The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Gainesville, TX is a local educational outreach agency of Texas A&M University, dedicated to providing quality, relevant outreach and continuing education programs and services to the people of Cooke County. Supported by Extension program specialists and research scientists, their mission is to extend the resources of the Texas A&M University System to the citizens of Cooke County, offering research-based information and educational materials in the areas of agriculture and natural resources, family and community health, 4-H and youth development, and community economic development.
Located in north central Texas on the Oklahoma border, Cooke County is named after William Gordon Cooke, a soldier during the Texas Revolution. With a population of 38,437 as of the 2010 census, the county seat and largest population center is Gainesville, situated seven miles south of the Red River and seventy-one miles north of Dallas. Spanning 874 square miles, Cooke County also includes other cities and towns such as Callisburg, Lindsay, Muenster, Oak Ridge, Valley View, and various unincorporated areas.
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