma are served jointly by an unusual bi-state arrangement. Kindergarten through fourth grade students are served by the Texhoma Independent School District in Texas, while fifth through twelfth grade students by Texhoma Public Schools in Oklahoma. The two districts share a sports team while having separate educational systems and using separate boards of trustees. Texhoma is the only city in Oklahoma where graduating students can attend either Oklahoma or Texas public universities at the in-state tuition rates for either.

Transportation The town is served by State Highway 95, which runs from a southern terminus at the Texas state line 42.5 miles north to the Kansas state line, as well as by U.S. Highway 54. Texhoma Municipal Airport (FAA ID: K49); Guymon Municipal Airport (KGUY; FAA ID: GUY) is approximately 22 miles northeast. Commercial air transportation is available at Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport in Liberal, Kansas, about 62 miles northeast, or at the larger Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport, about 110 miles to the south. Rail freight service is available from the Union Pacific Railroad.

Sites of interest Texhoma High School is housed in a pair of monolithic dome structures.

NRHP-listed locations in the Texhoma area are:

CCC (Three C) Ranch Headquarters (Osborn Homestead) (west of Texhoma) Penick House (218 N. East St.) Johnson-Cline Archaeological Site

Notable people Patience Latting, Oklahoma City mayor, 1971–1983

References

External links Official website TEXHOMA

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Texhoma, Oklahoma

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Texhoma, Oklahoma claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Texhoma, Oklahoma before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Texhoma, Oklahoma ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Texhoma, Oklahoma

In research: Texhoma, Oklahoma appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Texhoma, Oklahoma in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Texhoma, Oklahoma is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Divided cities, Oklahoma Panhandle, Towns in Oklahoma, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Texhoma, Oklahoma in simple terms?

Texhoma is a town in Texas County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 856 at the 2020 census.

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