Dime Box, Texas
Place in Texas, United States
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Dime Box is an unincorporated community and census designated place in Lee County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Dime Box had a population of 207.[2] The Dime Box Independent School District serves area students and is home to the Dime Box High School Longhorns. It is named after what is now called Old Dime Box .
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Dime Box Heritage Society Museum | |
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| Coordinates: 30°21′24″N 96°49′21″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Lee |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2) |
| Elevation | 371 ft (113 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 207 |
| • Density | 288/sq mi (111/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1334366[1] |
History
In 1913, the Southern Pacific Railroad built a line three miles southeast of the original location of Dime Box. Most of the residents and businesses moved to a site near the tracks. From that point onward, the original settlement became known as Old Dime Box and the new community was referred to as Dime Box.[citation needed]
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers; generally mild to cool winters; and precipitation evenly distributed throughout the year. The Köppen climate classification describes the weather as humid subtropical.[3]
Demographics
Dime Box first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.[18][17]
2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2020[17] | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 108 | 52.17% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 28 | 13.53% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 4 | 1.93% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 67 | 32.37% |
| Total | 207 | 100.00% |
In fiction
- Dime Box was cast as the capital of the Second Republic of Texas in Howard Waldrop's book Texas-Israeli War: 1999.[19]
- The opening scene of the Swan Song episode of Walker, Texas Ranger was set in Dime Box.
In popular culture
- Dime Box was visited by author William Least Heat-Moon as described in his book Blue Highways. Heat-Moon got a haircut from local barber Claud Tyler.[20]
