Wamba, Texas | |
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  Wamba  Wamba | |
| Coordinates: 33°30′21″N94°07′44″W / 33.50583°N 94.12889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Bowie |
| Elevation | 354 ft (108 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 430 & 903 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1370842 [1] |
Wamba is an unincorporated community in Bowie County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 70 in 2000. It is located within the Texarkana metropolitan area.
The Wamba area was first inhabited by squatters around the 1830s, but the community itself was not settled until 20 years later. A post office was established at Wamba in 1897 and remained in operation until 1916, with Laurel B. Fort as postmaster. Its population was 50 in 1910, 40 in 1940, and 70 from 1982 through 2000 with no businesses. [2] It was the site of a water tower built by Clyde Burns. [3]
Wamba is located near the Red River, 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Texarkana in eastern Bowie County. [2] It is on Farm to Market Road 559, a few miles north of Interstate 30 and is the northeasternmost town in Texas. [3]
Wamba is served by the Pleasant Grove Independent School District.
Bowie County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. Its legal county seat is Boston, though its courthouse is located in New Boston. As of the 2020 census, the population was 92,893. Bowie County is part of the Texarkana metropolitan statistical area. The county is named for James Bowie, the legendary knife fighter who died at the Battle of the Alamo.
Nash is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Texarkana. It is part of the Texarkana metropolitan area. The population was 2,960 at the 2010 census, up from 2,169 at the 2000 census. In 2020, its population was 3,814, representing continued population growth as a suburban community.
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