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Welcome to Dawson County ...

Time Zone: Dawson County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Lamesa is the Seat for Dawson County.

Dawson County was founded in 1846 and was created by taking area from Bexar County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Dawson had a population of 12,728 people. This is a decrease of 7.94% since the last Census (which gave a population of 13,826 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dawson represented 0.05% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Dawson County:

  • Ackerly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Lamesa
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lamesa is located in Dawson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamesa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,131 people
    • Lamesa has also been known as:
    • La Mesa
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamesa <2>
  • Los Ybanez
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Los Ybanez is located in Dawson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ybanez
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
  • O'Donnell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • O'Donnell is located in Dawson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Donnell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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