Town file
Dimmitt, Texas
Dimmitt, Texas (Castro County, Texas) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 247, "A Halloween Haunted House Killing" (28 October 2021).
- Town
- Dimmitt
- County
- Castro County
- State
- Texas
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 247
- Approximate location
- 34.548, -102.307
Episode 247 / 28 October 2021 / 170 min / full
A Halloween Haunted House Killing
"We are going to Dimmitt, Texas... this is the panhandle, southwest of Amarillo... this is in Castro County." about 0:06:26
The case: Murder of Roxanne Casas (Halloween night, October 31, 1977). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2021
- Population
- 4,005
- Median age
- 33.4
- Median household income
- about $40,000 a year
- Median home value
- $115,900
- Two-bedroom rent
- about $654
- Cost of living
- about 71
- Religious
- 68.5%
- Property crime
- ▲ 10% high
- Violent crime
- ▼ about half, a little under half
History, in brief
- The town is located on the old Ozark Trail, a road system built to get from St. Louis to El Paso. about 0:06:51
- Buffalo hunters arrived around 1876 and by the early 1880s had eliminated every buffalo in the area. about 0:07:02
- William Andrew Tate, known as Uncle Buck, established a lumber and wagon yard, later opened two hotels, and waged an unceasing war against cattle rustlers. about 0:07:28
- In 1892 they built a wooden-frame courthouse. about 0:07:43
- In 1906 the wooden courthouse burned to the ground when lightning struck it. about 0:07:51
- A brick courthouse was built in its place. about 0:08:04
- In 1942 C. E. McLean opened the First State Bank of Dimmitt. about 0:08:11
- In 1942 a meteorite was discovered in Castro County and named the Dimmitt meteor; it was one of 311 official meteorites from Texas and weighed over 400 pounds. about 0:08:20
- Lettuce, onions, tomatoes and carrots grow here, and cattle and sheep are big in the area. about 0:08:47
The reviews read out
3 stars
"Dimmitt is a small town with, for the most part, genuine people and easily accessible amenities; the roads are under construction and there is only one small grocery store, but a person could do much worse in West Texas."about 0:09:15
2 stars
"After living there 18 years, the town is very small, the roads are being fixed, and the only way to turn down a certain street is to go all the way around."about 0:09:51
2 stars
"There are little to no bars around the area and nightlife is uncommon."about 0:10:25
3 stars
"You can find most things you need in town, but most of the time you have to drive to a bigger town for more important stuff."about 0:10:51
2 stars
"Job opportunities are scarce and most jobs are usually taken or need certain qualifications."about 0:11:18
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Panhandle, Texas76 miles
- Fort Sumner, New Mexico109 miles
- Roswell, New Mexico151 miles
- Eunice, New Mexico154 miles
- Odessa, Texas184 miles
- Hondo, New Mexico187 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.