Dickens, Texas | |
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 The Dickens County Courthouse | |
 Location of Dickens, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 33°37′17″N 100°50′6″W / 33.62139°N 100.83500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Dickens |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.96 sq mi (2.48 km2) |
| • Land | 0.96 sq mi (2.48 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,546 ft (776 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 219 |
| • Density | 230/sq mi (88/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 79229 |
| Area code | 806 |
| FIPS code | 48-20332[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1356008[3] |
Dickens is a city in and the county seat of Dickens County, Texas, United States.[4] The population was 219 at the 2020 census,[5] down from 286 at the 2010 census.[6]
Charles Weldon Cannon (1915–1997), a Dickens County native, made his famous boots and saddles in Dickens.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Dickens". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
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:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Dickens city, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2016.