Dimmit County, Texas

Dimmit County is a located in the  of. In, its population was 10,248. It is named for, a major figure in the. The reason the county name differs is because the bill creating the county misspelled Dimmitt's name. The of the county is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,456 (1,334 ). 3,447 km² (1,331 sq mi) of it is land and 9 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.27%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 277.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 85.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there are 10,248 people, 3,308 households, and 2,646 families residing in the county. The is 3/km² (8/sq mi). There are 4,112 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county is 76.95%, 0.88% or , 0.70% , 0.66% , 0.07% , 18.23% from , and 2.51% from two or more races. 84.97% of the population are or  of any race.

There are 3,308 households out of which 42.00% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% are living together, 17.20% have a female householder with no husband present, and 20.00% are non-families. 18.00% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.30% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.06 and the average family size is 3.48.

In the county, the population is spread out with 33.20% under the age of 18, 8.80% from 18 to 24, 24.70% from 25 to 44, 20.70% from 45 to 64, and 12.60% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 94.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $21,917, and the median income for a family is $24,579. Males have a median income of $25,000 versus $15,370 for females. The for the county is $9,765. 33.20% of the population and 29.70% of families are below the. Out of the total population, 40.30% of those under the age of 18 and 31.50% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The county's makes it one of the.

Politics
While the state of Texas went strongly for  in the, Dimmit County supported his  rival, , giving Kerry 2,365 votes to 1,188 for Bush.

Education
All of Dimmit County is served by the.