Town guide

Myra, Texas

Myra is a community in Cooke County, Texas, home to about 263 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 76253, and parts of 76252 are in Myra too.

Homes sold for a median of $214 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population263516 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$214Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Myra

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Myra, TX76253Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Around Myra

Distances

Nearest major airportDallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)53 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Plano, TX52 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX66 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Myra; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Myra

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

It’s the 1484th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.

Cooke County grew from 27,494 residents in 1900 to 41,668 in 2020.

Cooke County, 1900–2020

Cooke County population, 1900 to 20201900: 27,494, 1910: 26,603, 1920: 25,667, 1930: 24,136, 1940: 24,909, 1950: 22,146, 1960: 22,560, 1970: 23,471, 1980: 27,656, 1990: 30,777, 2000: 36,363, 2010: 38,437, 2020: 41,66827K’00’1026K’20’3025K’40’5023K’60’7028K’80’9036K’00’1042K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 42.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near MyraJan: high 53°F, low 32°F, 2.2 in; Feb: high 58°F, low 35°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 66°F, low 43°F, 3.7 in; Apr: high 74°F, low 51°F, 3.9 in; May: high 80°F, low 60°F, 5.6 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 69°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 94°F, low 73°F, 2.9 in; Aug: high 94°F, low 72°F, 2.8 in; Sep: high 87°F, low 65°F, 3.9 in; Oct: high 76°F, low 54°F, 4.4 in; Nov: high 64°F, low 43°F, 3 in; Dec: high 55°F, low 34°F, 3.1 in53°32°Jan2.258°35°Feb2.666°43°Mar3.774°51°Apr3.980°60°May5.689°69°Jun4.694°73°Jul2.994°72°Aug2.887°65°Sep3.976°54°Oct4.464°43°Nov3.055°34°Dec3.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gainesville 5 Ene, TX weather station (15 miles away).

Jobs in Cooke County

13,433 jobs at 1,040 businesses in Cooke County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Cooke CountyManufacturing: 3,354 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,119 jobs; Retail trade: 1,930 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,261 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 785 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 728 jobs; Construction: 578 jobs; Other services: 548 jobsManufacturing 25% Hotels and restaurants 16% Retail trade 14% Health care and social assistance 9% Transportation and warehousing 6% Mining, oil and gas 5% Construction 4% Other services 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Muenster Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Muenster3.9 miles
  • North Texas Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Gainesville9.5 miles
  • Mercy Hospital MariettaCritical access hospital · emergency room · Marietta24.3 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

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Shares ZIP codes with Muenster.

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