Dimmit County, Texas

Dimmit County
Dimmit County
County
	Dimmit County Courthouse in Carrizo Springs located off U.S. Highway 277
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 28°25′N 99°45′W / 28.42°N 99.75°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1858
Named for	Philip Dimmitt
Seat	Carrizo Springs
Largest city	Carrizo Springs
Area
• Total	1,335 sq mi (3,460 km2)
• Land	1,329 sq mi (3,440 km2)
• Water	5.6 sq mi (15 km2) 0.4%
Population (2020)
• Total	8,615
• Density	6.5/sq mi (2.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	23rd
Website	www.dimmitcounty.org

Dimmit County (/ˈdɪmɪt/ DIM-it) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,615.^[1] The county seat is Carrizo Springs.^[2] The county was founded in 1858 and later organized in 1880.^[3] It is named after Philip Dimmitt,^[4] a major figure in the Texas Revolution. The spelling of the county name and the individual's name differ because of a spelling error in the bill creating the county name.

^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Dimmit County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 106.