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Dimmitt, Texas
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Dimmitt City Hall (2010)
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Location within Castro County and Texas
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Castro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.26 sq mi (8.43 km2) |
| • Land | 3.15 sq mi (8.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.27 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,875 ft (1,181 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 4,171 |
| • Density | 1,279.4/sq mi (494.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code |
79027
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| Area code(s) | 806 |
| FIPS code | 48-20464 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1356029 |
Dimmitt (/ˈdɪmɪt/ DIM-it) is a city and county seat in Castro County, Texas, United States. Its population was 4,171 at the 2020 census.
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History
Dimmitt is located on the old Ozark Trail, a road system from St. Louis, Missouri, to El Paso, Texas. The Ozark Trail is marked at the courthouse.
Dimmitt, Texas has a history dating back to March 1890 when the Bedford Town and Land Company purchased land and established the townsite. H. G. Bedford oversaw the sale of lots, and the town was named after his brother-in-law Rev. W.C. Dimmitt. The town faced competition for the county seat but was voted county seat on December 18, 1891.
By this time, Dimmitt had two stores, a post office, a hotel, a school, and a resident doctor. A wooden courthouse was completed in 1892, and was replaced by a brick structure after the original burned down in 1906. A brick school building was completed in 1910.
Despite a lack of a railroad in its early years, Dimmitt remained the county seat. In July 1928, the Fort Worth and Denver South Plains Railway extended to Dimmitt, leading to Dimmitt's incorporation. The 1930s saw the founding of a hospital and a county library, and a new county courthouse replaced the earlier red-brick building in 1938.
In 1942, a meteorite was discovered in Castro County and named after the town of Dimmitt. It is one of 311 approved meteorites from Texas.
On 10 April 2023, an explosion and subsequent fire at South Fork Dairy, about 10 miles (16 km) south of Dimmitt, resulted in the deaths of an estimated 18,000 dairy cattle.
Geography
Dimmitt is located slightly west of the center of Castro County at 34°32′57″N 102°18′55″W / 34.54917°N 102.31528°W (34.549052, –102.315355). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.4 km2), of which 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2), or 3.26%, is covered by water.
U.S. Route 385 passes through the city, leading north 20 miles (32 km) to Hereford, the seat of Deaf Smith County, and south 22 miles (35 km) to Springlake. Texas State Highway 86 crosses US 385 near the center of town and leads east 32 miles (51 km) to Tulia and west 33 miles (53 km) to Bovina.
Climate
| Climate data for Dimmitt, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1962–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 80 (27) |
84 (29) |
92 (33) |
99 (37) |
104 (40) |
109 (43) |
111 (44) |
107 (42) |
102 (39) |
97 (36) |
87 (31) |
78 (26) |
111 (44) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 71.3 (21.8) |
75.9 (24.4) |
83.3 (28.5) |
88.8 (31.6) |
95.7 (35.4) |
101.0 (38.3) |
100.8 (38.2) |
99.1 (37.3) |
95.6 (35.3) |
88.9 (31.6) |
79.5 (26.4) |
71.5 (21.9) |
103.5 (39.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 51.4 (10.8) |
55.8 (13.2) |
64.1 (17.8) |
72.3 (22.4) |
80.9 (27.2) |
89.7 (32.1) |
91.7 (33.2) |
90.4 (32.4) |
83.3 (28.5) |
72.8 (22.7) |
60.7 (15.9) |
51.4 (10.8) |
72.0 (22.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 36.8 (2.7) |
40.2 (4.6) |
47.8 (8.8) |
55.4 (13.0) |
65.2 (18.4) |
74.8 (23.8) |
77.6 (25.3) |
76.2 (24.6) |
68.9 (20.5) |
57.7 (14.3) |
45.7 (7.6) |
37.5 (3.1) |
