Dodge is an

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in eastern Walker County,

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, United States, on the northern edge of the

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. It lies along FM 405 east of the city of

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, the

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of Walker County. Its elevation is 400 feet (122 m). Although Dodge is unincorporated, it has a

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, with the ZIP code of 77334; the

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for ZIP Code 77334 had a population of 184 at the 2000 census. Although settlers first arrived in the Dodge area in the 1820s, the community was founded in 1872 by William H. Parmer, the son of

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. Dodge grew up around the Dodge Station of the

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; it was named for

Phelps Dodge Phelps Dodge Corporation was an American mining company founded in 1834 as an import-export firm by Anson Greene Phelps and his two sons-in-law William Earle Dodge, Sr. and Daniel James. The latter two ran Phelps, James & Co., the part of the ...

, the company that constructed the community. Dodge's post office was established in 1881. Although the community flourished for several decades, it declined with the coming of the Great Depression.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the

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system, Dodge has a

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, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.Climate Summary for Dodge, Texas
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References

External links

Profile of Dodge
from the

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