Waskom
| Waskom, Texas | |
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Waskom Volunteer Fire Department
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| Motto(s): "The Gateway to Texas" | |
 Location of Waskom, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 32°28′42″N 94°3′50″W / 32.47833°N 94.06389°WCoordinates: 32°28′42″N 94°3′50″W / 32.47833°N 94.06389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Harrison |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.7 sq mi (6.9 km2) |
| • Land | 2.7 sq mi (6.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 285 ft (87 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,160 |
| • Density | 805/sq mi (311.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 75692 |
| Area code(s) | 903 |
| FIPS code | 48-76636 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1349531 |
| Website | cityofwaskom |
Waskom is a city in Harrison County, Texas, United States. It lies about 20 miles (32 km) east of the county seat, Marshall, on U.S. Route 80. To the east is Shreveport, Louisiana. The population was 2,160 at the 2010 census.
Waskom was established in 1850 as a midway point of an east-west (Dallas to Shreveport) cattle and cotton economic travelway to the Red River in Louisiana, some 20 miles (32 km) east. In 1872, it became a main railroad station between Dallas and Shreveport to the west and east respectively and Texarkana to the north. A major railway still travels through Waskom. Today, Waskom sits on Interstate 20, that connects the Carolinas to southwest Texas and Mexico. Waskom won the 3A D2 state title in football in 2014 and 2015.
Waskom is located in eastern Harrison County at 32°28′42″N 94°3′50″W / 32.47833°N 94.06389°W (32.478416, -94.063769). The eastern border of the city is the Texas–Louisiana border. Interstate 20 provides access to the city from Exit 633 on the west side and Exit 635 to the south. I-20 leads east 20 miles (32 km) to Shreveport and west 166 miles (267 km) to Dallas.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.7 square miles (6.9 km2), all land. The city drains to the north towards Paw Paw Bayou and to the south towards tributaries of Cross Bayou. Both bayous run east to Cross Lake, which flows out to the Red River in Shreveport.
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