Editing Bowie, Texas

{{Short description|City in Montague County, Texas, US}}
{{Distinguish|Bowie County, Texas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Montague County, Texas|Montague]]
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| population_total   = 5448
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| postal_code        = 76230
| area_code          = [[Area code 940|940]]
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| population_est     = 5534
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'''Bowie''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|uː|i}} {{respell|BOO|ee}})<ref>{{cite web |url=http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/PronunWeb.pdf |title=Texas Almanac Pronunciation Guide |work=Texas Almanac |publisher=[[Texas State Historical Association]] |access-date=2015-08-09 |quote=Buchanan Dam — buhk <u>hăn</u> uhn DĂM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724073644/http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/PronunWeb.pdf |archive-date=2015-07-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is a town in [[Montague County, Texas|Montague County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 5,448 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=":0" />

==History==
On July 22, 1881, Bowie was incorporated as a town in [[Montague County, Texas|Montague County]], United States. (A separate [[Bowie County, Texas|Bowie County]] includes [[Texarkana, Texas|Texarkana]] in northeastern Texas.) The town began to expand with the arrival of the [[Fort Worth and Denver Railway]] in 1882.{{sfn|Minor|2012}}  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 [[Hanging|hanged]] for their crimes.{{sfn|Jameson|1991|}} By 1913, the town had a population of more than 5,000, and included the Bowie Commercial College.{{sfn|Potter|1913|p=182}}

[[List of United States presidents|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, Texas|Fort Worth]], who had grown up in Bowie.{{sfn|Roosevelt|1938}}  On August 19, 1941, Rex Beard, Jr., robbed the First National Bank of Bowie and was captured in December of that same year.{{sfn|Brown|2009}}
An EF1 tornado hit the town of Bowie on May 22, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://apps.dat.noaa.gov/StormDamage/DamageViewer/ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=apps.dat.noaa.gov}}</ref> On [[Tornado outbreak of March 21–23, 2022|March 21, 2022]], two EF1 tornadoes hit the town.<ref>{{Cite web |last=By |first=daryl herzmann |title=IEM :: PNS from NWS FWD |url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSFWD&e=202203230254 |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=mesonet.agron.iastate.edu |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Bowie has a total area of {{convert|5.54|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|5.52|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|km2}} is water.{{sfn|Census|2012}}

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Bowie has a [[humid subtropical climate]], ''Cfa'' on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=489014&cityname=Bowie%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Bowie, Texas]</ref>
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 | location    = Bowie, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1897–present)
 | Jan record high F  = 92
 | Feb record high F  = 94
 | Mar record high F  = 100
 | Apr record high F  = 105
 | May record high F  = 107
 | Jun record high F  = 115
 | Jul record high F  = 113
 | Aug record high F  = 111
 | Sep record high F  = 109
 | Oct record high F  = 103
 | Nov record high F  = 91
 | Dec record high F  = 88
 | year record high F = 
 | Jan high F = 54.1
 | Feb high F = 58.4
 | Mar high F = 66.7
 | Apr high F = 74.4
 | May high F = 81.0
 | Jun high F = 88.7
 | Jul high F = 93.4
 | Aug high F = 93.9
 | Sep high F = 86.3
 | Oct high F = 76.2
 | Nov high F = 64.8
 | Dec high F = 55.4
 | year high F = 74.4
 | Jan mean F = 42.0
 | Feb mean F = 46.1
 | Mar mean F = 54.2
 | Apr mean F = 62.0
 | May mean F = 70.2
 | Jun mean F = 78.3
 | Jul mean F = 82.6
 | Aug mean F = 82.6
 | Sep mean F = 75.0
 | Oct mean F = 64.3
 | Nov mean F = 52.7
 | Dec mean F = 43.8
 | year mean F = 62.8
 | Jan low F = 30.0
 | Feb low F = 33.8
 | Mar low F = 41.7
 | Apr low F = 49.6
 | May low F = 59.4
 | Jun low F = 68.0
 | Jul low F = 71.9
 | Aug low F = 71.4
 | Sep low F = 63.6
 | Oct low F = 52.4
 | Nov low F = 40.5
 | Dec low F = 32.2
 | year low F = 51.2
 | Jan record low F  = -2
 | Feb record low F  = -7
 | Mar record low F  = 9
 | Apr record low F  = 22
 | May record low F  = 33
 | Jun record low F  = 45
 | Jul record low F  = 53
 | Aug record low F  = 52
 | Sep record low F  = 37
 | Oct record low F  = 18
 | Nov record low F  = 13
 | Dec record low F  = -11
 | year record low F = 
 | precipitation colour   = green
 | Jan precipitation inch = 1.64
 | Feb precipitation inch = 2.29
 | Mar precipitation inch = 3.00
 | Apr precipitation inch = 3.04
 | May precipitation inch = 5.22
 | Jun precipitation inch = 4.00
 | Jul precipitation inch = 2.63
 | Aug precipitation inch = 2.47
 | Sep precipitation inch = 3.23
 | Oct precipitation inch = 3.62
 | Nov precipitation inch = 2.10
 | Dec precipitation inch = 2.08
 | year precipitation inch = 35.32
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
 | Jan precipitation days  = 4.5
 | Feb precipitation days  = 4.8
 | Mar precipitation days  = 5.4
 | Apr precipitation days  = 5.4
 | May precipitation days  = 7.8
 | Jun precipitation days  = 6.3
 | Jul precipitation days  = 4.1
 | Aug precipitation days  = 4.5
 | Sep precipitation days  = 5.1
 | Oct precipitation days  = 5.6
 | Nov precipitation days  = 4.4
 | Dec precipitation days  = 4.2
 | year precipitation days = 62.1
 | Jan snow inch = 0.4
 | Feb snow inch = 0.0
 | Mar snow inch = 0.0
 | Apr snow inch = 0.0
 | May snow inch = 0.0
 | Jun snow inch = 0.0
 | Jul snow inch = 0.0
 | Aug snow inch = 0.0
 | Sep snow inch = 0.0
 | Oct snow inch = 0.0
 | Nov snow inch = 0.0
 | Dec snow inch = 0.3
 | year snow inch = 0.7
 | unit snow days = 0.1 in
 | Jan snow days  = 0.2
 | Feb snow days  = 0.1
 | Mar snow days  = 0.1
 | Apr snow days  = 0.0
 | May snow days  = 0.0
 | Jun snow days  = 0.0
 | Jul snow days  = 0.0
 | Aug snow days  = 0.0
 | Sep snow days  = 0.0
 | Oct snow days  = 0.0
 | Nov snow days  = 0.0
 | Dec snow days  = 0.2
 | year snow days = 0.6
 | source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=fwd
|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 8, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00410984&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 8, 2023}}</ref>
}}

