Dime Box

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Dime Box

Total population

145

Median home value

$0

7.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$88,750

Dime Box$89k

National$74k

Elevation113 m

Land area1.86 km²

Weather97°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates30.35°, -96.82°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Dime Box is an unincorporated community and census designated place in Lee County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Dime Box had a population of 207. The Dime Box Independent School District serves area students and is home to the Dime Box High School Longhorns. It is named after what is now called Old Dime Box.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Dime Box, TX from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Texas

• Giddings
  13.4 mi away
• Carmine
  16.3 mi away
• Beaver Creek
  17.1 mi away
• Circle D-KC Estates
  28.3 mi away
• Brenham
  28.9 mi away · pop. 18,641
• Camp Swift
  30.3 mi away
• Fayetteville
  32.2 mi away
• Elgin
  33.8 mi away
• Bastrop
  34 mi away
• Coupland
  34.6 mi away
• Cameron
  36.1 mi away · pop. 5,416
• Ellinger
  36.4 mi away

Browse all places in Texas →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Dime Box

Screen world 1983

John Willis · 1983

International Directory of Company Histories

Tina Grant · 2011

The Story of The Committee of 300

John Coleman · 2000

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Rio Escondido, Hamilton, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 110 mi
• Wildfire Hydra, Bosque, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 114 mi
• Wildfire Kurk, San Saba, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-08 · 119 mi
• Wildfire Star Lake, Jefferson, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-11 · 166 mi
• Wildfire Ross, Palo Pinto, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 189 mi
• Wildfire Lobo, Eastland, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 190 mi
• Wildfire West Fork, Sutton, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-28 · 198 mi
• Wildfire Bufford Creek, Stephens, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-10 · 206 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Swainson's Hawk

Buteo swainsoni

Seen 2026-09-15

Tievine

Ipomoea cordatotriloba

Seen 2026-09-15

Halloween Pennant

Celithemis eponina

Seen 2026-09-12

green antelopehorns

Asclepias viridis

Seen 2026-09-11

Woolly Vervain

Verbena canescens

Seen 2026-09-09

Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Seen 2026-09-09

American Bumble Bee

Bombus pensylvanicus

Seen 2026-09-09

cowpen daisy

Verbesina encelioides

Seen 2026-09-09

snow-on-the-prairie

Euphorbia bicolor

Seen 2026-09-07

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).