Dean is a city in Clay County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 488 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Dean is located in northwestern Clay County. Texas State Highway 79 passes through the community, leading southwest to Wichita Falls and northeast to Petrolia.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Dean has a total area of , of which , or 0.56%, is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Dean had a population of 488, and the median age was 44.8 years, with 20.1% of residents under the age of 18 and 21.3% aged 65 years or older. For every 100 females there were 104.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 102.1 males age 18 and over.
There were 189 households in Dean, of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 67.2% were married-couple households, 13.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 16.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census
! Race !! Number !! Percent
|-
| White || 427 || 87.5%
|-
| Black or African American || 0 || 0.0%
|-
| American Indian and Alaska Native || 7 || 1.4%
|-
| Asian || 0 || 0.0%
|-
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
|-
| Some other race || 7 || 1.4%
|-
| Two or more races || 47 || 9.6%
|-
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 58 || 11.9%
|}
2000 census
As of the census including Petrolia High School.