city in and county seat of Midland County, Texas, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Midland is a city in the American state of Texas. It is called Midland, because it is the midway point between two bigger cities in Texas, Fort Worth and El Paso. Oil was discovered in the region in 1923 and is still a larger part of the economy.
Midland, Texas | |
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Downtown Midland in 2007 | |
| Nickname: "The Tall City" | |
| Motto: "Feel the Energy!" | |
 Location in Midland County, Texas | |
  Midland Location of Midland  Midland Midland (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 32°0′N 102°6′W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Counties | Midland, Martin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| Area | |
| • City | 75.62 sq mi (195.86 km2) |
| • Land | 75.45 sq mi (195.41 km2) |
| • Water | 0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,782 ft (848 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 132,524 |
| • Density | 1,935.56/sq mi (747.33/km2) |
| • Metro | 175,220 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 79701-12 |
| Area code | 432 |
| FIPS code | 48-48072[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1341547[4] |
| Demonym | Midlander |
| Website | midlandtexas.gov |
Midland is also famous as the hometown of former First Lady Barbara Walker Bush. She and her husband, former president George H. W. Bush lived there, with their children including the later US President George W. Bush and his wife Laura, and his brother Jeb Bush, the former Governor of Florida.
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