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'''Key''' is an unincorporated community in Dawson County, Texas, United States.<ref name="gnis">{{GNIS|1339063}}</ref> According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 20 in 2000.

==Geography== Key is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 180 and Farm to Market Road 178, {{convert|12|mi|km|abbr=on}} east of Lamesa, {{convert|45|mi|km|abbr=on}} northwest of Big Spring, and {{convert|52|mi|km|abbr=on}} west of Snyder in east-central Dawson County.<ref name="Texas Escapes">{{cite web | url= http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasGhostTowns/Key-Texas.htm | title= Key, Texas | publisher = Texas Escapes Online Magazine | date= | accessdate = 2024-07-24}}</ref>

==Education== Key had its own school in 1947.<ref name="Handbook">{{Handbook of Texas|id=hrk09|name=Key, TX}}</ref> Today, Key is served by the Lamesa Independent School District.

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{{Dawson County, Texas}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Dawson County, Texas Category:Unincorporated communities in Texas