Population in households in Dawson County ; Total Population: 11,687; Male Population: 5,721; Under 5 years: 551; 5 to 9 years: 480; 10 to 14 years: 491; 15 to 17 years: 284; 18 and 19 years: 154; 20 years: 55; 21 years: 55; 22 to 24 years: 192; 25 to 29 years: 353; 30 to 34 years: 314; 35 to 39 years: 300; 40 to 44 years: 291; 45 to 49 years: 394; 50 to 54 years: 370; 55 to 59 years: 353
John Steinbeck, Literary Legend. John Steinbeck (February 27, 1902  December 20, 1968) was one of the best-known and most widely read American writers of the 20th century. Over his writing career, Steinbeck wrote nearly 30 books, including several novels, non-fiction books and short story collections. But he wasn't always a working writer.
Mini Bio (1). John Steinbeck was the third of four children and the only son born to John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck. His father was County Treasurer and his mother, a former schoolteacher.John graduated from Salinas High School in 1919 and attended classes at Stanford University, leaving in 1925 without a degree.ccording to his biographer Jay Parini and the New York Times, Steinbeck in the mid-1990s was the most popular deceased American writer, with 750,00 copies of his works selling annually.