Dyess

Also known as Dyess, AR, Dyess, Ark., Dyess Colony

town in Arkansas, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Arkansas
County: Mississippi
Township: Dyess
Founded: 1934 ( 1934 )
Incorporated: 1964 ( 1964 )
Founded by: Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Named after: William R. Dyess
Total: 0.96 sq mi (2.49 km )
Land: 0.96 sq mi (2.49 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation: 223 ft (68 m)
Density: 352.9/sq mi (136.25/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst: UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code: 05-20230

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Dyess
Population: 339
Area: 2.504925
Elevation: 68
Image: Dyess, Arkansas Town Hall.jpg
Households: 99
Dialing code: 870

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Commons category: Dyess, Arkansas
postal code: 72330
water area: 0
inception: 1934-00-00
water as percent of area: 0
per capita income: 16670

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Dyess is a town in Mississippi County, Arkansas which was founded as Dyess Colony in 1934 by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration as part of the Roosevelt administration's agricultural relief and rehabilitation program. It was the largest agrarian community established by the Federal Government during the Great Depression.

As of the 2020 census, the population of Dyess was 339, down from 410 in 2010. Dyess Colony was the boyhood home of country music singer Johnny Cash.