Dimmit County, Texas
| Dimmit County, Texas | |
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Dimmit County Courthouse in Carrizo Springs located off U.S. Highway 277
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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 | 1858 |
| Named for | Philip Dimmitt |
| Seat | Carrizo Springs |
| Largest city | Carrizo Springs |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,335 sq mi (3,458 km2) |
| • Land | 1,329 sq mi (3,442 km2) |
| • Water | 5.6 sq mi (15 km2), 0.4% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 9,996 |
| • Density | 7.5/sq mi (3/km²) |
| Congressional district | 23rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Dimmit County (/ˈdɪmᵻt/ DIM-it) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,996. The county seat is Carrizo Springs. The county was founded in 1858 and later organized in 1880. It is named for Philip Dimmitt, a major figure in the Texas Revolution. The spelling of the county name and the spelling of the individual's name differ because of a spelling error in the bill creating the county name.
Paleo-Indians artifacts indicate these people lived in Dimmit County as far back as 9200 BC. Archaic period (6000 BC to AD 1000) up to the arrival of the Spanish brought increased hunter-gatherers to the area. These Indians subsisted mostly on game, wild fruits, seeds, and roots. They carved tools from wood and stone, wove baskets, and sewed rabbitskin robes, made pottery and hunted with bows and arrows. Their most effective weapon was the atlatl, a throwing stick that greatly increased the deadliness of their spears. Coahuiltecan Indians native to Dimmit County were later squeezed out by Apache and Comanche. Hostile tribes harassed settlers, forcing some to pull up stakes. Texas Rangers and local volunteers, as well as disease, ran the Indians out of the county by 1877.
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