Navarro County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
SO2
NO2
Ozone
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 26.2. This is better than average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.503. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 20.8 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 4.53. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 20.8 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 30.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 20.8 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 13.7%
(17.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 2.6% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.3 people | | Texas: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 66.0% | | Whole state: | 70.3% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 2.5% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dawson, TX
Dawson compared to Texas state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Dawson (2011 data):
- First Bank & Trust Company: at 109 N Main Street, branch established on 1915/02/15. Info updated 2010/06/01: Bank assets: $38.9 mil, Deposits: $36.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Dawson Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (75%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Navarro County Texas:
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Religion statistics for Dawson (based on Navarro County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 64.40%
| Here |  | 64.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Churches of Christ | Baptist Missionary Association of America |
| Adherents | 46.4% | 15.0% | 9.8% | 6.7% | 5.1% |
| Congregations | 26.4% | 20.9% | 1.1% | 8.8% | 7.7% |
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| Name | American Baptist Association | Assemblies of God | Pentecostal Church of God | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Other |
| Adherents | 4.2% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 7.3% |
| Congregations | 9.9% | 4.4% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 16.5% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 7 | Here: | 1.43 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 10 | Navarro County: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 24 | This county: | 4.89 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 17 | Navarro County: | 3.47 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Navarro County: | 9.5% | | State: | 8.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 18.1% | | Texas: | 15.7% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $4,692 | $28,152 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $4,150 | $49,800 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $9,632 | $57,792 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,232 |
| Totals for Government |
5 | $18,474 | $44,338 | 1 | $1,232 |
Dawson government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $39,000 ($48.27)
All Other: $31,000 ($38.37)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $250,000 ($309.41)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $137,000 ($169.55)
Solid Waste Management: $26,000 ($32.18)
Sewerage: $21,000 ($25.99)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $250,000 ($309.41)
- General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $93,000 ($115.10)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $83,000 ($102.72)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $10,000 ($12.38)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,000 ($4.95)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $146,000 ($180.69)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $199,000 ($246.29)
- Tax - Property: $52,000 ($64.36)
Public Utilities: $28,000 ($34.65)
Total General Sales: $21,000 ($25.99)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $87,000 ($107.67)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,000 ($4.95)
7.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,707 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.59% | | Texas average: | 8.37% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,341 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.58% | | Texas average: | 7.44% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Dawson:
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- KBBW (1010 AM; 10 kW; WACO-MARLIN, TX; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING OF TEXAS)
- KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
- KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
- KRZI (1580 AM; 10 kW; WACO, TX; Owner: VAN D. GOODALL, JR.)
- KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
- KRZX (1660 AM; 10 kW; WACO, TX; Owner: VAN D. GOODALL, JR.)
- KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Dawson:
- KDOS (107.9 FM; ROBINSON, TX; Owner: KICI-FM LICENSE CORP.)
- KRBV (100.3 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF FORT WORTH)
- KLLI (105.3 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF DALLAS)
- KEGL (97.1 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KOAI (107.5 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: INFINITY KOAI-FM, INC.)
- KHKS (106.1 FM; DENTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KVIL-FM (103.7 FM; HIGHLAND PARK-DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TEXAS)
- KKDA-FM (104.5 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: SERVICE BROADCASTING I, LTD.)
- KZPS (92.5 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KBFB (97.9 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- KSCS (96.3 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- KLNO (94.1 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WACO-FM (99.9 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KCBI (90.9 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CRISWELL CENTER FOR BIBLICAL STUDIES)
- KLTY (94.9 FM; ARLINGTON, TX; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA OF TEXAS, LLC)
- KDGE (102.1 FM; FORT WORTH-DALLAS, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KYCX-FM (104.9 FM; MEXIA, TX; Owner: MJ COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KWTX-FM (97.5 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KDMX (102.9 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KERA (90.1 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Dawson:
- KNAV-LP (Channel 30; CORSICANA, TX; Owner: NAVARRO COLLEGE)
- KSEX-LP (Channel 57; DALLAS, TX; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KTVT (Channel 11; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: CBS STATIONS GROUP OF TEXAS L.P.)
- KXAS-TV (Channel 5; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: STATION VENTURE OPERATIONS, LP)
- KDTN (Channel 2; DENTON, TX; Owner: NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KCEN-TV (Channel 6; TEMPLE, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 6, INC.)
- KDAF (Channel 33; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
- KDFI (Channel 27; DALLAS, TX; Owner: NEW DMIC, INC.)
- KXXV (Channel 25; WACO, TX; Owner: CENTEX TELEVISION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KMPX (Channel 29; DECATUR, TX; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- KUVN (Channel 23; GARLAND, TX; Owner: KUVN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
- KTXA (Channel 21; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: VIACOM TELEVISION STATIONS GROUP OF DALLAS/FORT WORTH L.P.)
- KSTR-TV (Channel 49; IRVING, TX; Owner: TELEFUTURA DALLAS LLC)
- KPXD (Channel 68; ARLINGTON, TX; Owner: PAXSON DALLAS LICENSE, INC.)
