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Template:Use mdy dates Template:Distinguish Template:Infobox settlement Bonham is a city and is the county seat of Fannin County, Texas, United States.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> Its population was 10,408 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web Template:Dead link Template:Cbignore</ref> James Bonham (the city's namesake) sought the aid of James Fannin (the county's namesake) at the Battle of the Alamo. Bonham is part of the Texoma region in northern Texas and southern Oklahoma.

History

One of Texas's oldest cities, Bonham dates to 1837, when Bailey Inglish built a two-story blockhouse, named Fort Inglish, about Template:Convert from the current downtown. Inglish and other acquaintances settled there in the summer of 1837, and the settlement was named "Bois d'Arc". The Congress of the Republic of Texas named the city Bloomington in 1843, but renamed it Bonham in honor of James Butler Bonham, a defender of the Alamo. On February 2, 1848, Bonham was incorporated as a city. A 1936 statue of Bonham by Texas sculptor Allie Tennant is on the courthouse grounds.<ref>Little, Carol Morris, A Comprehensive Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in Texas, University of Texas Press, Austin, 1996 p. 100</ref>

After connecting to the Texas and Pacific Railway the city began to grow, and by 1885, the city had six churches, three colleges, two public schools, three weekly newspapers, a sawmill, two grain mills, a power plant, and about 2,300 inhabitants. In 1890, streetcars and an ice plant wee added, and the Texas Power and Light Company, the area's utility provider, began service. In 1925, the city was connected to natural gas lines.

In 1898, 1911–1914, and 1921–1922, Bonham hosted minor league baseball. The Bonham Boosters and other Bonham teams played as members of the Class D Texas-Oklahoma League (1911–1914, 1921–1922) and the Independent Southwestern League (1898). Bonham teams featured a different moniker each season. Baseball Hall of Fame member Kid Nichols was the manager of the 1914 Bonham Sliders.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

During the Second World War, a training camp and an aviation school for the United States Army Air Forces were in the vicinity of Bonham, as was a prisoner-of-war camp for German soldiers. Parts of the camp, about 0.5 miles north of US 82, can still be visited today.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bonham has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

Climate

Bonham's climate is characterized by hot, humid summers and mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification, Bonham has a humid subtropical climate, Cfa on climate maps.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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Demographics

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2020 census

Bonham racial composition<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	6,537	62.81%
Black or African American (NH)	1,506	14.47%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	78	0.75%
Asian (NH)	80	0.77%
Pacific Islander (NH)	6	0.06%
Some other oace (NH)	20	0.19%
Mixed/multiracial (NH)	348	3.34%
Hispanic or Latino	1,833	17.61%
Total	10,408

As of the 2020 United States census, 10,408 people, 2,963 households, and 1,696 families resided in the city. The population density was Template:Convert, with 3,400 housing units. Of the2,963 households, 28.8% had children under 18 living with them, 41.3% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37% were not families. About32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 32.3% had someone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.4 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city, the age distribution was 21.0% under 18, 9.o% from 28 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. The median income for a household in the city was $43,793, and for a family was $52,334. Males had a median income of $26,035 versus $21,897 for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,874. About 14.9% of the population were below the poverty line.