Texas Almanac, 1996-1997 Page: 169
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Counties
Dawson
County
Physical Fea- :
tures: South High
Plains county in T
West Texas, broken
on the east; loam and sandy soils
Economy: Agribusinesses; oil indus-
tries; apparel, farm, gin equipment manu-
facturing.
History: Created from Bexar District,
1876, organized 1905; named for Nicholas
M. Dawson, San Jacinto veteran.
Vital Statistics, 1993: Births, 237;'
deaths, 140; marriages, 127; divorces, 74.
Ethnicity, 1990: White, 9,789
(68.2%); Black, 622 (4.3%); American
Indian, 23 (0.2%); Asian, 19 (0.1%);
Other, 3,896 (27.2%). Hispanic, 6,120
(42.7%).
Recreation: Parks; museum; camp-
ground; May Fun Fest; July 4 celebration.
Minerals: Oil, natural gas.
Agriculture: A major cotton-produc-
ing county; also grain sorghums, peanuts;
beef cattle, horses, swine raised; 45,000
acres irrigated for cotton.
LAMESA (11,148) county seat; agri-
business; food processing, oil-field ser-
vices; some manufacturing; compu-
terized cotton-classing office; hospital;
campus of Howard College; prison unit.
Other towns include: Welch (110);
Los Ybafez (91). Ackerly (265, partly in
Martin County).1829 0 MILES
Population................... ......15,813
(Change fm '90)........................10.2
Land Area (sq. mi.) ............902.1
Altitude (ft.) .............. 2,860-3,095
Rainfall (in.)............. ..................16.2
Jan. mean min ........................25
July mean max ...........................95Growing season (days)...............210
Civ. Labor ...............................6,292
Unemployed ............ ...................8.0
Total Wages .................$83,893,831
Av. Weekly Wage ................$344.39
Prop. Value.................$895,257,335
Retail Sales ................$100,466,424Deaf Smith
County 7AKEPhysical Features: Pan-"
handle High Plains county, u
partly broken; chocolate and Za
sandy loam soils; drains to
Palo Duro and Tierra Blanca
creeks.
Economy: Sugar refinery;
meat packers; offset printing;
other varied industries, mostly o
agribusiness.
History: Created 1876, from
Bexar District; organized 1890.
Named for famed scout in Texas Rev-
olution, Erastus (Deaf) Smith.
Ethnicity, 1990: White, 14,522
(75.8%); Black, 307 (1.6%); American
Indian, 49 (0.3%); Asian, 39 (0.2%);
Other, 4,236 (22.1%). Hispanic, 9,356
(48.8%).
Vital Statistics, 1993: Births,
382; deaths, 130; marriages, 173;
divorces, 36.- --
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AMER?6 CASTRORecreation: Museum, tours;
National Cowgirl Hall of Fame.
Minerals: Not significant.
Agriculture: One of leading farm
counties; large cattle feedlot opera-
tions; crops are sorghums, wheat,
oats, barley, beets, corn, cotton,
onions, other vegetables, sunflowers;
205,000 acres irrigated.
HEREFORD (14,872) county
seat; agribusinesses, food process-
ing; varied manufacturing; hospital.0r r MILES
Population ...........................19,310
(Change fm '90) ......................... 0.8
Land Area (sq. mi.) .............. 1,497.4
Altitude (ft.)................... 3,789-4,362
Rainfall (in.).............................. 16.0
Jan. mean min ........................... 21
July mean max............................ 90
Growing season (days).............. 195
Civ. Labor............................... 9,332
Unemployed.... ................ 7.4
Total Wages ............... $120,629,461
Av. Weekly Wage................ $359.35
Prop. Value ................ $678,883,292
Retail Sales ................ $135,445,539
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Ramos, Mary G. Texas Almanac, 1996-1997, book, 1995; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth162514/m1/169/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.