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Lamesa
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city and county seat of Dawson County, Texas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- County
- Dawson
- Mayor
- Hayden Davis
- Total
- 5.14 sq mi (13.31 km )
- Land
- 5.11 sq mi (13.23 km )
- Water
- 0.031 sq mi (0.08 km )
- Elevation
- 2,992 ft (912 m)
- Density
- 1,791.3/sq mi (691.62/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 48-41164
- Website
- www .ci .lamesa .tx .us
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Lamesa
- Population
- 8674
- Area
- 12.98348
- Elevation
- 912
- Official website
- www.ci.lamesa.tx.us
- Image
- Lamesa, TX welcome sign IMG 1488.JPG
- Households
- 3705
- Dialing code
- 806
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- Commons category
- Lamesa, Texas
- postal code
- 79331
- inception
- 1903-01-01
- P8168
- David Johnson
- water as percent of area
- 0.6249
- per capita income
- 23021
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Lamesa (/ləˈmiːsə/ lə-MEE-sə) is a city in and the county seat of Dawson County, Texas, United States. Its population was 8,674 at the 2020 census, down from 9,952 at the 2000 census. Located south of Lubbock on the Llano Estacado, Lamesa was founded in 1903. Most of its economy is based on cotton farming. The Preston E. Smith prison unit, named for the former governor of Texas, is located just outside Lamesa.
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