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Tenaha is a town in Shelby County, Texas, United States. The population was 989 at the 2020 census.

Tenaha town overview:
Name:	Tenaha town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Shelby County
Elevation:	348 ft (106 m)
Total Area:	3.76 sq mi (9.74 km²)
Land Area:	3.74 sq mi (9.70 km²)
Water Area:	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km²)
Total Population:	989
Population Density:	306.09/sq mi (118.18/km²)
ZIP code:	75974
Area code:	936
FIPS code:	4872188
GNISfeature ID:	1369702

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History

Tenaha was established on February 2, 1886. The community was named by members of the Hicks family (Cherokee) for Tenehaw Municipality, from the Spanish, the original name of Shelby County.

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Geography

Tenaha is located at 31°56′39″N 94°14′47″W / 31.94417°N 94.24639°W / 31.94417; -94.24639 (31.944062, –94.246274).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.3 km), of which 4.0 square miles (10.2 km) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km) (0.50%) is water.