- KERA-TV (Channel 13; DALLAS, TX; Owner: NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFAA-TV (Channel 8; DALLAS, TX; Owner: WFAA-TV, L.P.)
- KWKT (Channel 44; WACO, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
- KDFW (Channel 4; DALLAS, TX; Owner: KDFW LICENSE, INC.)
- KXTX-TV (Channel 39; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF TEXAS PARTNERSHIP, LP)
- KDTX-TV (Channel 58; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF TEXAS, INC.)
- KWBU-TV (Channel 34; WACO, TX; Owner: BRAZOS VALLEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
- KWTX-TV (Channel 10; WACO, TX; Owner: KWTX-KBTX LICENSEE CORP.)
Dawson fatal accident list:
May 8, 2001 06:50 AM, Sr-31, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 2, 1998 06:00 AM, Sr-31, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 13, 1996 09:23 AM, 31, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jul 18, 1995 06:00 PM, 31, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 18, 1991 02:05 PM, 31, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Feb 11, 1989 08:10 AM, 31, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 17 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Dawson)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Elevated Water Tank (Lat: 31.893222 Lon: -96.716944), Call Sign: WNKT337
Assigned Frequencies: 173.312 MHz Grant Date: 02/20/2003, Expiration Date: 03/04/2013
Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - DAWSON2, 199 N. School Avenue (Lat: 31.897556 Lon: -96.711278), Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WPSN573
Assigned Frequencies: 6296.07 MHz, 5964.97 MHz Grant Date: 06/28/2001, Expiration Date: 06/28/2011, Certifier: Wayne Matthews Phd
Registrant: Hill-Navarro Electronic Consortium Inc, Hwy 31 W, Hubbard, TX 76648, Phone: (254) 576-1127, Fax: (254) 576-5019, Email:
- DAWSON1, 199 N. School Avenue (Lat: 31.897861 Lon: -96.711500), Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WPSN577
Assigned Frequencies: 6266.42 MHz, 6335.61 MHz Grant Date: 06/28/2001, Expiration Date: 06/28/2011, Certifier: Wayne Matthews Phd
Registrant: Hill-Navarro Electronic Consortium Inc, Hwy 31 W, Hubbard, TX 76648, Phone: (254) 576-1127, Fax: (254) 576-5019, Email:
- STATION, On Sh 36 4.5 Mi Ne Of (Lat: 31.952361 Lon: -96.672750), Overall height: 56.4 m, Call Sign: WHC733
Assigned Frequencies: 6645.00 MHz Grant Date: 10/15/1998, Expiration Date: 10/15/2008, Cancellation Date: 05/27/2004
Registrant: Phone: (202) 434-4130
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: KC5COT, Licensee ID: L00348892
Grant Date: 09/08/2003, Expiration Date: 09/07/2013
Registrant: Charles E Humphries, 511 S Main, Dawson, TX 76639 - Call Sign: KC5FRV, Licensee ID: L00903263
Grant Date: 08/09/2004, Expiration Date: 03/08/2014, Certifier: Dan L Nesmith
Registrant: Dan L Nesmith, 303 So Tyler Ave, Dawson, TX 76639 - Call Sign: WB5OYM
Grant Date: 07/15/1994, Expiration Date: 07/15/2004, Cancellation Date: 12/23/1998
Registrant: Dial M Stone, Rt 1 Box 284, Dawson, TX 76639 - Call Sign: WD6AGT, Licensee ID: L00487241
Grant Date: 07/18/2008, Expiration Date: 10/16/2018, Certifier: Henry O Waller Jr
Registrant: Henry O Waller Jr, 607 Smith Ave, Dawson, TX 76639 - Call Sign: KD5YHK, Licensee ID: L00707457
Grant Date: 06/26/2003, Expiration Date: 06/26/2013, Certifier: John G Sears
Registrant: John G Sears, Dawson, TX 76639
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: LUSCOMBE 8A (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 86 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1486K , Serial Number: 4213, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 08/25/1955
Registrant (Individual): James D Smith, Po Box 596, Dawson, TX 76639 - Aircraft: LUSCOMBE 8A (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 86 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 45687 , Serial Number: 2214, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 01/10/1967
Registrant (Individual): James D Smith, Po Box 596, Dawson, TX 76639
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Dawson, TX among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 22 | 73.0 years |
| William | 19 | 77.0 years |
| Mary | 18 | 80.8 years |
| James | 18 | 75.2 years |
| Robert | 10 | 83.5 years |
| Annie | 9 | 78.1 years |
| Ruth | 9 | 83.0 years |
| Charles | 8 | 68.1 years |
| Mamie | 6 | 76.2 years |
| Billy | 6 | 61.7 years |
| Most common last names in Dawson, TX among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Davis | 18 | 77.4 years |
| Berry | 11 | 78.6 years |
| Lawrence | 10 | 77.6 years |
| Matthews | 10 | 81.9 years |
| Smith | 10 | 79.7 years |
| Hagle | 9 | 81.9 years |
| Parrish | 9 | 81.3 years |
| Jones | 9 | 68.8 years |
| Slater | 8 | 72.6 years |
| Johnson | 7 | 70.6 years |
Businesses in Dawson, TX
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