57.0 (13.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 22.3 (−5.4) |
24.6 (−4.1) |
31.4 (−0.3) |
38.6 (3.7) |
49.4 (9.7) |
59.9 (15.5) |
63.4 (17.4) |
62.1 (16.7) |
54.5 (12.5) |
42.5 (5.8) |
30.7 (−0.7) |
23.5 (−4.7) |
41.9 (5.5) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 7.7 (−13.5) |
9.7 (−12.4) |
15.1 (−9.4) |
24.1 (−4.4) |
34.3 (1.3) |
48.4 (9.1) |
55.4 (13.0) |
53.8 (12.1) |
41.5 (5.3) |
26.2 (−3.2) |
13.8 (−10.1) |
6.9 (−13.9) |
2.2 (−16.6) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −8 (−22) |
−12 (−24) |
0 (−18) |
14 (−10) |
22 (−6) |
38 (3) |
46 (8) |
40 (4) |
27 (−3) |
14 (−10) |
−2 (−19) |
−8 (−22) |
−12 (−24) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.57 (14) |
0.54 (14) |
1.03 (26) |
1.25 (32) |
2.64 (67) |
3.59 (91) |
2.35 (60) |
3.10 (79) |
2.41 (61) |
2.10 (53) |
0.70 (18) |
0.72 (18) |
21.00 (533) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 1.9 (4.8) |
2.1 (5.3) |
1.4 (3.6) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.4 (1.0) |
1.1 (2.8) |
2.8 (7.1) |
9.8 (25) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 62.8 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 5.6 |
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Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 829 | — | |
| 1940 | 943 | 13.8% | |
| 1950 | 1,461 | 54.9% | |
| 1960 | 2,935 | 100.9% | |
| 1970 | 4,327 | 47.4% | |
| 1980 | 5,019 | 16.0% | |
| 1990 | 4,408 | −12.2% | |
| 2000 | 4,375 | −0.7% | |
| 2010 | 4,393 | 0.4% | |
| 2020 | 4,171 | −5.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (NH) | 836 | 20.04% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 84 | 2.01% |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 31 | 0.74% |
| Asian (NH) | 17 | 0.41% |
| Pacific Islander (NH) | 2 | 0.05% |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 9 | 0.22% |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 43 | 1.03% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3,149 | 75.5% |
| Total | 4,171 |
As of the 2020 United States census, 4,171 people, 1,458 households, and 1,016 families were residing in the city.
2010 census
As of the 2010 United States Census, 4,393 people were living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 68.8% Hispanic or Latino, 27.6% White, 2.3% Black, 0.3% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% from some other race, and 0.3% from two or more races.
Education
Dimmit has the Rhoads Memorial Library, which is a member of the Harrington Library Consortium.
Dimmitt is served by the Dimmitt Independent School District. The district has a history in sports, mainly basketball. The Bobcats and Bobbies have won several state championships.
- Bobbies
- 1953–1954 1A-2A Dimmitt
- 1954–1955 1A Dimmitt
- 1992–1993 3A Dimmitt
- Bobcats
- 1951–1952 1A-2A Division 2 Dimmitt
- 1974–1975 2A Dimmitt
- 1981–1982 3A Dimmitt
- 1982–1983 3A Dimmitt
Healthcare
Dimmitt is served by the Castro County Healthcare System. It also serves the surrounding county and the cities of Nazareth and Hart.
Notable people
- Junior Coffey, (1942–2021) former NFL football player
- Kent Hance, former U.S. Representative from the Texas South Plains, former member of the Texas Railroad Commission, and the chancellor of Texas Tech University in Lubbock from 2006 to 2014; born in Dimmitt and graduated in 1961 from Dimmitt High School
- Thomas Edward "Edd" Mayfield (1926–1958), bluegrass musician
- Lometa Odom (1933–2017) basketball player and coach, member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Gallery
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Dimmitt welcome sign
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Sheep feed lot south of Dimmitt
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Ozark Trail in Dimmitt
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Gazebo at courthouse square in Dimmitt
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Former Carlile Theater in Dimmitt
See also
In Spanish: Dimmitt (Texas) para niños
