Midland, Texas Midland, Texas City of Midland Downtown Midland in 2007 Downtown Midland in 2007 Official seal of Midland, Texas Location in the state of Texas Location in the state of Texas Counties Midland, Martin Demonym Midlander Midland is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Midland County, Texas, United States, on the Southern Plains of the state's area.
At the 2010 census, the populace of Midland was 111,147, and a 2015 estimate gave a total of 132,950, making it the twenty-fourth most crowded city in the state of Texas.
Due to the petroleum boom in Midland, certain officials have given populace estimates above 155,000. It is the principal town/city of the Midland, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Midland County, the populace of which interval 4.6 percent, between July 1, 2011 and July 1, 2012, to 151,662, in the order given, as stated to the U.S.
Enumeration Bureau. The urbane region is also a component of the larger Midland Odessa, Texas Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated populace of 295,987 on July 1, 2012. People in Midland are called Midlanders.
Midland was established as the midway point between Fort Worth and El Paso on the Texas and Pacific Railroad in 1881.
Midland County See also: Timeline of Midland, Texas A sandstorm passes over Midland on February 20, 1894, at 6:00 p.m.
The Bank of America Building is Midland's tallest building.
Midland was established in June 1881 as Midway Station, on the Texas and Pacific Railway.
It earned its name because of its central locale between Fort Worth and El Paso, but because there were already other suburbs in Texas by the name of Midway, the town/city changed its name to Midland in January 1884 when it was granted its first Post Office.
Midland became the governmental center of county of Midland County in March 1885, when that county was first organized and separated from Tom Green County.
Midland was changed decidedly by the discernment of petroleum in the Permian Basin in 1923 when the Santa Rita No.
Soon, Midland was transformed into the administrative center of the West Texas petroleum fields.
During the Second World War, Midland was the biggest bombardier training base in the country.
A second boom reconstructionbegan after the war, with the discernment and evolution of the Spraberry Trend, still ranked as the third-largest petroleum field in the United States by total reserves. Yet another boom reconstructiontook place amid the 1970s, with the high petroleum prices associated with the petroleum and energy crises of that decade.
Midland's economy still relies heavily on petroleum; however, the town/city has also diversified to turn into a county-wide telecommunications and distribution center.
According to the Midland Chamber of Commerce, at that time there were almost 2,000 more jobs available in the Permian Basin than there were workers to fill them.
John Howard Griffin wrote a history of Midland in 1959, Land of the High Sky.
Midland County Midland County.
Midland mayor Hank Avery had sued Midland County, challenging the electoral-districting scheme in effect for elections to the County Commissioner's Court.
The county districts geographically quartered the county, but the town/city of Midland, in the northwestern quarter, accounted for 97% of the county's population.
Midland is positioned at 32 0 N 102 6 W (32.005, 102.099), in the Permian Basin in the plains of West Texas.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 71.5 square miles (185.2 km ), of which 71.3 square miles (184.7 km ) is territory and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km ) (0.28%) is water.
Midland features a semi-arid climate (Koppen BSh or BSk) with long, hot summers and short, moderate winters.
Midland receives approximately 14.6 inches (370 mm) of rain per year, much of which falls in the summer.
Climate data for Midland, Texas Average snowy days ( 0.1 in) 1.6 .7 .2 .1 0 0 0 0 0 .1 .3 .9 3.9 At the 2010 census, 111,149 citizens , 41,268 homeholds, and 32,607 families resided in Midland.
In the city, the populace was distributed as 29.9% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
The per capita income for the town/city in 2007 was $52,294. In 2000, about 10.1% of families and 12.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.
In 2014, Forbes periodical ranked Midland as the second fastest-growing small town/city in the United States. As of 2014, Midland has the lowest unemployment rate in the United States at 2.3%. According to the city's 2013 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top ten employers in the town/city are: 1 Midland Independent School District 2,919 3 Midland Memorial Hospital and Medical Center 1,670 5 City of Midland 880 6 Midland College 735 9 Midland County 541 See also: Category:Buildings and structures in Midland, Texas Nicknamed "The Tall City", Midland has long been known for its downtown skyline.
Most of downtown Midland's primary office buildings were assembled amid a time of primary Permian Basin petroleum and gas discoveries.
The surge in energy prices in the mid-1980s sparked a building boom for downtown Midland.
For many years, the 22-story Wilco Building in downtown Midland was the tallest building between Fort Worth and Phoenix.
Another glimpse of downtown Midland Doubletree Hotel in downtown Midland First Presbyterian Church in Midland Midland College is home to the Mc - Cormick Gallery, positioned inside the Allison Fine Arts Building, on the college's chief campus.
Composed of experienced musicians from the region as well as Lubbock, San Angelo and other encircling cities, the MOSC also is home to three resident chamber ensembles, the Lone Star Brass, Permian Basin String Quartet and West Texas Winds.
The Midland Community Theatre (MCT) has been entertaining the Permian Basin since 1946 with musicals, comedies, dramas, mysteries, children's theatre and melodramas.
Twice each year, the Phyllis and Bob Cowan Performing Arts Series at Midland College presents no-charge cultural and creative performances of "international interest and scope to stimulate and inspire the Midland arts community," and entertain the improve at-large.
The series was endowed in 1999, and has since brought a diverse selection of entertainers to Midland, including Andre Watts, the Eroica Trio, the Moscow Boys Choir, the Flying Karamazov Brothers, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, 3 Mo' Divas, Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia Hernandez and the Golden Dragon Acrobats of China.
