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Hubbard, Bowie County, Texas

Coordinates: 33°27′59″N 94°38′19″W / 33.46639°N 94.63861°W / 33.46639; -94.63861
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Hubbard, Bowie County, Texas
Hubbard is located in Texas
Hubbard
Hubbard
Hubbard is located in the United States
Hubbard
Hubbard
Coordinates: 33°27′59″N 94°38′19″W / 33.46639°N 94.63861°W / 33.46639; -94.63861
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBowie
Elevation427 ft (130 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)903 & 430
GNIS feature ID1359757[1]

Hubbard is an unincorporated community in Bowie County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 269 in 2000.[citation needed] It is part of the Texarkana metropolitan area.

History

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The community was most likely named for early settler Richard B. Hubbard. The oldest graves in the Hubbard Chapel Cemetery date as far back as 1835. There was a church, a cemetery, and several scattered houses in Hubbard in 1936. Its population was recorded as 269 from 1990 through 2000.[2]

Geography

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Hubbard is located on U.S. Highway 259, 34 mi (55 km) west of Texarkana and 3 mi (4.8 km) southwest of DeKalb in western Bowie County.[2]

Education

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Hubbard had its own school in 1936.[2] The Hubbard Independent School District as well as the DeKalb Independent School District serves area students.

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hubbard, Bowie County, Texas
  2. ^ a b c Jasinski, Laurie E. (August 26, 2004). "Hubbard, TX (Bowie County)". tshaonline.org.