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Midland
Texas is a state located in the Southern and Western regions of the United States of America. The state is second-largest in both area and population behind Alaska and California, respectively. The state's name derives from a word in the Caddoan language of the Hasinai. Texas declared its independence from Mexico in 1836 and existed as the independent Republic of Texas for nearly a decade.
Midland is the county seat of Midland county located on the Southern plains of the western area of the U.S, United States of Texas. It is the principal city of and is included in the Midland, Texas metropolitan statistical area, which is included in the Midland-Odessa, Texas combined statistical area. As of the 2006 U.S. Census estimate, the city had a total population of 100,378. The Midland Odessa metropolitan area, however, had a population of 246,710.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 173.0 square kilometers. About 172,5 square kilometers of it is covered by land and 0,5 square kilometers by water. The population density of the city is 550.6 per square kilometers. There were 39,855 housing units at an average density of 231.0 per square kilometers.
Midland was originally called Midway because of its location between Fort Worth and El Paso. However the name was soon changed to Midland to avoid confusion with other towns in Texas named Midway. Once a small town based on farming and ranching, Midland was forever changed by the discovery of oil in the Permian Basin in 1923. Soon, Midland was transformed into the administrative center of the West Texas oil fields.
Midland's main attraction is oil. Sitting near the center of the Permian Basin, Midland welcomes geologists, petroleum engineers, landmen, and financial speculators to help extract the oil from one of the largest deposits in North America. Midland is also home to the museum of the Southwest.
The Museum features a fine collection of paintings by various members of the Taos society of artists and Karl Bodmer, plus hand colored engravings by John J. and John W. Audubon. It also includes a separate children's museum and the Marian W. Blakemore Planetarium. It is also said to be as the city of best geographical environment and can trace its origins back to prehistoric times.
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