| Welch, Texas | |
|---|---|
| Census-designated place | |
  Welch Location in Texas | |
| Coordinates: 32°55′35″N102°07′38″W / 32.92639°N 102.12722°W Coordinates: 32°55′35″N102°07′38″W / 32.92639°N 102.12722°W | |
| Country |  |
| State |  |
| County | Dawson County |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.5 sq mi (3.8 km2) |
| • Land | 1.5 sq mi (3.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,120 ft (950 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 222 |
| • Density | 152/sq mi (58.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Central Time (UTC−06:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | Mountain Time (UTC−05:00) |
| ZIP Code | 79377 |
| Area code | 806 |
Welch is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Dawson County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 222. [1]
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such as self-governing cities, towns, and villages, for the purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated small community, for which the CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, colonias located along the U.S. border with Mexico, and unincorporated resort and retirement communities and their environs.
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.
Dawson County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 13,833. The county seat is Lamesa. The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1905. It is named for Nicholas Mosby Dawson, a soldier of the Texas Revolution.
The Dawson Independent School District serves area students.
Dawson Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Welch, Texas (USA).
