Dobbin, Texas
Unincorporated community in Montgomery County · Not an incorporated municipality
About Dobbin
Dobbin is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 170 in 2000, although some estimates place that figure at close to 300. Dobbin is part of the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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How Dobbin is governed
Dobbin appears to be an unincorporated community or a census-designated place, so it may have no city government of its own — services usually come from Montgomery County and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Dobbin does have local officials.
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Residents of Dobbin
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Mayor
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The city's chief elected official. Presides over the executive branch, proposes the budget and represents the city.
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Police Chief
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Fire Chief
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Streets, water, sewer, and city buildings.
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The budget, taxes, and city accounts.
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Land use, zoning, building permits.
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City Council
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City Clerk
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Keeps the official records, runs meeting agendas and, often, local elections.
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City Attorney
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Hears traffic, ordinance and other minor cases.
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Presides over the municipal court.
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History
In 1878, the Central and Montgomery Railway built a line from Montgomery to Navasota. Two years later, a post office was established in the community under the name Bobbin. It became a shipping point for cotton and lumber in the mid-1880s and had a population of 250 by the 1890s. That number had declined to 168 by 1903. A few years later, the Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway built through Bobbin on its way to Mexia and Houston, making the community a railroad junction. In 1909, Bobbin's name was changed to Dobbin.
Dobbin was home to 100 people and several businesses in 1915. By the late 1940s, the community had three churches, two schools, two sawmills, two factories, nine businesses, a railroad station, and a population of 175. The number of residents fell to a low of 106 by the mid-1960s, but rose to 170 in the early 1970s. The population remained consistent throughout the latter half of the twentieth century.
Despite its unincorporated status, Dobbin continued to have a functioning post office (zip code: 77333) until December 31, 2025, when its post office was permanently closed.
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