=== Roads ===
* [[U.S. Route 81 in Texas|U.S. Route 81]]
* [[U.S. Route 287 in Texas|U.S. Route 287]]
* [[Texas State Highway 59]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 1486
|1900= 2600
|1910= 2874
|1920= 3179
|1930= 3131
|1940= 3470
|1950= 4544
|1960= 4566
|1970= 5185
|1980= 5610
|1990= 4990
|2000= 5219
|2010= 5218
|2020= 5448
|estyear=2021
|estimate=5534
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2021CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bowiecitytexas/PST045221|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 23, 2022}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archive-date=April 26, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Bowie racial composition'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4809640&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|4,177
|76.67%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|33
|0.61%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|44
|0.81%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|36
|0.66%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|2
|0.04%
|-
|Some other race (NH)
|7
|0.13%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/multiracial]] (NH)
|275
|5.05%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|874
|16.04%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''5,448'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]],  5,448 people, 1,911 households, and 1,333 families resided in the city.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], 5,218 people and 2,090 households, with 2,489 housing units, were in the town. The [[population density]] was 945.6 people per square mile. The average household size was 2.32 persons and the average family size was 2.99. The racial makeup of the town was 91.9% White, 0.2% African American, 1.0% Native American, 0.7% Asian, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 11.6% of the population.  The median income for a household in the town was $33,846.  The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,063.{{sfn|Census|2012}}

==Education==
The town is served by the [[Bowie Independent School District]] and a branch campus of [[North Central Texas College]].

==Airport==
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| operator     = 
| city-served  = [[Bowie, Texas]]
| location     = 522 Private Road, Bowie, TX 76230<ref name=bowie>{{cite web | url=https://cityofbowietx.com/66/Airport | title = City of Bowie Departments - Airport | publisher = [[Bowie, Texas|City of Bowie]] | accessdate = 9 May 2018}}</ref>
| elevation-f  = 1,101
| elevation-m  = 336
| coordinates  = {{coord|33|36|06|N|097|46|32|W|region:US-TX_type:airport_region:US-TX|display=inline|name=Bowie Municipal Airport}}
| website      = 
| r1-number    = 17/35
| r1-length-f  = 3,603
| r1-length-m  = 1,098
| r1-surface   = Asphalt
| stat-year    = 2022
| stat1-header = Aircraft operations (year ending 9/19/2022)
| stat1-data   = 7,350
| stat2-header = Based aircraft
| stat2-data   = 29
| footnotes    = Sources: [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref name="FAA">{{FAA-airport|ID=0F2|use=PU|own=PU|site=site=23925.*H}}. Federal Aviation Administration, Effective December 28, 2023.</ref> 
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'''Bowie Municipal Airport''' {{airport codes|||0F2}} is a city-owned public [[airport]] of the town, located approximately {{convert|4|nmi|km}} northeast of the [[central business district]].<ref name="FAA" /><ref name=txdot>{{cite web | url = https://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/avn/airport_directory/0F2.pdf | title = Texas Airport Directory - Bowie, Bowie Municipal (0F2) | publisher = [[Texas Department of Transportation]] | accessdate = 9 May 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160410160435/https://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/avn/airport_directory/0f2.pdf | archive-date = 10 April 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The airport has no [[International Air Transport Association|IATA]] or [[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]] designation.<ref name=gcm>{{cite web | url = http://www.gcmap.com/airport/0F2 | title = 0F2 - Bowie [Muni], TX, US - Airport - Great Circle Mapper | publisher = Great Circle Mapper | accessdate = 9 May 2018}}</ref>

