Map of Dickinson city, Texas

Dickinson is a city in Galveston County, Texas, within Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. The population was 20,847 at the 2020 census.

Dickinson city overview:
Name:	Dickinson city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Galveston County
Incorporated:	1977
Elevation:	10 ft (3 m)
Total Area:	10.33 sq mi (26.75 km²)
Land Area:	9.89 sq mi (25.63 km²)
Water Area:	0.42 sq mi (1.12 km²)
Total Population:	20,847
Population Density:	2,135.32/sq mi (824.46/km²)
ZIP code:	77539
Area code:	281
FIPS code:	4820344
GNISfeature ID:	1334345
Website:	ci.dickinson.tx.us

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History

Dickinson is located on a tract of land granted to John Dickinson in 1824, and named after him. A settlement had been established in this area on Dickinson Bayou before 1850. The Galveston, Houston, and Henderson Railroad was built directly through Dickinson. This line was used in the American Civil War to successfully retake Galveston.

The Dickinson Land and Improvement Association was organized in the 1890s by Fred M. Nichols and eight other businessmen. It marketed to potential farmers with claims of the soil’s suitability for food crops, and to socialites with the creation of the Dickinson Picnic Grounds and other attractions. By 1911, the Galveston–Houston Electric Railway had three stops in Dickinson, and the Oleander Country Club was a popular destination for prominent Galvestonians.

In 1905, Italian ambassador Baron Mayor des Planches convinced about 150 Italians from crowded eastern cities to move to Dickinson. They joined the dozens relocated there after flooding in Bryan forced them to seek new homes.

During the 1920s, Dickinson became a significant tourist destination resulting from investment by the Maceo crime syndicate which ran Galveston during this time. The syndicate created gambling venues in the city such as the Silver Moon casino.

The City of Dickinson constructed a new multimillion-dollar city hall and library complex which was dedicated June 30, 2009. The complex is located at 4403 Highway 3.

In May 2009 the city began hosting a crawfish festival, called the Red, White and Bayou crawfish festival. The city decided in 2018 not to continue with the festival. In August of 2022 the city resumed the festival.

In August 2017, Dickinson was devastated by Hurricane Harvey. Ninety percent of the city was flooded during the storm and 50% was destroyed by flooding.

In January of 2021, Dickinson made national news by the Mayoral election run-off ending in a tie (1,010 votes to 1010 votes), Mayor Sean Skipworth was selected by drawing a name out of a hat.

In August of 2021, Dickinson made national news again when Council Member Position 1, H. Scott Apley died of the COVID-19 virus after making many anti-mask and anti-vaccine social media posts. Johnnie Simpson Jr., a United Methodist Pastor, won the seat after earning 49% of the vote in a four-way special election, and 60.3% of the vote in a runoff.

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Geography

Dickinson is located at 29°27′38″N 95°03′14″W / 29.460467°N 95.053856°W / 29.460467; -95.053856 (29.460467, –95.053856). This is about 28 miles (45 km) southeast of Houston and 19 miles (31 km) northwest of Galveston.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.3 square miles (26.6 km), of which 9.9 square miles (25.6 km) is land and 0.42 square miles (1.1 km), or 3.95%, is water.