Commerce, Texas

Commerce, Texas
City
View of the Texas A&M University–Commerce campus
Nickname:  "The 'Merce"[citation needed]
Location of Commerce, Texas
Coordinates: 33°14′42″N 95°54′0″W / 33.24500°N 95.90000°W / 33.24500; -95.90000
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Hunt
Region	Texas Blackland Prairies
Government
• Mayor	Teddy Reel[1]
Area [2]
• 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[3]
GNIS feature ID	1373171[4]
Website	commercetx.org

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.^[5] 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.