=== Facilities ===
Bowie Municipal Airport covers {{convert|52|acre|ha}} at an elevation of {{convert|1,101|ft|m}} above [[mean sea level]] (AMSL), and has one [[runway]]:
* Runway 17/35: 3,603 x 60 ft. (1,098 x 18 m), Surface: [[asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]<ref name="FAA" />

For the 12-month period ending September 19, 2022, the airport had 7,350 aircraft operations, an average of 20 per day: 100% [[general aviation]] and <1% [[military aviation|military]]. At that time there were 29 aircraft based at this airport: 28 single-[[aircraft engine|engine]], and 1 [[helicopter]].<ref name="FAA" />

=== Accidents and incidents ===
* 15 August 2014: A [[Cessna 414]], registration number ''N127BC'', was on approach to land when it suddenly went into a [[Spin (aerodynamics)|spin]] and impacted the ground in a nose-down attitude. The aircraft was consumed in an immediate post-impact fire and the pilot and single passenger were killed. An [[autopsy]] of the pilot revealed acute, premortem, nonocclusive [[thrombosis]] of the left anterior descending [[coronary artery]], and the [[medical examiner]] concluded that "[the pilot] died primarily to hypertensive and atherosclerotic [[cardiovascular disease]] and that his multiple blunt force injuries likely contributed to his death." The accident was attributed to ''"The pilot's incapacitation in flight as the result of an acute cardiac event, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with terrain."''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20140815X80943&AKey=1&RType=Final&IType=FA |title=NTSB Aviation Accident Final Report CEN14FA438 |publisher=[[National Transportation Safety Board]]|accessdate= 9 May 2018}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[James V. Allred]], 33rd Governor of Texas
*[[Amon Carter]], Businessman, Creator and publisher of the [[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]
*[[Woodrow Chambliss]], actor

==Gallery==
<gallery class="center" widths="180px">
Image:Downtown Bowie, TX IMG_6821.JPG|A look at downtown Bowie (2013)
Image:Bowie June 2018 01 (Bowie Public Library).jpg|Bowie Public Library
Image:U.S. Post Office in downtown Bowie, TX IMG 6822.JPG|[[U.S. Post Office]] in Bowie
Image:Bowie June 2018 11 (St. Peter Lutheran Church).jpg|St. Peter Lutheran Church at 906 Highway 59 North in Bowie; pastor Larry Knobloch (2013)
</gallery>

==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/4809640.html |access-date=2013-11-11 |date=2013-06-27 |ref={{harvid|Census|2012}} |title=Bowie (city), Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111135417/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/4809640.html |archive-date=2013-11-11 |url-status=dead }}
* {{cite web |url=http://montaguecountyhistory.com/index135.htm |access-date=2012-04-08 |year=2009 |title=The History of the Old Jail at Montague |publisher=Montague County History |last=Brown |first=Max }}
* {{cite book |title=Buried Treasures of Texas |year=1991 |last=Jameson |first=W. C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K8-MyTGInEgC |access-date=2012-04-08 |chapter=Bowie Bank Robbery Loot on the Red River |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K8-MyTGInEgC&q=Bowie%2C%20Texas&pg=PA97 |isbn=9780874831788 |pages=97–100 |publisher=August House}}
* {{cite web |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hfb03 |access-date=2012-04-08 |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |last=Minor |first=David |title=Bowie, TX |year=2012 }}
* {{cite book |title=History of Montague County |last=Potter |first=W.R. |url=http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth91044/ |access-date=2012-04-07 |publisher=E. L. Steck |location=[[Austin, Texas]] |year=1913 |oclc=2654305 }}
* {{cite speech |title=Informal Remarks of the President in Bowie, Texas |first=Franklin |last=Roosevelt |author-link=Franklin D. Roosevelt |event=From the Platform of his special train |location=Bowie, Texas |date=1938-07-11 |url=http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Informal_Remarks_of_the_President_in_Bowie,_Texas_-_NARA_-_197802.jpg |access-date=2012-04-08 }}

==External links==
{{commons category|Bowie, Texas}}
* [http://www.bowietxchamber.org/ The town of Bowie, Texas Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.bowieisd.net Bowie Independent School District Website]
* [https://cityofbowietx.com/66/Airport Bowie Municipal Airport]

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