A
small town located in the
panhandle of
Texas,
Dumas only has a
population of 13,000 people (which should be larger after the
census results come in).
Dumas is the largest town in
Moore County, and is the
county seat.
Dumas' main
source of
employment is located roughly 16
miles North of town in a
meat packing plant known as
Con-Agra (formerly
Monfort and
Swift before that). Several other
corporations are settled in around Dumas, such as
Diamond Shamrock and
Phillips Petroleum. Although these businesses are very important to the panhandle area, their employment numbers are
small.
Dumas has just one
high school, one
junior high, and 4
elementary schools. The high school,
Dumas High, is a
4A high school. Although the
students are very active in
sports, only the
volleyball team shows any real promise.
The Dumas
climate is very
favorable with an average
precipitation of 18.33 inches, and roughly 15
inches of
snowfall per year. The
temperature rarely rises above 90
degrees and the
humidity generally stays below 20%.