Dawson County, Texas
8 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 12,134
- Median household income
- $54,360
- ±12,783
- Unemployed
- 6.4%
- 312 of 4,881 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.7%
- 3,383 of 4,043 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Dawson | 12,413 (2021) | Po Box 1268, Lamesa | — |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Ackerly | 265 (2021) | Po Box 73, Ackerly | — |
| City of Lamesa | 8,751 (2021) | 601 S 1st St, Lamesa | Website |
| City of Los Ybanez | 22 (2021) | 1919 County Road M, Lamesa | — |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson County Hospital District | Hospitals | 2200 N Bryan Ave, Lamesa | — |
| Dawson County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 155, Lamesa | — |
| Mesa Underground Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 497, Lamesa | Website |
| Canadian River Municipal Water Authority | Water supply utility | Po Box 9, Sanford | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
DAWSON ISD
School district1 schools
600 BROWNFIELD HWY, Welch, TX, 79377
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
KLONDIKE ISD
School district1 schools
2911 CO RD H, Lamesa, TX, 79331
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
LAMESA ISD
School district1 schools
212 N HOUSTON, Lamesa, TX, 79331
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
SANDS CISD
School district1 schools
201 FIRST ST, Ackerly, TX, 79713
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.