Waskom
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city in Harrison County, Texas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- County
- Harrison
- Total
- 2.68 sq mi (6.94 km )
- Land
- 2.68 sq mi (6.94 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 279 ft (85 m)
- Density
- 713/sq mi (275/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Area codes
- 430, 903
- Fips code
- 48-76636
- Website
- City of Waskom
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Waskom
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Harrison County
- Population
- 1910
- Area
- 6.945473
- Elevation
- 87
- Official website
- www.cityofwaskom.com
- Image
- Waskom TX Volunteer Fire Department IMG 0428.JPG
- Households
- 589
- Dialing code
- 903
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- Commons category
- Waskom, Texas
- postal code
- 75692
- water as percent of area
- 0
- per capita income
- 18441
Sources (6)
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Encyclopedic overview
Waskom is a city in the U.S. state of Texas with a 2020 census-tabulated population of 1,910, down from 2,160 residents in 2010. It is located in Harrison County and lies approximately 19 miles (31 km) east of the county seat, Marshall, on U.S. 80 and Interstate 20. Waskom forms part of Greater Marshall, which is also included in the Longview–Marshall combined statistical area in the Ark-La-Tex region. To the east are the cities of Greenwood and Shreveport, Louisiana.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Waskom” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.