Profile for Dickens, Texas, TX

Nearby parks & recreation: Dickens County Springs Park

Historic sites and museums: Dickens County Museum

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Cemeteries (3)

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• Dickens population
• Ancestry of people in Dickens
• Housing in Dickens
• Income in Dickens
• Marital status of adults in Dickens
• Place of birth of people in Dickens
• Residence in 1995, of people in Dickens
• School enrollment & education levels in Dickens
• Transportation & commute times in Dickens
• Dickens County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Texas
• State data - Texas
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Dickens demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Dickens County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 79229 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

5% of Dickens residents report German ancestry, and 4% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Dickens ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Dickens
• Cemeteries in Dickens County
• Libraries in or near Dickens

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• Dickens County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - TX data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Dickens museums
• Dickens historic sites
• Dickens area parks
• Wineries near Dickens

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Dickens area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Dickens County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Texas cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Dickens
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
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• Communities in Dickens County

• Dickens business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Texas
• Local ordinances in Texas (Partial selection)

• Crime in Dickens County
• Arrests in Dickens County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Texas
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Dickens was $13,024, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Dickens County economic census
• Dickens County economic summary
• Dickens County employment growth
• Dickens County unemployment rate
• Texas economic data

7% of Dickens residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Dickens
• Colleges in Texas
• Learning Disabilities Association in Texas
• Schools in or near Dickens
• School districts in or near Dickens
• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Texas high schools

• Movies playing in or near Dickens

• Air pollution in Dickens County
• Diesel soot in Dickens County
• Land contamination in Dickens County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Texas
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Dickens County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Texas

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• Texas county fairs
• Texas festivals (Texas tourism department)
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• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Dickens
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• Dickens County government
• Texas state government
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• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
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• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Dickens medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Dickens
• Historic sites in Texas
• Museums in or near Dickens
• Museums in Texas
• Texas state archives
• Texas state encyclopedia
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Dickens County genealogy forum

Median rent in Dickens, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $253.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $395.

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• Help wanted ads - newspapers
• Job services in Texas
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• Libraries near Dickens

• Texas library

• Census map of Dickens area
• Historic maps of TX cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Texas
• Topographic map of Dickens

• Daily newspapers in or near Dickens
• AM radio stations in or near Dickens
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• Military bases in Texas
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• Check daily newspapers in or near Dickens
• Search obituaries in Texas
• Recent death notices - selected TX newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in Texas
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Texas
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Dickens
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Dickens

• Parks near Dickens
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Dickens County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Dickens political report.

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• Texas elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Dickens
• Total membership by faith, in Dickens County

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The average commute time for Dickens workers is 26 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Dickens travel guide
• Airports near Dickens
• Hotels near Dickens
• Texas tourism bureau

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• Major storms (searchable by county)
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