Dickens, Texas

Dickens, Texas
The Dickens County Courthouse
Location of Dickens, Texas
Coordinates: 33°37′17″N 100°50′6″W / 33.62139°N 100.83500°W / 33.62139; -100.83500
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyDickens
Area
  Total
0.96 sq mi (2.48 km2)
  Land0.96 sq mi (2.48 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
2,546 ft (776 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
219
  Density230/sq mi (88/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
79229
Area code806
FIPS code48-20332
GNIS feature ID1356008

Dickens is a city in and the county seat of Dickens County, Texas, United States. The population was 219 at the 2020 census, down from 286 at the 2010 census.

Charles Weldon Cannon (1915–1997), a Dickens County native, made his famous boots and saddles in Dickens.