Dean is a city in Clay County, Texas, United States.

It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Texas State Highway 79 passes through the community, leading southwest 10 miles (16 km) to Wichita Falls and northeast 8 miles (13 km) to Petrolia.

There were 136 housing units at an average density of 63.5 per square mile (24.5/km2).

17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.