Midland, Texas

{{Use American English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Midland, Texas
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| image_skyline            = Midland44 Skyline.jpg
| image_caption            = Downtown Midland in 2007
| nickname                 = "The Tall City"
| motto                    = "Feel the Energy!"
| image_flag               = 
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| image_map                = Midland County Midland.svg
| mapsize                  = 250px
| map_caption              = Location in [[Midland County, Texas|Midland County]], [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = {{Nowrap|{{US}}}}
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = {{Flag|Texas|size=23px}}
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Texas|Counties]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Midland County, Texas|Midland]], [[Martin County, Texas|Martin]]
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| government_type          = [[Council-manager government|Council-Manager]]
| leader_title             = [[List of mayors of Midland, Texas|Mayor]]
| leader_name              = Lori Blong
| established_date         = 1885
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_total_km2           = 195.86
| area_land_km2            = 195.41
| area_water_km2           = 0.44|
| area_total_sq_mi         = 75.62
| area_land_sq_mi          = 75.45
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.17
| elevation_ft             = 2782
| coordinates              = {{coord|32|0|N|102|6|W|region:US-TX_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| population_footnotes     = <ref name=CSApop>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2007/CBSA-EST2007-02.csv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404145120/http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2007/CBSA-EST2007-02.csv |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 4, 2008 |title=Table 2. Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 (CBSA-EST2007-02) |format=[[comma-separated values|CSV]] |work=2007 Population Estimates |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division |date=March 27, 2008 |access-date=July 21, 2008 }}</ref>
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_total         = 132,524
| population_metro         = 295,987
| population_density_km2   = 747.33
| population_density_sq_mi = 1935.56
| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset               = −6
| timezone_DST             = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset_DST           = −5
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code              = 79701-12
| area_code                = [[Area code 432|432]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-48072<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 1341547<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
| blank2_name              = [[Demonym]]
| blank2_info              = Midlander
| website                  = [http://www.midlandtexas.gov/ midlandtexas.gov]
| footnotes                = 
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
}}

'''Midland''' is a city in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]] and the [[county seat|seat]] of [[Midland County, Texas|Midland County]]<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> with small portions extending into [[Martin County, Texas|Martin County]]. The population was 132,524 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. Located in the [[Permian Basin (North America)|Permian Basin]] in [[West Texas]], Midland is a major center for [[Petroleum in the United States|American oil and natural gas production]].

Midland is the principal city of the [[Midland, Texas metropolitan statistical area]], which includes all of Midland County, the population of which was 169,983 in the 2020 U.S. Census.<ref>US Census, 2020 Census Report, Quick Facts, Midland County https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/midlandcountytexas</ref> The metropolitan area is part of the larger [[Midland–Odessa|Midland–Odessa combined statistical area]], which had a population of 340,391 in the 2020 census.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=S1101%3A%20HOUSEHOLDS%20AND%20FAMILIES&g=330XX00US372&y=2020|title=Households and Families|website=census.gov|access-date=July 18, 2022}}</ref> Residents of Midland are referred to as 'Midlanders'.

Midland was founded as the midway point between [[Fort Worth]] and [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]] on the [[Texas and Pacific Railway|Texas and Pacific Railroad]] in 1881. The city has many connections to the [[Bush family]]; it was the onetime home of former [[President of the United States|Presidents]] [[George H. W. Bush]] and [[George W. Bush]] and the hometown of former [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Laura Bush]]. The [[George W. Bush Childhood Home]] is located in Midland.

== History ==
{{See also|Timeline of Midland, Texas}}
[[File:storm midland tx.jpg|thumb|right|Sandstorm, 1894]]
[[File:Midland, Texas (1894).jpg|thumb|right|Main Street, 1894]]
[[File:Bank of America Building, Midland, Texas.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Bank of America Building (Midland)|Bank of America Building]], Midland's tallest]]

Midland was established in June 1881 as Midway Station, on the [[Texas and Pacific Railway]]. Its name came from its central location between Fort Worth and El Paso, but because there were already other towns in Texas named Midway, the city changed its name to Midland in January 1884 when it was granted its first post office.

Midland became the county seat of Midland County in March 1885, when that county was first organized and separated from [[Tom Green County, Texas|Tom Green County]]. By 1890, it had become one of the state's most important cattle shipping centers. The city was incorporated in 1906, and by 1910 established its first fire department, along with a new water system.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hdm03 |title=MIDLAND, TX &#124; The Handbook of Texas Online&#124; Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) |publisher=Tshaonline.org |access-date=May 29, 2014}}</ref>

Midland was changed significantly by the discovery of [[oil drilling|oil]] in the [[Permian Basin (North America)|Permian Basin]] in 1923 when the Santa Rita No. 1 well began producing in [[Reagan County]], followed shortly by the [[Yates Oil Field]] in [[Iraan, Texas|Iraan]]. Midland became the West Texas oil fields' administrative center. During [[World War II]], it had the nation's largest bombardier training base. A second boom began after the war, with the discovery and development of the [[Spraberry Trend]], still the country's third-largest oil field by total reserves.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/natural_gas/data_publications/crude_oil_natural_gas_reserves/current/pdf/appb.pdf |title=Top 100 Oil and Gas Fields |access-date=May 23, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515062119/http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/natural_gas/data_publications/crude_oil_natural_gas_reserves/current/pdf/appb.pdf |archive-date=May 15, 2009 }}</ref> Yet another boom period took place during the 1970s, with the high oil prices associated with the oil and energy crises. Today, the Permian Basin produces one fifth of the nation's total petroleum and [[natural gas]] output.

