Several families were already living in the area when the town was laid out on the T Fork Ranch between 1886 and 1890. In 1890 the Wichita Valley Railway Company established a line between Wichita Falls and Seymour and constructed a three-story hotel at the station the railroad's president is said to have named for Dundee, Scotland. That year, Amanda Giddens built the first post office and became postmistress. In 1892, the town was described as a post office and station on the railway with a population of twenty-five. The railroad brought in more settlers. By 1896, the population was estimated at 199 and Dundee had two livestock dealers, a clothier, a general store, a hardware store, a seller of notions, and a Mr. Biffle who sold organs. The Methodists and Presbyterians organized in the late 1890s, and the Baptists in the early 1900s. Dundee prospered and became for a time the second largest town in Archer County. In 1909, a bank was established with Alex Albright as president. Albright later became well known as the owner of "probably the largest Karakul sheep ranch in the world," just outside Dundee.
By 1919, the town had added some businesses, and the population was about 165. In the 1920s, the population was estimated at 400. The oldest of the county's federated study clubs was founded there in 1921. Lake Kemp was built during the 1920s fifteen miles west and Diversion Lake four miles north, as well as an irrigation system for the northern part of the county. Diversion Lake provided both irrigation and the site for a 141 acres (57 ha) fish hatchery, which was still in operation in 1990. In 1929, a tornado crippled Dundee, which rebuilt most of its businesses, but with the Great Depression, the town's growth was halted. The bank closed in 1933. The number of businesses dropped from ten in 1940 to five in 1946. By 1953, Dundee had an estimated population of 300 and three businesses. In the mid-1960s, the population was seventy-five; by 1970, it was forty, and the town had lost its post office. In 1980, Dundee had no businesses, although the railroad still ran through, and the population was forty. In 1990, the population was still forty but dropped to twelve by 2010. Award-winning Western novelist Benjamin Capps is a native of Dundee.[2]
An Eothyris skull was found a mile west of the former Woodrum ranch house south of the community.[3]
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Dundee has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[4]
^Romer, Alfred Sherwood (1937). (PDF). Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club. 16: 89–97. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2018.
dundee, texas, dundee, unincorporated, community, located, archer, county, texas, united, states, according, handbook, texas, community, population, 2010, dundee, located, within, wichita, falls, metropolitan, statistical, area, unincorporated, communitydundee. Dundee is an unincorporated community located in Archer County Texas United States According to the Handbook of Texas the community had a population of 12 in 2010 Dundee is located within the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area Dundee TexasUnincorporated communityDundeeLocation within the state of TexasShow map of TexasDundeeDundee the United States Show map of the United StatesCoordinates 33 44 26 N 98 54 6 W 33 74056 N 98 90167 W 33 74056 98 90167CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyArcherElevation 1 1 155 ft 352 m Population 2010 Total12Time zoneUTC 6 Central CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT GNIS feature ID1356456 1 Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Climate 3 Education 4 ReferencesHistory editSeveral families were already living in the area when the town was laid out on the T Fork Ranch between 1886 and 1890 In 1890 the Wichita Valley Railway Company established a line between Wichita Falls and Seymour and constructed a three story hotel at the station the railroad s president is said to have named for Dundee Scotland That year Amanda Giddens built the first post office and became postmistress In 1892 the town was described as a post office and station on the railway with a population of twenty five The railroad brought in more settlers By 1896 the population was estimated at 199 and Dundee had two livestock dealers a clothier a general store a hardware store a seller of notions and a Mr Biffle who sold organs The Methodists and Presbyterians organized in the late 1890s and the Baptists in the early 1900s Dundee prospered and became for a time the second largest town in Archer County In 1909 a bank was established with Alex Albright as president Albright later became well known as the owner of probably the largest Karakul sheep ranch in the world just outside Dundee By 1919 the town had added some businesses and the population was about 165 In the 1920s the population was estimated at 400 The oldest of the county s federated study clubs was founded there in 1921 Lake Kemp was built during the 1920s fifteen miles west and Diversion Lake four miles north as well as an irrigation system for the northern part of the county Diversion Lake provided both irrigation and the site for a 141 acres 57 ha fish hatchery which was still in operation in 1990 In 1929 a tornado crippled Dundee which rebuilt most of its businesses but with the Great Depression the town s growth was halted The bank closed in 1933 The number of businesses dropped from ten in 1940 to five in 1946 By 1953 Dundee had an estimated population of 300 and three businesses In the mid 1960s the population was seventy five by 1970 it was forty and the town had lost its post office In 1980 Dundee had no businesses although the railroad still ran through and the population was forty In 1990 the population was still forty but dropped to twelve by 2010 Award winning Western novelist Benjamin Capps is a native of Dundee 2 An Eothyris skull was found a mile west of the former Woodrum ranch house south of the community 3 Geography editDundee is located at the intersection of U S Highway 82 U S Highway 277 and Farm to Market Road 2846 25 miles northwest of Archer City and 27 mi 43 km southwest of Wichita Falls in northwestern Archer County 2 Climate edit The climate in this area is characterized by hot humid summers and generally mild to cool winters According to the Koppen Climate Classification system Dundee has a humid subtropical climate abbreviated Cfa on climate maps 4 Education editDundee had its own school in 1891 2 It is located within the Holliday Independent School District References edit a b U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Dundee Texas a b c TSHA Dundee TX Romer Alfred Sherwood 1937 New genera and species of pelycosaurian reptiles PDF Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 16 89 97 Archived from the original PDF on December 2 2018 Climate Summary for Dundee Texas Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dundee Texas amp oldid 1173447159, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
