Dimmitt ( ) is a city and county seat in Castro County, Texas, United States. Its population was 4,393 at the 2010 census.

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. In 1942, a

meteorite A meteorite is a solid piece of debris from an object, such as a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid, that originates in outer space and survives its passage through the atmosphere to reach the surface of a planet or Natural satellite, moon. When the ...

was discovered in Castro County and named after the town of Dimmitt. It is one of 311 approved meteorites from Texas.

Geography

Dimmitt is located slightly west of the center of Castro County at (34.549052, –102.315355). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 3.26%, is covered by water.

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passes through the city, leading north to

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, the seat of Deaf Smith County, and south to Springlake.

Texas State Highway 86 State Highway 86 (SH 86) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that runs from Texico to Estelline. This route was designated on August 21, 1923 as the renumbered SH 5A. On September 17, 1923, the section from Estelline to Turkey was ...

crosses US 385 near the center of town and leads east to Tulia and west to Bovina.

Climate

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, 4,171 people, 1,458 households, and 1,016 families were residing in the city.

2010 census

As of the

2010 United States Census The United States census of 2010 was the twenty-third United States national census. National Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2010. The census was taken via mail-in citizen self-reporting, with enumerators servin ...

, 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.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, 4,375 people, 1,464 households, and 1,124 families were living in the city. The population density was 2,116.4 people per square mile (816.0/km). The 1,692 housing units had an average density of 818.5 per square mile (315.6/km). The racial makeup of the city was 75.02% White, 2.99% African American, 1.69% Native American, 18.10% from other races, and 2.19% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 56.94% of the population. Of the 1,464 households, 39.6% had children under 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were not families. About 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.46. In the city, the age distribution was 33.4% under 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $27,454, and for a family was $33,885. Males had a median income of $24,575 versus $20,162 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,228. About 19.0% of families and 23.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.1% of those under age 18 and 16.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Dimmitt is served by the

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. 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

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and Hart.

Notable people

* Junior Coffey, 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 since 2006; born in Dimmitt and graduated in 1961 from Dimmitt High School * Herbert E. Mayfield (1920–2008), Bluegrass musician; grew up in Dimmitt. Herb Mayfield lived there through adulthood and was a former president of the Dimmitt

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Association *

Smokey Mayfield Smoky or Smokey may refer to: People * Smoky Babe (1927–1975), American acoustic blues guitarist and singer born Robert Brown * Smoky Burgess (1927–1991), American Major League Baseball catcher * Smoky Dawson (1913–2008), Australian country m ...

(1924–2008), Bluegrass musician * Thomas Edward "Edd" Mayfield (1926–1958), bluegrass musician *

Lometa Odom Lometa Ruth Odom (November 29, 1933 – January 27, 2017) was an American women's basketball player and coach. Odom played for Wayland Baptist from 1953 to 1956 during which the team began a streak of 131 consecutive victories (the longest streak ...

(1933–2017) basketball player and coach, member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Gallery

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References

External links

Dimmitt Chamber of Commerce