Bowie, Texas
| Bowie, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 33°33′36″N 97°50′40″W / 33.56000°N 97.84444°WCoordinates: 33°33′36″N 97°50′40″W / 33.56000°N 97.84444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Montague |
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| • Type | Council-Manager |
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Mayor Pat Polk Mayor Pro Tem Gene Brown Tim Adams Dana Hulstine Laura Sproles Lisa Peimann Mary Owens |
| • City Manager | Ricky Tow |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.52 sq mi (14.3 km2) |
| • Land | 5.52 sq mi (14.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,129 ft (344 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,219 |
| • Density | 945.6/sq mi (365.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 76230 |
| Area code(s) | 940 |
| FIPS code | 48-09640 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1352736 |
Bowie (/ˈbuː.i/ BOO-ee) is a town in Montague County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,218 at the 2010 census.
On July 22, 1881, Bowie was incorporated as a town in Montague County, Texas. (There is also a Bowie County, which includes Texarkana in northeastern Texas.) The town began to expand with the arrival of the Fort Worth and Denver Railway in 1882. In 1884, four men robbed the First National Bank of Bowie and allegedly left with over $10,000 in gold coins. Townspeople gave chase and eventually captured the robbers, who were hanged for their crimes. By 1913, the town had a population of more than five thousand and included the Bowie Commercial College.
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt visited the town on his train on July 11, 1938. He ceremonially purchased biscuits from businessman Amon G. Carter of Fort Worth, who had grown up in Bowie. On August 19, 1941, Rex Beard, Jr., robbed the First National Bank of Bowie and was captured in December of that same year.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Bowie has a total area of 5.52 square miles (14.3 km2).
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