Dickinson, Texas

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The city of Dickinson is located in Galveston County.

Dickinson is near sea level^<1>.

Time Zone: Dickinson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Dickinson can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Dickinson had a population of 17,093 people^<2> (or 6.82% of the total population of Galveston County). The population of Dickinson represented 0.08% of the total of Texas, making it the state's 125th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Dickinson had a population of 17,886 people. This is an increase of 4.64% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Dickinson.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alvin	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	22,853	6.72% increase
	Deer Park	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	30,890	8.31% increase
	Friendswood	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	33,979	17.02% increase
	Galveston	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	57,086	0.28% decrease
	La Marque	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	14,236	4.05% increase
	La Porte	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	34,274	7.51% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Dickinson.

Websites for Dickinson

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The Commemorative Quarter for Texas<4>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Dickinson. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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