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Fannin County

Population in July 2007: 440. Population change since 2000: +4.3%
 

Males: 229  (52.3%)
Females: 211  (47.7%)
Median resident age:  34.5 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 75438.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,900 (it was $35,313 in 2000)
Dodd City  $41,900
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $50,300 (it was $38,300 in 2000)
Dodd City  $50,300
Texas:  $120,900

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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: 81.8 (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: 260 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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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 147 to 1.

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

Dodd City:  1.4% ($520)
Texas:  1.7% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: East Grayson, TX (32.9 miles , pop. 81,381).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Plano, TX (58.7 miles , pop. 222,030).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (72.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Windom, TX (5.2 miles ), Bonham, TX (7.4 miles ), Ravenna-Telephone, TX (10.4 miles ), Honey Grove, TX (11.5 miles ), Bailey, TX (11.6 miles ), Ravenna, TX (13.2 miles ), Ladonia, TX (13.4 miles ), Ector, TX (13.6 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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Dodd City-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 179% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/6/1955, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 0.5 miles away from the Dodd City town center killed one person and injured 27 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/13/1981, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 29.0 miles away from the town center injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Dodd City:
  • NORTHEAST MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; BONHAM, TX)
  • PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF COMMERCE (about 21 miles; COMMERCE, TX)
  • MEDICAL CTR OF SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA (about 26 miles; DURANT, OK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dodd City:
  • COX FLD (about 44 miles; PARIS, TX; ID: PRX)
  • DALLAS LOVE FIELD (about 75 miles; DALLAS, TX; ID: DAL)
  • DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 82 miles; DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; ID: DFW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dodd City:
  • JONES FIELD (about 7 miles; BONHAM, TX; ID: F00)
  • COMMERCE MUNI (about 25 miles; COMMERCE, TX; ID: 2F7)
  • EAKER FIELD (about 33 miles; DURANT, OK; ID: DUA)

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)
  • SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; DURANT, OK; FT enrollment: 3,165)
  • GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; DENISON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,082)
  • COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL PARK (about 49 miles; MCKINNEY, TX; FT enrollment: 7,514)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS (about 55 miles; IRVING, TX; FT enrollment: 2,400)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS (about 63 miles; RICHARDSON, TX; FT enrollment: 7,695)
  • RICHLAND COLLEGE (about 65 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 1999:
This town:  15.9%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.0%
Whole state:  6.7%

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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2004 Presidential Election results in Fannin County Texas:




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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Sewerage 0$0 1$675
Other Government Administration 0$0 4$2,439
Totals for Government 0$0 5$3,114



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.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • KTBK (1700 AM; 10 kW; SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
  • KMKI (620 AM; 5 kW; PLANO, TX; Owner: ABC, INC)
  • KAAM (770 AM; 10 kW; GARLAND, TX; Owner: DONTRON, INC.)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KFYN (1420 AM; 0 kW; BONHAM, TX; Owner: BONHAM BROADCASTING, 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.)
  • KLAK (97.5 FM; DURANT, OK; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • KSOC (94.5 FM; GAINESVILLE, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • KMKT (93.1 FM; BELLS, TX; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • KTDK (104.1 FM; SANGER, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
  • KXEZ (92.1 FM; FARMERSVILLE, 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)
  • KNOK-LP (Channel 43; GREENVILLE, TX; Owner: IGLESIA JESU CHRISTO ES MI REFUGIO, INC.)




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