Dodson, Texas
Dodson is a small town in Collingsworth County, in the Panhandle and High Plains country of the eastern Texas Panhandle. It lies about 112 miles southeast of Amarillo, in a region of flat to gently rolling farm and ranch land in the far eastern part of the Panhandle. The surrounding area is given over largely to agriculture and cattle ranching.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- Town
- July 2025 population
- 89
- Change from 2020 base
- -5.3%
- Land area
- 0.6 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Collingsworth County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Property here runs through the appraisal district and tax office for Collingsworth County. The homestead exemption, appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Dodson
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Dodson.
County History
Collingsworth County Grew From Open Range to Cotton Fields
Collingsworth County started as open-range cattle country in the 1870s and shifted to farming after 1890, becoming a significant producer of cotton, wheat, and peanuts.
Property Tax
Two Offices Handle Property Tax in Collingsworth County
Here the appraisal district both sets your property value and collects the tax on it. The county tax assessor-collector doesn't touch property bills at all.
Water Wells
A Groundwater District Regulates Water Wells Here
If you plan to drill a water well in Collingsworth County, you must work with the Mesquite Groundwater Conservation District first.
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