Dickens, TX

Dickens is a city in and the county seat of Dickens County, Texas, United States. The 2020 census counted 219 residents. Charles Weldon Cannon, a Dickens County native, made his famous boots and saddles in Dickens. U.S. Route 82 passes through Dickens, leading east 30 miles to Guthrie and west 62 miles to Lubbock. Dickens is divided between the Spur and Patton Springs Independent School Districts. The Texas Legislature designated the county as being in the Western Texas College District. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Dickens, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Dickens, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Dickens includes the Texas Legislature designated the county as being in the Western Texas College.