Dickens County
| Dickens County, Texas | |
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The Dickens County Courthouse in Dickens
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 Location in the U.S. state of Texas |
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 Texas's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1891 |
| Seat | Dickens |
| Largest city | Spur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 905 sq mi (2,344 km2) |
| • Land | 902 sq mi (2,336 km2) |
| • Water | 3.5 sq mi (9 km2), 0.4% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 2,444 |
| • Density | 2.7/sq mi (1/km²) |
| Congressional district | 13th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Dickens County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,444. Its county seat is Dickens. The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1891. Both the county and its seat are named for J. Dickens, who died at the Battle of the Alamo.
The Pitchfork Ranch is in Dickens and adjacent King County. It was managed from 1965 to 1986 by Jim Humphreys, who was also affiliated with the National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock. The Matador Ranch, based in Motley County, once reached into Dickens County.
Republican Drew Springer, Jr., a businessman from Muenster in Cooke County, has since January 2013 represented Dickens County in the Texas House of Representatives.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 905 square miles (2,340 km2), of which 902 square miles (2,340 km2) is land and 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2) (0.4%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,762 people, 980 households, and 638 families residing in the county. The population density was 3 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,368 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 77.62% White, 8.18% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.25% Pacific Islander, 12.35% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. 23.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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