Dodd City, Texas

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Population in July 2008: 444. Population change since 2000: +6.0%

Males: 232	(52.3%)
Females: 212	(47.7%)

Median resident age:	34.5 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 75438.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,260 (it was $35,313 in 2000)

Dodd City:	$49,260
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $29,496

Dodd City:	$29,496
Texas:	$23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $62,992 (it was $34,300 in 2000)

Dodd City:	$62,992
Texas:	$120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $79,834; Detached houses: $95,983; Mobile homes: $21,071

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Races in Dodd City:

White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
American Indian (1.9%)
Two or more races (1.7%)
Black (1.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Dodd City: 74.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (26.3%), Irish (13.8%), German (4.5%), English (3.8%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%), French (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 666 feet

Land area: 1.69 square miles.

Population density: 262 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Dodd City

High school or higher: 77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
Unemployed: 5.0%
Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dodd City town

Never married: 15.4%
Now married: 67.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 9.2%
Divorced: 8.2%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.5%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Dodd City, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Dodd City to the number of sex offenders is 148 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Dodd City:	1.5% ($520)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: East Grayson, TX (27.7 miles , pop. 81,381).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Plano, TX (53.2 miles , pop. 222,030).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (67.7 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Windom, TX (2.1 miles ), Bonham, TX (2.5 miles ), Honey Grove, TX (3.1 miles ), Ravenna-Telephone, TX (3.2 miles ), Bailey, TX (3.3 miles ), Ector, TX (3.4 miles ), Ravenna, TX (3.4 miles ), Ladonia, TX (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 33.58 N, Longitude: 96.07 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 903

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Population change in the 1990s: +82 (+24.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Motor vehicle and parts dealers (14%)
Construction (12%)
Health care (10%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (9%)
Computer and electronic products (5%)
Wood products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (22%)
Educational services (15%)
Paper (13%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Apparel (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (21%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
Business operations specialists (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)

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Average climate in Dodd City, Texas

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Dodd City-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 229% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/13/1981, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.4 miles away from the Dodd City town center injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/6/1955, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 0.4 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 27 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Dodd City-area historical earthquake activity is above Texas state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 77.8 miles away from Dodd City center
On 5/31/1997 at 03:26:41, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 28.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/20/2002 at 02:18:13, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 48.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/8/2004 at 00:15:09, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.5 miles away from Dodd City center
On 10/6/2006 at 22:13:16, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.7 miles away from the city center
On 5/31/2002 at 09:57:10, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.0 miles away from Dodd City center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Dodd City:

NORTHEAST MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; BONHAM, TX)
PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF COMMERCE (about 21 miles; COMMERCE, TX)
MEDICAL CTR OF SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA (about 25 miles; DURANT, OK)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dodd City:

TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 26 miles; COMMERCE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,998)
GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; DENISON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,082)
SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; DURANT, OK; FT enrollment: 3,165)
COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL PARK (about 43 miles; MCKINNEY, TX; FT enrollment: 7,514)
UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS (about 52 miles; IRVING, TX; FT enrollment: 2,400)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS (about 57 miles; RICHARDSON, TX; FT enrollment: 7,695)
RICHLAND COLLEGE (about 60 miles; DALLAS, TX; FT enrollment: 7,352)

Public high school in Dodd City:

DODD CITY SCHOOL (Students: 296; Location: 602 MAIN ST; Grades: PK-12; Our rating: 75)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Dodd City and their reported violations in the past:

BROTHERTON WSC (Population served: 306, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and APR-02-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (MAR-16-2001), Fed Compliance achieved (APR-02-2001)

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	75.0%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.8%
Whole state:	4.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	15.9%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	4.0%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dodd City, TX

Dodd City compared to Texas state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
House age below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

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2004 Presidential Election results in Fannin County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (54%) Electricity (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)

Religion statistics for Dodd City

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents	63.0%	13.7%	8.8%	6.1%	1.9%
Congregations	36.0%	3.0%	17.0%	20.0%	2.0%

Name	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Church of the Nazarene	Other religions
Adherents	1.6%	1.4%	1.0%	0.6%	1.8%
Congregations	5.0%	3.0%	1.0%	1.0%	12.0%

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.

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	0	$0		4	$1,389
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$675
Totals for Government	0	$0		5	$2,064

7.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,165 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.97%
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:

from Collin County, TX	1.62% ($42,893 average AGI)
from Grayson County, TX	1.18% ($29,397)
from Dallas County, TX	0.72% ($204,887)

7.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,819 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.74%
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:

to Grayson County, TX	1.71% ($28,054 average AGI)
to Collin County, TX	0.99% ($38,907)
to Dallas County, TX	0.59% ($30,966)

Strongest AM radio stations in Dodd City:

KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
KYNG (950 AM; 10 kW; DENISON-SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
KTBK (1700 AM; 10 kW; SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
KFYN (1420 AM; 0 kW; BONHAM, TX; Owner: BONHAM BROADCASTING, INC.)
KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
KMKI (620 AM; 5 kW; PLANO, TX; Owner: ABC, INC)
KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KAAM (770 AM; 10 kW; GARLAND, TX; Owner: DONTRON, INC.)
KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dodd City:

KFYZ-FM (98.3 FM; BONHAM, TX; Owner: NORTH TEXAS RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
KESN (103.3 FM; ALLEN, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
KSOC (94.5 FM; GAINESVILLE, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
KLAK (97.5 FM; DURANT, OK; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
KMKT (93.1 FM; BELLS, TX; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
KTCY (104.9 FM; PILOT POINT, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KTPW (89.7 FM; SANGER, TX; Owner: RESEARCH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC)
KTDK (104.1 FM; SANGER, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
KXEZ (92.1 FM; FARMERSVILLE, TX; Owner: METRO BROADCASTERS-TEXAS, INC.)
KHYI (95.3 FM; HOWE, TX; Owner: METRO BROADCASTERS - TEXAS, INC.)
KETR (88.9 FM; COMMERCE, TX; Owner: TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE)
KIKT (93.5 FM; GREENVILLE, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Dodd City:

KTAQ (Channel 47; GREENVILLE, TX; Owner: MIKE SIMONS)
KXII (Channel 12; SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KXII LICENSEE CORP.)
K42DA (Channel 42; PARIS, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KNOK-LP (Channel 43; GREENVILLE, TX; Owner: IGLESIA JESU CHRISTO ES MI REFUGIO, INC.)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: KB5PMD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00553058
Grant Date: 07/31/2002, Expiration Date: 10/27/2012
Registrant: Paul D Kirkpatrick, Box 187, Dodd City, TX 75438
Call Sign: KB5PME, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00370579
Grant Date: 06/22/2001, Expiration Date: 07/23/2011
Registrant: Rita K Kirkpatrick, Box 187, Dodd City, TX 75438
Call Sign: KB5PPE, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 04/30/1991, Expiration Date: 04/30/2001, Cancelation Date: 05/01/2003
Registrant: James L Carpenter, Rt 1, Dodd City, TX 75438
Call Sign: KB5PPJ, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 06/09/1992, Expiration Date: 06/09/2002, Cancelation Date: 06/11/2004
Registrant: James E Brown, Box 114, Dodd City, TX 75438
Call Sign: KE5WDJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01425880
Grant Date: 08/22/2008, Expiration Date: 08/22/2018, Certifier: Mary E Hackney
Registrant: Mary E Hackney, 501 E 5th St, Dodd City, TX 75438

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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