| Official Name: | Pottsboro, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Motto: | "Come Play. Come Stay." |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Grayson County Pottsboro.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Grayson |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.54 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.54 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.30 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.30 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2488 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 232 |
| Elevation Ft: | 761 |
| Coordinates: | 33.7817°N -96.6761°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 75076 |
| Area Code: | 903, 430 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-59132[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1365691[3] |
Pottsboro is a town in Grayson County, Texas, United States. Its population was 2,488 at the 2020 census, up from 2,160 at the 2010 census.[4] It is part of the Sherman - Denison metropolitan statistical area.
Pottsboro is located in northern Grayson County at .[5] Texas State Highway 289 passes through the western side of the town, leading south 10miles to Southmayd and north 10 miles to a dead end at Preston on Lake Texoma. Denison is 8miles east of Pottsboro via Farm to Market Road 120, and Sherman, the county seat, is to the southeast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Pottsboro has a total area of 7.4km2, all land.[4]
Judge James G. Thompson and Mr. James Archer Potts both owned large ranches at the future site of Pottsboro, before its inception.[6]
Pottsboro was established in 1876 by James A. Potts, a pioneer settler who donated land for a town and a right-of-way so the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad would extend its tracks westward from Denison to his settlement. The community, no doubt aided by its status as a stop on the railroad, grew rapidly for the rest of the 1800s. It incorporated in 1880 with the name "Pottsborough", and by 1885, its population had reached 200 and it supported a cotton gin, several gristmills, and a number of churches. Pottsboro suffered devastating fires that destroyed a great deal of the business section of the town: 1890, 1902, 1923, and 1924.[7] Father-in-law of J.A. Potts, Judge James G. Thompson, applied for a post office in 1891, when they responded, the "ugh" was dropped from the name by the federal government, and the town's name finally became "Pottsboro".[8] A post office opened there in 1891.
The population reached 454 in 1920 and 500 in 1925. By that time, the community was served by some 25 businesses, including a bank, and by two schools with a combined enrollment of 300 students. Pottsboro declined to a population of 358 by 1936 and 312 by the mid-1940s. It then grew to 383 by 1957. The number of businesses had fallen to 12 by 1948, though by the late 1950s, it was back up to more than 20. The town began to grow again during the 1950s, perhaps spurred by the rapid expansion of nearby Denison. By 1967, Pottsboro reported 30 businesses and a population of 750, and by 1990, its population was 1,177. The population grew to 1,579 in 2000.
| White (NH) | 2,059 | 82.76% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 18 | 0.72% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 56 | 2.25% | |
| Asian (NH) | 19 | 0.76% | |
| Pacific Islander (NH) | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 7 | 0.28% | |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 155 | 6.23% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 173 | 6.95% | |
| Total | 2,488 |
Pottsboro is part of a humid subtropical climate region.
The town is served by the Pottsboro Independent School District.