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Dawson County

county in Texas, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_texas Q110670
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Dawson County

Summary

Dawson County is a county of Texas[1]. It draws 141 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_texas category, ranking #111 of 258).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dawson County is located in Texas[3].
  • Dawson County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Dawson County's instance of is recorded as county of Texas[5].
  • Dawson County's capital is recorded as Lamesa[6].
  • Dawson County's shares border with is recorded as Lynn County[7].
  • Dawson County's shares border with is recorded as Borden County[8].
  • Dawson County's shares border with is recorded as Martin County[9].
  • Dawson County's shares border with is recorded as Gaines County[10].
  • Dawson County's shares border with is recorded as Terry County[11].
  • Dawson County's shares border with is recorded as Howard County[12].
  • Dawson Massacre is named after Dawson County[13].
  • Dawson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lamesa[14].
  • Dawson County's Commons category is recorded as Dawson County, Texas[15].
  • Dawson County's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[16].
  • January 1, 1876 marks the founding of Dawson County[17].
  • Dawson County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.74, 'lon': -101.95}[18].
  • Dawson County's official website is recorded as https://www.co.dawson.tx.us/[19].
  • Dawson County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dawson County, Texas[20].
  • Dawson County has a population of {'amount': '+13833'}[21].
  • Dawson County has a population of {'amount': '+13849'}[22].
  • Dawson County has a population of {'amount': '+13801'}[23].
  • Dawson County has a population of {'amount': '+13653'}[24].
  • Dawson County has a population of {'amount': '+13810'}[25].
  • Dawson County has a population of {'amount': '+13520'}[26].
  • Dawson County has a population of {'amount': '+12456'}[27].

Body

Geography

Dawson County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Texas[3].

Physical Characteristics

Dawson County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2336'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+13833'}[21], {'amount': '+13849'}[22], {'amount': '+13801'}[23], {'amount': '+13653'}[24], {'amount': '+13810'}[25], and {'amount': '+13520'}[26].

Designation and Status

Dawson County's instance of is recorded as county of Texas[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1876 marks the founding of Dawson County[17]. Dawson Massacre is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Dawson County draws 141 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_texas category, ranking #111 of 258).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Texas United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 22222576
    Taxonomicon id → 1807854
    Umls cui → C3815133
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  2. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → county of Texas
    Official website → https://www.co.dawson.tx.us/
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Lamesa
    Instance of → —
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C110268, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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