Dickens County | |
|---|---|
 The Dickens County Courthouse in Dickens | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
 Texas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 33°37′N 100°47′W / 33.62°N 100.78°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Founded | 1891 |
| Seat | Dickens |
| Largest city | Spur |
| Area | |
• Total | 905 sq mi (2,340 km2) |
| • Land | 902 sq mi (2,340 km2) |
| • Water | 3.5 sq mi (9 km2) 0.4% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,770 |
| • Density | 2.0/sq mi (0.76/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 13th |
| Website | www |
Dickens County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,770.[1] Its county seat is Dickens.[2] The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1891.[3] Both the county and its seat are named for J. Dickens, who died at the Battle of the Alamo.[4]
- ^ "Dickens County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 106.