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Tioga, Texas

Tioga, Texas
Town
Tioga in 2012
Tioga in 2012
Location of Tioga, Texas
Location of Tioga, Texas
Grayson County Tioga.svg
Coordinates: 33°28′5″N 96°55′3″W / 33.46806°N 96.91750°W / 33.46806; -96.91750Coordinates: 33°28′5″N 96°55′3″W / 33.46806°N 96.91750°W / 33.46806; -96.91750
Country United States
State Texas
County Grayson
Area
 • Town 1.2 sq mi (3.2 km2)
 • Land 1.2 sq mi (3.2 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
 • Metro 979 sq mi (2,536 km2)
Elevation 673 ft (205 m)
Population (2010)
 • Town 803
 • Density 669.2/sq mi (250.9/km2)
 • Metro 120,877
 • Metro density 130/sq mi (50/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 76271
Area code(s) 940
FIPS code 48-73112
GNIS feature ID 1369968

Tioga is a town in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 803 at the 2010 census. It is part of the ShermanDenison Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The town was named for the Tioga Indian tribe of New York.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), of which, 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2) of it is land and 0.81% is water.






As of the census of 2000, there were 754 people, 291 households, and 197 families residing in the town. The population density was 611.7 people per square mile (236.7/km²). There were 314 housing units at an average density of 254.8 per square mile (98.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.90% White, 0.40% African American, 0.27% Native American, 1.19% Asian, 2.39% from other races, and 1.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.13% of the population.

There were 291 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.19.


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