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DICKENS, TEXAS

"Unofficial Wild Boar Capital of Texas"

Dickens County Seat, Texas Panhandle
At junction of Hwys 70 and 82
60 miles E of Lubbock

Population: 322 (1990) 332 (2000)

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Dickens County Jail and Sheriffs Office, Dickens, Texas
Dickens County Jail and Sheriffs Office
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, May 2002
Dickens County was organized in 1891.
Highest population was in 1927 with 500 persons.
Dickens County Courthouse >

Dickens Attractions

  • Dickens County Museum: 609 Mongomery Street.
    Open Wednesdays 9 to 3:30 with an hour off for lunch.
  • Dickens County Spring Park: 72 acres of trails by the springs the park is named for. Open dawn to dusk.
  • White River Reservoir
    http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us

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