Dime Box, Texas

Not to be confused with Old Dime Box, Texas.

Dime Box, Texas
Unincorporated community Census designated place
Dime Box Heritage Society Museum
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Coordinates: 30°21′24″N96°49′21″W / 30.35667°N 96.82250°W / 30.35667; -96.82250
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Lee
Area
• Total	0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2)
Elevation [1]	371 ft (113 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	207
• Density	290/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	1334366 [1]

Dime Box is an unincorporated community and census designated place in Lee County, Texas, United States. The Dime Box Independent School District serves area students and home to the Dime Box High School Longhorns. It is named after what is now called Old Dime Box.

History

In 1913, the Southern Pacific Railroad built a line three miles southeast of the original location of Dime Box. Most of the residents and businesses moved to a site near the tracks. From that point onward, the original settlement became known as Old Dime Box and the new community was referred to as Dime Box.^{[ citation needed ]}

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers; generally mild to cool winters; and precipitation evenly distributed throughout the year. The Köppen climate classification describes the weather as humid subtropical. ^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	207		—
U.S. Decennial Census [3] 1850–1900 [4] 1910 [5] 1920 [6] 1930 [7] 1940 [8] 1950 [9] 1960 [10] 1970 [11] 1980 [12] 1990 [13] 2000 [14] 2010 [15] 2020 [16]

Dime Box first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census. ^{[17] [16]}

2020 census

Dime Box CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020 [16]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	108	52.17%
Black or African American alone (NH)	28	13.53%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	4	1.93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	67	32.37%
Total	207	100.00%

In fiction

• Dime Box was cast as the capital of the Second Republic of Texas in Howard Waldrop's book Texas-Israeli War: 1999 . ^[18]

• The opening scene of the Swan Song episode of Walker, Texas Ranger was set in Dime Box.

In popular culture

• Dime Box was visited by author William Least Heat-Moon as described in his book Blue Highways . Heat-Moon got a haircut from local barber Claud Tyler. ^[19]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dime Box, Texas
2. Climate Summary for Dime Box, Texas
3. "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau .
4. "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
5. "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
6. "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
7. "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
8. "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
9. "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
10. "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
11. "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
12. "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
13. "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
14. "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
15. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
16. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dime Box CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
17. "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
18. ISBN   978-0-345-27736-7. Texas-Israeli War: 1999 Del Rey (October 12, 1978)
19. "News & Advice".

External links

• Texas portal

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dime Box, Texas