Dell City, Texas | |
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 Sign indicating the city limits | |
 Location of Dell City, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 31°56′06″N 105°11′59″W / 31.93500°N 105.19972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Hudspeth |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.67 sq mi (4.32 km2) |
| • Land | 1.67 sq mi (4.32 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,698 ft (1,127 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 245 |
| • Density | 150/sq mi (57/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 79837 |
| Area code | 915 |
| FIPS code | 48-19708[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410318[2] |
| Website | www |
Dell City is a city in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. The population was 365 at the time of the 2010 census,[4] down from 413 at the time of the 2000 census. The population is now at 245 by the 2020 census.[5] It is near the former location of Paulville, a failed Ron Paul-inspired Libertarian cooperative and planned community.
The city was incorporated in 1948,[6] shortly after the discovery of an underground water supply by oil prospectors, which attracted farmers to the area. Its name is a reference to the nursery rhyme "The Farmer in the Dell."[7][unreliable source?]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dell City, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Dell City city, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
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