Discover Friendship Village: A Quiet Community Near Texarkana


By: Laurie E. Jasinski

Published: August 26, 2004

Friendship Village is a small community located north of Interstate 30 and off Farm Road 989 about five miles west-northwest of Texarkana in northeastern Bowie County. The settlement is strictly a residential development and probably began during the 1980s. The 1990 census recorded a population of 200, and that figure remained constant in 2000.

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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

Laurie E. Jasinski, “Friendship Village, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 09, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/friendship-village-tx.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

TID: HLF39

August 26, 2004

Find out more about this place from our Texas Almanac.

Place
Friendship Village
Currently Exists
Yes
Place Type
Town
Town Fields
  • Has post office: No
  • Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to
  • Bowie County
Coordinates
  • Latitude: 33.46369200°
  • Longitude: -94.13034300°
Population Counts
People Year
200 2009

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