Profile for Midland, Texas, TX

Former and merged names include:
· Midway

Oil was discovered here in 1923 and has played a central role in the local economy ever since.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 510. The number of murders and homicides was 2. The violent crime rate was 5.2 per 1,000 people.

Midland received national attention for the 1987 rescue of "Baby Jessica," 1-year-old Jessica McClure, who fell down an abandoned well.

Well-known residents have included:
· Woody Harrelson, actor
· Kathy Baker, actress
· Presidents George W. and George H.W. Bush

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Rock the Desert Festival - Aug. 10-11, 2007
• SeptemberFest - Sept. 7-9, 2007

Performing arts: Midland-Odessa Symphony & Chorale

Sports teams: RockHounds (minor league baseball)

Historic routes: Chihuahua Trail

Historic sites and museums: Midland County Museum, Museum of the Southwest Complex, Haley History Center, Confederate Air Force and American Airpower Heritage Museum, Permian Basin Petroleum Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 60

Quotes:
The sons of America's aristocracy were also in Midland trying to make the next big strike. The Gettys, the Mellons, and the Rockefellers all had young men in town doing their bidding. So while Midland was pure West Texas, it also boasted a Harvard Club, a Yale Club, and a Princeton Club.
-- The Bushes: Portrait of a Dynasty
Peter Schweizer and Rochelle Schweizer

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Hotels (11)

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Museums (3)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Midland demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Midland County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Odessa-Midland area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 79701 ZIP code.

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12% of Midland residents report German ancestry, and 8% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Midland ancestry & family history guide.

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• Midland County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - TX data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• Death index
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• Immigration records
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• Crime in Midland County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
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• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Texas
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Midland was $20,884, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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27% of Midland residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Midland festival dates:

• Rock the Desert Festival - Aug. 10-11, 2007
• SeptemberFest - Sept. 7-9, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Midland festival web sites:

• Rock the Desert Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Texas county fairs
• Texas festivals (Texas tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Midland

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• Post history questions in Midland County genealogy forum

Median rent in Midland, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $376.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $912.

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Libraries in Midland include Midland Centennial Branch Library, Midland County Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Midland include Lubbock-Midland-Odessa El Editor, Midland Reporter-Telegram

TV stations in Midland include KMID, KUPB.

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Midland County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Midland political report.

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The average commute time for Midland workers is 17 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 15 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Midland between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.6 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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