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Texarkana Arkansas
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Texarkana is the twelfth-largest city in Arkansas and the county seat of Miller County. The city is located on the state line with Texas, with the population across the state line from its twin city, Texarkana, Texas. The city was founded at a railroad intersection on December 8, 1873, and was incorporated in Arkansas on August 10, 1880. Texarkana is the principal city of the Texarkana metropolitan area, which is ranked 274th in terms of population in the United States with 150,098 in 2016 according to the United States Census Bureau.
Located within the Ark-La-Tex subregion of Southwest Arkansas, Texarkana is located in the Piney Woods, a oak-hickory forest atop the flat Gulf Coastal Plain. Texarkana's economy is driven by agriculture and the city's position as a crossroads of three major Interstate highways: Interstate 30 (I-30), I-49 and the future I-69. Outdoors tourism, such as fishing at Lake Millwood, are also important in the region. The Texarkana Arkansas School District is the largest public school district on the Arkansas side, leading to graduation from Arkansas High School. The city is home to Texarkana College (on the Texas side of town), and a branch campus of the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope (UACCH).

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MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR AND HIS WIFE ARE IN AGE AND THEY ARE VERY NICE

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We have so many baby boomers and the city is getting bigger but I don't see enough facilities to hold them

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Texarkana, AR/TX are bordering states, we're divided by a street named State Line. According to AARP stats we're not considered as as an Age Friendly state/city. However, I disagree. Our city has several agencies that allow aged individuals to volunteer, work experienced training based on income, senior citizen's centers, public/medical transportation, several senior housing complexes, several home health agencies, senior day care, several independent living, and retirement communities. There are state programs that allows seniors to live at home instead of going to nursing homes, and meals on wheels that deliver meals as well.

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