Dyess
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town in Arkansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Arkansas
- County
- Mississippi
- Township
- Dyess
- Founded
- 1934 ( 1934 )
- Incorporated
- 1964 ( 1964 )
- Founded by
- Federal Emergency Relief Administration
- Named after
- William R. Dyess
- Total
- 0.96 sq mi (2.49 km )
- Land
- 0.96 sq mi (2.49 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 223 ft (68 m)
- Density
- 352.9/sq mi (136.25/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 05-20230
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Encyclopedic overview
Dyess is a town in Mississippi County, Arkansas which was founded as Dyess Colony in 1934 by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration as part of the Roosevelt administration's agricultural relief and rehabilitation program. It was the largest agrarian community established by the Federal Government during the Great Depression.
As of the 2020 census, the population of Dyess was 339, down from 410 in 2010. Dyess Colony was the boyhood home of country music singer Johnny Cash.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dyess” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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