THE DICKSON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Eastern Cross Timbers setting.
Dickson town has 14 square miles of land in Carter County. Its Census reference point is in Eastern Cross Timbers, within Cross Timbers.
The Cross Timbers mark a transition from prairie to more wooded eastern landscapes. Native grassland is interspersed with post oak and blackjack oak, creating a woodland-and-open-country mosaic.
Regional context: Cross Timbers ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Dickson and Carter County
Dickson is associated with Carter County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Dickson by land and water
The Census records 0.12 square miles of water within Dickson, or 0.8% of its total area. It is 0.6 percentage points lower than the 1.4% recorded for Carter County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Dickson town has 46.4 times the land area of nearby Earl CDP (0.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