Sitting on the southern edge of the Llano Estacado and positioned near the center of the Permian Basin petroleum fields, Midland's economy has long been concentrated on oil exploration and extraction.
The Permian Basin Petroleum Museum homes a compilation of race cars designed by Jim Hall, a long time Midland resident who pioneered the use of aerodynamic downforce in the design of Formula One cars.
Main Street of Midland, Texas amid the town's frontier days.
Midland is also home to The Museum of the Southwest.
On display at the Midland County Historical Museum are reproductions of the "Midland Man," the skeleton of a Clovis female found near the town/city in 1953. Analysis of the remains by Dr.
Mc - Kinney said, "he Midland Woman was related to the earliest ancestors of every Indian who lives today, and she is very likely the only representative of those who created the Clovis cultures." Midland is home to the Midland Rock - Hounds, a Texas League minor league baseball team.
Midland is home to the West Texas Drillers (Adult Tackle Football) of the Minor Professional Football League.
Midland College is a member of the Western Junior College Athletic Conference, and fields squads in baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's golf, softball and volleyball.
Midland College has won 20 nationwide championships in sports since 1975, as well as produced 192 All-Americans.
Midland is also home to the Midland Mad Dog Rugby Club, which competes in the Texas Rugby Union as a division III team.
Twice each year, the Davidson Distinguished Lectures Series at Midland College presents no-charge enhance lectures by "nationally-known speakers whose academic accomplishments, civic leadership, and/or enhance achievements interest, enrich, and enlighten Midland students and people." The series was endowed in 1996, and has since brought a diverse selection of speakers to Midland, including Ken Burns, Richard Leakey, Bill Moyers, Mark Russell, Sandra Day O'Connor, Richard Rodriguez, Shelby Foote, Anna Deavere Smith, Bill Nye, John Updike and Neil de - Grasse Tyson.
The former Midland County Courthouse on Wall Street looking north from the Midland Doubletree towers On the federal level, Midland inhabitants are represented in the US Senate by John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, and in the US House of Representatives by Mike Conaway.
Midland inhabitants are represented in the Texas Senate by Republican Kel Seliger, District 31.
Midland is represented in the Texas House of Representatives by Republican Tom Craddick, the former Speaker from District 82.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice operates the command posts of Parole Division Region V in Midland; the Midland District Parole Office is in the Region V headquarters. The United States Postal Service operates the Midland Main Post Office on the grounds of Midland International Air and Space Port. The other four postal services are Claydesta, Downtown Midland, Graves, and Village. Midland is the home of Midland College (MC), which offers a range of over 50 programs of study for associate degrees and certificates to more than 6,000 students who enroll each semester.
MC is one of only three improve universities in Texas allowed to offer a bachelor's degree in applied technology.
Midland is also the home for the physician assistant program offered by the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Permian Basin Campus positioned on the ground of Midland College.
Midland is the home to three small-town enhance high schools: Midland High School, Robert E.
Lee High School and Early College High School (ECHS) at Midland College, all three of which are part of the Midland Independent School District.
Another school precinct is positioned just outside of Midland, Greenwood Independent School District, including Greenwood High and a middle and elementary school.
The goal for ECHS is to award students their associate degrees from Midland College by the time they receive their high school diplomas. Also, there are many private schools in Midland, including Hillcrest School, Hillander, Midland Classical Academy, Midland Christian School, Midland Montessori, St.
Ann's School, and Trinity School of Midland, among others.
Midland is also home to three charter schools: Richard Milburn Academy, Premier High School, and Midland Academy Charter School.
Midland County Library https://co.midland.tx.us/departments/lib/Pages/default.aspx Fasken Learning Resource Center at Midland College See also: List of newspapers in Texas, List of airways broadcasts in Texas, and List of tv stations in Texas Midland is served by the Midland Reporter-Telegram.
Midland is served by nine small-town tv stations: KMID, an ABC affiliate; KWES-TV, an NBC affiliate; KOSA, a CBS partner and a My - Network TV partner on their digital cable TV station; KPEJ-TV, a Fox affiliate; KPBT, a PBS affiliate; KWWT, The CW Television Network affiliate; KUPB, a Univision affiliate; and KTLE-LP, a Telemundo affiliate.
Many primary motion pictures have been filmed in and around Midland, including Hangar 18, Waltz Across Texas, Fandango, Blood Simple, Hard Country, Friday Night Lights, The Rookie, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica Mc - Clure (which featured, as extras, many participants in the actual rescue and its coverage), and others.
Midland is served by Midland International Air and Space Port (ICAO code: KMAF, IATA code: MAF), which is positioned between Odessa and Midland.
Midland Airpark (ICAO code: KMDD, IATA code: MDD) is a general aviation airport positioned on Midland's northeast side. FM 868 (Midland Drive) Midland was the site of the 2012 Midland train crash, in which a train collided with a parade float carrying wounded military veterans, killing four.
Midland also has citywide enhance bus services provided for the Midland-Odessa Urban Transit District by Midland-Odessa Transit Management, otherwise known as E-Z Rider.
Main article: List of citizens from Midland, Texas Midland has four sister metros/cities around the world. "MIDLAND, TX | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)".
"Historic plaque - Midland Man : The Portal to Texas History".
"Early College High School a 'once-in-a-lifetime' chance for students".
"KMDD - Midland Airpark".
"Did You Know: Midland's History".
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