Commerce, Texas
Commerce is a city in Hunt County, Texas, United States, situated on the eastern edge of North Texas, in the heart of the Texas Blackland Prairies. The town is 45 miles (72 km) south of the Texas/Oklahoma border. Commerce is the second-largest city in Hunt County, with a population of 9,090 at the 2020 census. The city is home to Texas A&M University–Commerce, a four-year university of more than 12,000 students that has been in the town since 1894. Commerce is one of the smallest college towns in Texas.
Commerce, Texas | |
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View of the Texas A&M University–Commerce campus | |
| Nickname: "The 'Merce" | |
Location of Commerce, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 33°14′42″N 95°54′0″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Hunt |
| Region | Texas Blackland Prairies |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Teddy Reel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.41 sq mi (21.77 km2) |
| • Land | 8.33 sq mi (21.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2) |
| Elevation | 554 ft (169 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 9,090 |
| • Density | 1,080.85/sq mi (417.54/km2) |
| Demonym | Commercite |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 75428-75429 |
| Area code | 903 |
| FIPS code | 48-16240 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1373171 |
| Website | commercetx |
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