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Bowie County
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county in Texas, United States
Bowie County is a county located in Texas in the northeastern part of the state. It is one of the 254 counties that make up the state of Texas.
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 92893
- Area
- 2390
- Official website
- www.co.bowie.tx.us
- Image
- BowieCountyCourthouse.jpg
- Households
- 34283
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- Commons category
- Bowie County, Texas
- inception
- 1840-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 4.1
- native label
- Bowie County
- per capita income
- 27572
- IPA transcription
- ˈbuː.i
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Bowie County (/ˈbuːi/ BOO-ee) 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.
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