Dodson, Texas

The wealthy entrepreneur Kell was an important figure in promotion of the Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway, and the city was established as a stop on the Wellington Branch of the railroad.Elmore Dodson, a local pioneer and rancher, donated the 200-acre (0.81 km2) town site to ensure the railroad's passing through the southeastern part of the county.The gala celebration, complete with a picnic, marked the town's formal opening, and was attended by a trainload of people from Oklahoma.R. H. Miller established a hotel, and the town added a bank, a telephone exchange, and two churches.Three newspapers, all called the Dodsonville News, were published intermittently by three different men between January 1911 and December 1915.Public Works Administration appropriations enabled the town to install a $52,000 water system during the 1930s, and a volunteer fire department was organized.The population dropped to 357 in 1940; this decline, attributed to decreased agricultural activity and a renewed interest in cattle raising, continued into the 1990s.
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CountyCollingsworthMayor-council governmentTime zoneCentral (CST)ZIP codeArea codeFIPS codeCollingsworth County, Texas2020 census2010 census100th meridian westChildress CountyWellingtonHollis, OklahomaNative Americanother racesHispanicLatinopoverty lineWichita FallsWichita Falls and Northwestern Railwaycotton ginPublic Works AdministrationChildress County, TexasHarmon County, OklahomaCottonsorghumpeanutsWellington Independent School DistrictUnited States Census BureauCounty seatSamnorwoodDozierGhost townsAberdeen