Midland Texas : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

City of Midland

Official name

City of Midland

Settlement type

City

Motto

"The Sky's the Limit"

Country

United States United States

State

Texas

Counties

Midland, Martin

Government

Type

Council-Manager

City Council

Mayor Wes Perry
Michael Trost
John James
Scott Dufford
Jerry Morales
Jeff Sparks
Vicky Hailey

City Manager

Courtney Sharp

Geography

Total Area

71.5 sq mi (185.2 km2)

Land Area

71.3 sq mi (184.7 km2)

Water Area

0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)

Elevation

2782 ft (848 m)

Demography

Total Population

111147 (2010)

Density (pop.)

601.7/km² (1558.9/sq mi)

Metro (pop.)

266941

Other information

Time zone

CST (UTC-6)

- Summer (DST)

CDT (UTC-6)

Area code

432

FIPS code

48-48072

GNIS feature ID

1341547

Demonym

Midlander

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Midland is a city in and the county seat of Midland County, Texas, United States, on the Southern Plains of the state's western area. A small portion of the city extends into Martin County. As of 2010, the population of Midland was 111,147. It is the principal city of the Midland, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Midland County. The metropolitan area is also a component of the larger Midland - Odessa, Texas Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 266,941 as of July 1, 2009. People in Midland are called Midlanders.

Midland was originally founded as the midway point between Fort Worth and El Paso on the Texas and Pacific Railroad in 1881. The city has received national recognition as the hometown of former First Lady Laura Bush and a childhood home of former President George W. Bush.