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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Dickens County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,770. Its county seat is Dickens. The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1891. Both the county and its seat are named for J. Dickens, who died at the Battle of the Alamo.
The Pitchfork Ranch is in Dickens and adjacent King County. It was managed from 1965 to 1986 by Jim Humphreys, who was also affiliated with the National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock. The Matador Ranch, based in Motley County, once reached into Dickens County.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1876 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1891 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1891 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1891 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1891 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1903 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1880 | 28
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| 1890 | 295
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| 1900 | 1,151
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| 1910 | 3,092
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| 1920 | 5,876
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| 1930 | 8,601
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| 1940 | 7,847
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| 1950 | 7,177
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| 1960 | 4,963
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| 1970 | 3,737
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| 1980 | 3,539
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| 1990 | 2,571
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