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Encyclopedia > Dickens County, Texas
Dickens County, Texas
Map
Map of Texas highlighting Dickens County
Location in the state of Texas
Map of the USA highlighting Texas
Texas's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded 1891
Seat Dickens
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

2,344 km² (905 mi²)
2,342 km² (904 mi²)
2 km² (1 mi²), 0.11%
Population
 - (2000)
 - Density

2,762
1/km² 

Dickens County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 2,762. Its county seat is Dickens6. The county and city are both named for J. Dickens, who died at the Battle of the Alamo. (It is not certain what his first initial stands for.) Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Image File history File links Map_of_USA_TX.svg‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Texas ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Dickens is a city located in Dickens County, Texas. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Dickens is a city located in Dickens County, Texas. ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of encyclopedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... Combatants Republic of Mexico Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas Commanders Antonio López de Santa Anna Pérez de Lebrón William Travis† Jim Bowie† Davy Crockett† Strength 6,000 in attack {1,800 in assault-see below} 183 to 250 Casualties 370 to 600 total 70 to 200...

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,344 km² (905 mi²). 2,342 km² (904 mi²) of it is land and 2 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.11%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...


Major Highways

Image File history File links US_82. ... Image File history File links Texas_114. ... United States Highway 82 is an east-west United States highway. ... Junction Location Dallas, County SH 183 Irving TX Spur 482 Irving TX Loop 12 Irving TX Spur 348 Irving SH 161 (aka President George Bush Turnpike) Irving Tarrant, County SH 121 Grapevine Bus SH 114 Grapevine SH 121 Grapevine SH 26 Grapevine Bus SH 114 Grapevine FM 1709 Southlake Denton... Image File history File links Texas_70. ... State Highway 70 or SH 70 is a state highway that runs 315 miles from Perryton to just south of Blackwell. ...

Adjacent counties

Motley County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... King County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Kent County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Crosby County is a county located in the state of Texas. ...

Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,762 people, 980 households, and 638 families residing in the county. The population density was 1/km² (3/mi²). There were 1,368 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 77.62% White, 8.18% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.25% Pacific Islander, 12.35% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. 23.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of encyclopedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ...


There were 980 households out of which 23.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.60% were married couples living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.80% were non-families. 32.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.89. “Spouse” redirects here. ...


In the county, the population was spread out with 18.50% under the age of 18, 10.40% from 18 to 24, 29.70% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 19.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 130.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 141.90 males.


The median income for a household in the county was $25,898, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $18,571 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,156. About 14.10% of families and 17.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.30% of those under age 18 and 18.20% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


Cities and towns

  • Dickens
  • Spur
  • Afton (unincorporated)
  • McAdoo (unincorporated)

Dickens is a city located in Dickens County, Texas. ... Spur is a city located in Dickens County, Texas. ... Afton (Texas) Afton is an unincorporated community in northern Dickens County, Texas (USA). ... McAdoo is an unincorporated community in northwestern Dickens County, Texas (USA). ...

External link

Coordinates: 33°37′N 100°47′W / 33.62, -100.78 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
Handbook of Texas Online: (1418 words)
Dickens County (B-11), in Northwest Texas, is bordered on the north by Motley County, on the west by Crosby County, on the south by Kent County, and on the east by King County; its center point is 33°38' north latitude and 100°45' west longitude fifty miles east of Lubbock.
Several of Dickens County's windmills became well known to county residents, including the Poison, where a nester had apparently tried to poison a cowboy; the John's (1889), said to be the county's first; and the Courthouse Windmills, which dominated the courthouse square from 1890 to 1935.
Meanwhile, the number of farms in the area steadily increased to 705 in 1920, to 967 in 1925, and to 1,228 in 1929; the population rose to 5,876 in 1920 and to 8,601 in 1930.
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