Beaver Dam, Texas
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Beaver Dam, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 33°38′11″N 94°40′17″W / 33.63639°N 94.67139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Bowie |
| Elevation | 377 ft (115 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 903 & 430 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1381379[1] |
Beaver Dam is an unincorporated community in Bowie County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 55 in 2000. It is located within the Texarkana metropolitan area.
Beaver Dam was named after a large beaver dam at a nearby creek. The predominantly black community did not have a post office, but it did have a business and 10 residents in 1933. The population increased to 25 in the 1940s and 1950s. By the 1980s, Beaver Dam had a church, cemetery, and scattered houses. In 2000, the population was 55.[2]
On April 2–3, 1982, an F3 tornado swept through the community, destroying five homes.[3][4]
