Dumas, Texas
Dumas (/ˈdjuːməs/ DEW-məs) is a city and the county seat of Moore County, Texas, United States. The population was 14,501 at the 2020 census. Located approximately 40 miles north of Amarillo, the city is named for its founder, Louis Dumas (1856–1923). Dumas Avenue, the main thoroughfare, is also United States Highways 87 and 287.
Dumas, Texas | |
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City | |
| City of Dumas | |
Downtown Dumas, 2008 | |
Location of Dumas, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 35°51′45″N 101°57′50″W | |
| Country | USA |
| State | Texas |
| County | Moore |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission-Manager |
| • Mayor | Bob Brinkman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.54 sq mi (14.36 km2) |
| • Land | 5.53 sq mi (14.31 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,648 ft (1,112 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 14,501 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 14,166 |
| • Density | 2,600/sq mi (1,000/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 79029 |
| Area code | 806 |
| FIPS code | 48-21556 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410367 |
| Website | City Website |
Window on the Plains Museum, which offers exhibits on Moore County and the Texas Panhandle, is located on South Dumas Avenue, the main thoroughfare. Dumas is home to Moore County Airport, a general-aviation airport two miles west of the central business district.
The Dumas government claims, with some documentation, that the song "I'm a Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas" was written about the city. Composed in the late 1920s by Phil Baxter (a native Texan who lived for a time in Dumas) and Carl Moore, the song has also sometimes been claimed by Dumas in Desha County in southeastern Arkansas.