Ark-La-Tex
As Ark-La-Tex - alternatively ArkLaTex - is a socio-economic region in the United States referred to a border of four states at the Arkansas , Louisiana , Texas and Oklahoma is. It includes areas from northwest Louisiana, northeast Texas, south Arkansas, and southeast Oklahoma.
Although not an official U.S. metropolitan area, the area is home to approximately 1.04 million people in an area of approximately 120,400 square kilometers. The largest north-south extension is 386 km, the largest west-east extension is 312 km. The two cities of Shreveport and Bossier City form the center of the region . The largest part of the region is in the ecoregion of the Piney Woods , a dense forest area with deciduous and coniferous trees as well as numerous mud pools and swamps, which in turn are connected with water-rich structures such as the Caddo Lake or the Red River .
Cities
- Arkansas: Arkadelphia , Ashdown , Camden , Delight , De Queen , El Dorado , Fouke , Glenwood , Hope , Magnolia , Mena , Murfreesboro , Nashville , Prescott , Stamps , Texarkana
- Louisiana: Benton , Bernice , Blanchard , Bossier City , Greenwood , Hosston , Mansfield , Many , Minden , Mooringsport , Natchitoches , Plain Dealing , Pleasant Hill , Ruston , Sarepta , Shongaloo , Shreveport , Springhill , Vivian , Zwolle
- Oklahoma: Antlers , Broken Bow , Haworth , Hugo , Idabel
- Texas: Atlanta , Athens , Bonham , Carthage , Clarksville , Crockett , Daingerfield , De Kalb , Gilmer , Hallsville , Henderson , Hooks , Jacksonville , Jefferson , Kilgore , Longview , Lufkin , Marshall , Mount Pleasant , Mount Vernon , Nacogdoches , Naples , New Boston , New London , Omaha , Paris , Pittsburg , Scottsville , Sulfur Springs , Tatum , Texarkana , Tyler , Waskom
Biggest cities
| place | Founded | surface | population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shreveport , Louisiana | 1836 | 117.8 km² | 200.975 |
| Tyler , Texas | 1847 | 54.376 km² | 96,900 |
| Longview , Texas | 1871 | 54.8 km² | 80.455 |
| Bossier City , Louisiana | 1883 | 41.6 km² | 62.745 |
| Texarkana , Texas | 1873 | 27.7 km² | 37.103 |
| Lufkin , Texas | 1882 | 33.7 km² | 35,067 |
| Texarkana , Arkansas | 1880 | 42.65 km² | 29.919 |
Coordinates: 33 ° 30 ′ 36 " N , 94 ° 10 ′ 12" W.