{"id":8180,"date":"2023-09-20T15:07:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T15:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=8180"},"modified":"2026-08-11T21:32:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T21:32:46","slug":"red-river-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/red-river-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Red River County, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Red River County is a county in Texas, United States, about 58 miles northwest of Texarkana. It<br \/>\nhad a population of 11,587 at the 2020 census, an estimated 11,816 by 2025, and covers 1,057<br \/>\nsquare miles (2,740 km2) centred near 33&deg;37&prime;N 95&deg;03&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Clarksville is the county seat and the county&#8217;s largest city; its postal code is 75426. The<br \/>\ncounty holds 4 cities, 2 incorporated towns and 10 unincorporated communities across the county,<br \/>\nand it runs on Central Time. Its FIPS code is 48387.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Red River County<\/h2>\n<p>Red River County has 16 named places on record: 6 incorporated cities and towns and 10<br \/>\nunincorporated communities with no local government of their own. Unincorp. covers crossroads<br \/>\nand rural communities with no formal boundary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Clarksville<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>2,857<\/td>\n<td>75426<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bogata<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>1,074<\/td>\n<td>75417<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Deport<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>550<\/td>\n<td>75435<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Detroit<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>704<\/td>\n<td>75436<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Annona<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>184<\/td>\n<td>75550<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Avery<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>421<\/td>\n<td>75554<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aikin Grove<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Albion<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bagwell<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>75412<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Boxelder<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cuthand<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>English<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Maple<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Negley<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Peters Prairie<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>McCoinville<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Deport straddles a county line. Its city limits reach into both Red River and Lamar counties,<br \/>\nso the population figure above covers the whole city, not just the Red River County portion.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>75426 &mdash; Clarksville<\/li>\n<li>75417 &mdash; Bogata<\/li>\n<li>75435 &mdash; Deport (also covers the Lamar County portion of the city)<\/li>\n<li>75436 &mdash; Detroit<\/li>\n<li>75550 &mdash; Annona<\/li>\n<li>75554 &mdash; Avery<\/li>\n<li>75412 &mdash; Bagwell<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aikin Grove, Albion, Boxelder, Cuthand, English, Maple, Negley, Peters Prairie and McCoinville<br \/>\nhave no ZIP code of their own; mail there is delivered under the nearest incorporated town&#8217;s<br \/>\ncode.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Red River County sits in Texas&#8217;s northeastern corner, where the Piney Woods give way to<br \/>\nblackland prairie along the Red River valley. Of its 1,057 square miles, 1,037 are land and 20<br \/>\nare water, about 1.9 percent &mdash; the county has no large reservoir, and its surface water is<br \/>\nmostly the Red River itself and its tributary creeks. The Red River forms the county&#8217;s entire<br \/>\nnorthern border with Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<p>McCurtain County and Choctaw County, both in Oklahoma, lie across the river to the north.<br \/>\nBowie County lies to the east, Morris County to the southeast, Titus County to the south,<br \/>\nFranklin County and Delta County to the southwest, and Lamar County to the west. <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/bowie-county\/\">Bowie County<\/a>, <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/morris-county-texas\/\">Morris County<\/a>, <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/titus-county\/\">Titus County<\/a>, <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/franklin-county-texas\/\">Franklin County<\/a>, <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/delta-county-texas\/\">Delta County<\/a> and <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/lamar-county-texas\/\">Lamar County<\/a> all border Red River<br \/>\ndirectly.