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Dell City is a city in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. The population was 365 at the time of the 2010 census, down from 413 at the time of the 2000 census. The population is now at 245 by the 2023 census. It is near the former location of Paulville, a failed Ron Paul inspired Libertarian cooperative and planned community. The city was incorporated in 1948, shortly after the discovery of an underground water supply by oil prospectors, which attracted farmers to the area. Its name is a reference to the nursery rhyme "The Farmer in the Dell. "Unreliable source: date=June 2021

Dell City was established in 1948, as an aquifer had been found in the area. Settlers came from other areas of Texas and New Mexico. It developed into being a farming town. The community had about 500 people in the 1950s. In 2012, Jeanne Catsoulis of The New York Times described Dell City as "a borderline ghost town". In 2014, there were 336 people, according to the United States Census Bureau, with 50 being the average age. In 2016, Jessica Onsurez wrote that residents in the town, which had a decline in the number of businesses, are divided over whether the town is "dying", in her words, or whether it will rebound. Residents rejected proposals to establish a prison and a manufacturing plant. in West Texas. It is 13 mile (21 km) north of U. S. Routes 62 and 180, and 4 mile (6 km) south of the New Mexico state line. The Guadalupe Mountains are visible to the east. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Carlsbad, New Mexico, to the northeast, is 90 mile (145 km) away. It is about 20 mile (32 km) west of the Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Texas Highways states that it is about 45 minutes' travel time away. The district has just one school, covering grades kindergarten through 12. In 1949, a teacher from Sierra Blanca Independent School District was sent to Dell City on request by Dell City residents, and another teacher, Grace Grebing, took over the role in 1950; she became the first superintendent of Dell City ISD. It was named after a longtime teacher.

+Dell City racial composition (NH = Non Hispanic)RaceNumberPercentageWhite (NH)8434.29%Black or African American (NH)10.41%Native American or Alaska Native (NH)41.63%Mixed/Multi Racial (NH)72.86%Hispanic or Latino14960.82%Total245
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 245 people, 83 households, and 30 families residing in the city.

The Dell Valley Review began publication in Dell City in 1956. It became known as the Hudspeth County Herald in 1964. Its offices are now in Odessa. The publication maintains a mailing address PO Box in Fort Hancock. The full name is Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review. In 2012 the newspaper had one employee, who served as the editor.

The filmmaker Josh Carter, beginning in 2002, assisted the creation of four films created by natives of Dell City, and he spliced them into a single work called Tales from Dell City, Texas, released in 2012. Catsoulis wrote that the film "immortalizes a dusty slice of vanishing Americana, delivering a parched ode to hard work, endurance and desert dreams."