Editing Commerce, Texas (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Texas A&M University–Commerce March 2016 003 (Gee Lake and Performing Arts Center).jpg|thumb|left|Garvin Lake of [[East Texas A&M University]]]]
Commerce is located in northeastern Hunt County and is {{convert|66|mi}} northeast of Dallas,<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Commerce,+TX/Dallas,+TX/@32.9751927,-96.6303116,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x864bc627808bc8e1:0x6ed54e16281b2ca1!2m2!1d-95.8999656!2d33.2470567!1m5!1m1!1s0x864c19f77b45974b:0xb9ec9ba4f647678f!2m2!1d-96.8002704!2d32.7790911!3e0 Google Maps driving directions]</ref> {{convert|53|mi}} southeast of [[Sherman, Texas|Sherman]], {{convert|38|mi}} southwest of [[Paris, Texas|Paris]], and {{convert|20|mi}} northwest of [[Sulphur Springs, Texas|Sulphur Springs]]. [[Greenville, Texas|Greenville]], the Hunt [[county seat]], is {{convert|15|mi}} southwest of Commerce via [[Texas State Highway 224|Highway 224]] or {{convert|18|mi}} via Highway 24 and I-30.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Commerce has a total area of {{convert|20.7|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|20.5|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.2|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 0.94%, are water. The Middle [[Sulphur River]], part of the [[Red River of the South|Red River]] watershed, runs past the north side of Commerce and forms part of its northern border.

=== Climate ===
Commerce's climate is part of the [[humid subtropical]] region. The temperature varies greatly throughout the year. Commerce has hot, humid and dry summers, typical of much of Texas, and above average spring temperatures. Commerce has cooler fall and winter temperatures, with higher wind chills due to its northern location and location on a natural prairie. During the spring is the strongest part of the storm season as thunderstorms are very common and tornadoes have been known to form in and around the area.