Editing Pottsboro, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Pottsboro, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
| motto              = "Come Play. Come Stay."
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| map_caption        = Location of Pottsboro, Texas
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| subdivision_name   = United States
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| subdivision_name1  = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Grayson County, Texas|Grayson]]
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| area_total_km2     = 8.54
| area_land_km2      = 8.54
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 2488
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| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
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| utc_offset_DST     = -5
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| elevation_ft       = 735
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 75076
| area_code          = [[Area codes 903 and 430|903, 430]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-59132<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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| website            = {{URL|www.pottsboro.govoffice2.com}}
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'''Pottsboro''' is a town in [[Grayson County, Texas]], United States. Its population was 2,488 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], up from 2,160 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4859132| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pottsboro town, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=March 22, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> It is part of the [[Sherman, Texas|Sherman]]&ndash;[[Denison, Texas|Denison]] [[Sherman–Denison metropolitan area|metropolitan statistical area]].

==Geography==
Pottsboro is located in northern Grayson County. [[Texas State Highway 289]] passes through the western side of the town, leading south {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Southmayd, Texas|Southmayd]] and north 10 miles to a dead end at [[Preston, Texas|Preston]] on [[Lake Texoma]]. Denison is {{convert|8|mi|0}} east of Pottsboro via [[Farm to Market Road 120]], and Sherman, the [[county seat]], is {{convert|12|mi}} to the southeast.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Pottsboro has a total area of {{convert|7.4|km2|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==History==
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Judge James G. Thompson and Mr. James Archer Potts both owned large ranches at the future site of Pottsboro, before its inception.<ref>{{Cite book|title=When the West was wild in Pottsboro Texas|last=Bauman, Natalie Clountz.|others=[manufacturer not identified]|date=January 22, 2015 |isbn=978-1-5056-0798-7|location=[Place of publication not identified]|oclc=913599674}}</ref>

Pottsboro was established in 1876 by James A. Potts, a pioneer settler who donated land for a town and a right-of-way so the [[Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad]] would extend its tracks westward from Denison to his settlement. The community, no doubt aided by its status as a stop on the railroad, grew rapidly for the rest of the 1800s. It incorporated in 1880 with the name "Pottsborough", and by 1885, its population had reached 200 and it supported a [[cotton gin]], several gristmills, and a number of churches. Pottsboro suffered devastating fires that destroyed a great deal of the business section of the town: 1890, 1902, 1923, and 1924.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Pottsboro Texas and Lake Texoma|last=Bauman|first=Natalie|publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform|year=2015|isbn=978-1515326946}}</ref>  Father-in-law of J.A. Potts, Judge James G. Thompson, applied for a post office in 1891, when they responded, the "ugh" was dropped from the name by the federal government, and the town's name finally became "Pottsboro".<ref>{{Cite book|title=Pottsboro Texas and Lake Texoma then ... and now|last=Bauman, Natalie Clountz.|date=October 3, 2014 |isbn=978-1-5025-6344-6|location=[Place of publication not identified]|oclc=920894205}}</ref> A post office opened there in 1891.

The population reached 454 in 1920 and 500 in 1925. By that time, the community was served by some 25 businesses, including a bank, and by two schools with a combined enrollment of 300 students. Pottsboro declined to a population of 358 by 1936 and 312 by the mid-1940s. It then grew to 383 by 1957. The number of businesses had fallen to 12 by 1948, though by the late 1950s, it was back up to more than 20. The town began to grow again during the 1950s, perhaps spurred by the rapid expansion of nearby Denison. By 1967, Pottsboro reported 30 businesses and a population of 750, and by 1990, its population was 1,177. The population grew to 1,579 in 2000.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1890 = 286
| 1900 = 400
| 1910 = 313
| 1920 = 454
| 1930 = 358
| 1940 = 342
| 1950 = 383
| 1960 = 640
| 1970 = 748
| 1980 = 895
| 1990 = 1177
| 2000 = 1579
| 2010 = 2160
| 2020 = 2488
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Pottsboro racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4859132&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 22, 2022 |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>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><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=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|2,059
|82.76%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|18
|0.72%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|56
|2.25%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|19
|0.76%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|1
|0.04%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|7
|0.28%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|155
|6.23%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|173
|6.95%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''2,488'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,488 people, 902 households, and 598 families residing in the town.

==Climate==
Pottsboro is part of a [[humid subtropical]] climate region.

==Education==
The town is served by the [[Pottsboro Independent School District]].

==References==
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{{Grayson County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Towns in Grayson County, Texas]]
[[Category:Towns in Texas]]