Dickens County, Texas
PO Box 120
Dickens, TX 79229
Phone: (806) 623-5531
Fax: (806) 623-5319
In the southeastern TX panhandle, east of Lubbock; organized Aug 21, 1876 from Bexar County. Name Origin: For J. Dickens (?-1836), killed at the Alamo.
Area (sq mi): 905.21 (land 904.21; water 1.00). Pop per sq mi: 2.90.
Pop 2005: 2,646. State rank: 231. Pop change: 2000-20005 -4.20%; 1990-2000 7.40%. Pop 2000: 2,762 (White 67.20%; Black or African American 8.20%; Hispanic or Latino 23.90%; Asian 0.10%; Other 14.10%). Foreign born: 2.00%. Median age: 39.20.
Income 2000: per capita $13,156; median household $25,898; Pop below poverty level: 17.40%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $16,407-$16,250.
Unemployment 2004: 6.10%. Change from 2000: 3.00%. Median travel time to work: 20.50 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 19.10%.
Dickens, TX 79229
Phone: (806) 623-5531
Fax: (806) 623-5319
In the southeastern TX panhandle, east of Lubbock; organized Aug 21, 1876 from Bexar County. Name Origin: For J. Dickens (?-1836), killed at the Alamo.
Area (sq mi): 905.21 (land 904.21; water 1.00). Pop per sq mi: 2.90.
Pop 2005: 2,646. State rank: 231. Pop change: 2000-20005 -4.20%; 1990-2000 7.40%. Pop 2000: 2,762 (White 67.20%; Black or African American 8.20%; Hispanic or Latino 23.90%; Asian 0.10%; Other 14.10%). Foreign born: 2.00%. Median age: 39.20.
Income 2000: per capita $13,156; median household $25,898; Pop below poverty level: 17.40%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $16,407-$16,250.
Unemployment 2004: 6.10%. Change from 2000: 3.00%. Median travel time to work: 20.50 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 19.10%.
Cities with population over 10,000: None.
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