Dumas, Texas

This article is about the city in the U.S. state of Texas. For the city in Arkansas, see Dumas, Arkansas. For the town in Mississippi, see Dumas, Mississippi. For other uses, see Dumas (disambiguation).
Dumas, Texas
City
City of Dumas
Downtown Dumas, 2008
Downtown Dumas, 2008
Location of Dumas, Texas
Location of Dumas, Texas
Coordinates: 35°51′45″N 101°57′50″W / 35.86250°N 101.96389°W / 35.86250; -101.96389
Country USA
State Texas
CountyMoore
Government
 • TypeCommission-Manager
 • MayorBob Brinkman[citation needed]
Area
[1]
 • Total
5.54 sq mi (14.36 km2)
 • Land5.53 sq mi (14.31 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
[2]
3,648 ft (1,112 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
14,501
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
14,166
 • Density2,600/sq mi (1,000/km2)
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP code
79029
Area code806
FIPS code48-21556[3]
GNIS feature ID2410367[2]
WebsiteCity Website

Dumas (/ˈdjuːməs/ DEW-məs) is a city and the county seat of Moore County, Texas, United States. The population was 14,501 at the 2020 census. [5] Located approximately 40 miles north of Amarillo, the city is named for its founder, Louis Dumas (1856–1923). Dumas Avenue, the main thoroughfare, is also United States Highways 87 and 287.

Window on the Plains Museum, which offers exhibits on Moore County and the Texas Panhandle, is located on South Dumas Avenue, the main thoroughfare. Dumas is home to Moore County Airport, a general-aviation airport two miles west of the central business district.[6]

The Dumas government claims, with some documentation, that the song "I'm a Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas" was written about the city.[7] Composed in the late 1920s by Phil Baxter (a native Texan who lived for a time in Dumas) and Carl Moore, the song has also sometimes been claimed by Dumas in Desha County in southeastern Arkansas.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dumas, Texas
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  6. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for DUX PDF, effective 2010-06/25
  7. ^ Funk, Jay B. "Legend of the Ding Dong Daddy" (PDF). City of Dumas, Texas. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 8, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2015.