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Red River County had a population of 11,587 at the 2020 census, and the latest estimate puts<br \/>\nthe county near 11,816 residents. Clarksville and Bogata are the two largest communities,<br \/>\ntogether holding more than a third of the county&#8217;s population. Median household income runs<br \/>\n$48,491 (2024, Data USA), well below Texas&#8217;s statewide figure of $75,780 (2023 ACS). Population<br \/>\ndensity works out to about 11 people per square mile of land, low even for rural northeastern<br \/>\nTexas.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Manufacturing employs the most workers in the county, about 716 people, followed by health<br \/>\ncare and social assistance at 625 and construction at 549. Rivercrest Independent School<br \/>\nDistrict, based in Bogata, and Detroit Independent School District are among the county&#8217;s<br \/>\nlargest local institutions. Avery was once one of northeastern Texas&#8217;s largest tomato-shipping<br \/>\ntowns, from the 1920s through the early 1960s, before the crop declined; agriculture and timber<br \/>\nremain part of the local economy today.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>The Republic of Texas created Red River County in 1835 and organized it in 1837, one of the<br \/>\nstate&#8217;s original counties, named for the Red River that forms its northern border. James Clark<br \/>\nfounded Clarksville in 1833, two years before the county existed, and it became the county seat<br \/>\nwhen the county organized. The Texas Congress incorporated Clarksville in 1837. The Texas and<br \/>\nPacific Railway reached Clarksville in 1872, driving a postwar recovery in trade and<br \/>\npopulation.<\/p>\n<p>Red River County is the birthplace of John Nance Garner, the 32nd vice president of the<br \/>\nUnited States under Franklin D. Roosevelt, and of Tommie Smith, the Olympic sprinter who raised<br \/>\na fist on the medal stand at the 1968 Mexico City Games. Novelist William Humphrey also grew up<br \/>\nin the county. On 4 November 2022, an EF4 tornado struck the Clarksville area during a severe<br \/>\noutbreak across Texas and Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. Highway 82 and U.S. Highway 271 cross the county, along with State Highway 37. No<br \/>\ninterstate reaches Red River County.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Texarkana &mdash; about 58 miles southeast<\/li>\n<li>Paris &mdash; about 28 miles west<\/li>\n<li>Mount Pleasant &mdash; about 32 miles south<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Texarkana Regional Airport, about 58 miles southeast of Clarksville, is the nearest<br \/>\ncommercial airport, with American Eagle service to Dallas\/Fort Worth. Amtrak&#8217;s Texas Eagle<br \/>\nstops at Texarkana Union Station, running east to Chicago and west to San Antonio and Los<br \/>\nAngeles.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Red River County located?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt sits in Texas&#8217;s northeastern corner along the Red River, about 58 miles northwest of<br \/>\nTexarkana, bordered by Bowie, Morris, Titus, Franklin, Delta and Lamar counties, plus McCurtain<br \/>\nand Choctaw counties in Oklahoma across the river.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Red River County?<\/strong><br \/>\n11,587 at the 2020 census, with a 2025 estimate near 11,816.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Red River County?<\/strong><br \/>\n1,057 square miles (2,740 km2), of which 1,037 square miles are land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Red River County?<\/strong><br \/>\nClarksville, founded in 1833 and incorporated in 1837, is the county seat and largest city.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns and cities are in Red River County?<\/strong><br \/>\nFour incorporated cities &mdash; Clarksville, Bogata, Deport (partly) and Detroit &mdash; plus<br \/>\ntwo towns, Annona and Avery, and ten unincorporated communities including Bagwell and<br \/>\nCuthand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes does Red River County use?<\/strong><br \/>\n75426 for Clarksville, 75417 for Bogata, 75435 for Deport, 75436 for Detroit, 75550 for Annona,<br \/>\n75554 for Avery and 75412 for Bagwell.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Red River County known for?<\/strong><br \/>\nBeing the birthplace of Vice President John Nance Garner and Olympic sprinter Tommie Smith, and<br \/>\nfor the Red River, which forms its entire northern border with Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/texas\/\">Towns<br \/>\nand villages in Texas<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Red River County is a county in Texas, United States, about 58 miles northwest of Texarkana. It had a population of 11,587 at the 2020 census, an estimated 11,816 by 2025, and covers 1,057 square miles (2,740 km2) centred near 33&deg;37&prime;N 95&deg;03&prime;W. 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