Midland's economy still relies heavily on petroleum, but the city has also become a regional telecommunications and distribution center. By August 2006, a busy period of crude oil production had caused a significant workforce deficit. According to the Midland Chamber of Commerce, at that time there were almost 2,000 more jobs available in the [[Permian Basin (North America)|Permian Basin]] than there were workers to fill them.

In 1959, [[John Howard Griffin]] wrote a history of Midland, ''Land of the High Sky.''

=== ''Avery v. Midland County'' ===
In 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court heard the case ''[[Avery v. 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 Midland, in the northwestern quarter, had 97% of the county's population. A judge, elected on an at-large basis, provided a fifth vote, but the result was that the three rural commissioners, representing only 3% of the county's population, held a majority of the votes.

The Court held that the scheme violated the [[Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Fourteenth Amendment]]'s [[Equal Protection clause]]. A dissenting minority held that this example of the [[Earl Warren|Warren]] Court's policy of [[Incorporation (Bill of Rights)|incorporation]] at the local-government level exceeded its [[U.S. Constitution|constitutional]] authority.

== Geography ==
Midland is in the [[Permian Basin (North America)|Permian Basin]] in the [[West Texas]] plains.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of 71.5&nbsp;square miles (185.2&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), of which 71.3&nbsp;square miles (184.7&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) is land and 0.2&nbsp;square mile (0.5&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) (0.28%) is water.

=== Climate ===
Midland has a [[desert climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BSh'' or ''BSk'') with hot summers and cool to mild winters. It occasionally has cold waves during the winter, but rarely sees extended periods of below-freezing cold. Midland receives approximately {{convert|13.5|in|mm}} of precipitation per year, much of which falls in the summer. Highs exceed {{convert|90|°F|0}} on 115 days per year and {{convert|100|°F|0}} on 24 days while lows fall to {{convert|32|°F|0}} or below on 58 days.<ref name = NWS /><ref name = NOWData />

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|location = [[Midland International Airport]], Texas (1991–2020 normals,{{efn|Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.}} extremes 1930–present)
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|Feb high F = 63.6
|Mar high F = 71.9
|Apr high F = 80.5
|May high F = 88.5
|Jun high F = 95.0
|Jul high F = 95.8
|Aug high F = 94.8
|Sep high F = 87.6
|Oct high F = 79.0
|Nov high F = 67.1
|Dec high F = 59.2
|year high F= 78.5

|Jan mean F = 45.7
|Feb mean F = 50.2
|Mar mean F = 58.0
|Apr mean F = 66.2
|May mean F = 75.4
|Jun mean F = 82.6
|Jul mean F = 84.4
|Aug mean F = 83.2
|Sep mean F = 76.2
|Oct mean F = 66.5
|Nov mean F = 54.3
|Dec mean F = 46.4
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 32.7
|Feb low F = 36.7
|Mar low F = 44.2
|Apr low F = 51.8
|May low F = 62.2
|Jun low F = 70.3
|Jul low F = 72.9 
|Aug low F = 71.7
|Sep low F = 64.8
|Oct low F = 54.0
|Nov low F = 41.5
|Dec low F = 33.6
|year low F= 53.0
|Jan avg record high F = 77.7
|Feb avg record high F = 81.8
|Mar avg record high F = 88.7
|Apr avg record high F = 94.7
|May avg record high F =101.0
|Jun avg record high F =104.9
|Jul avg record high F =103.2
|Aug avg record high F =102.3
|Sep avg record high F = 98.4
|Oct avg record high F = 92.9
|Nov avg record high F = 83.0
|Dec avg record high F = 77.3
|year avg record high F=107
|Jan avg record low F = 18.2
|Feb avg record low F = 20.1
|Mar avg record low F = 25.3
|Apr avg record low F = 33.5
|May avg record low F = 45.8
|Jun avg record low F = 59.5
|Jul avg record low F = 65.2
|Aug avg record low F = 62.9
|Sep avg record low F = 50.0
|Oct avg record low F = 34.8
|Nov avg record low F = 23.7
|Dec avg record low F = 18.5
|year avg record low F= 13.6
|Jan record high F =  84
|Feb record high F =  92
|Mar record high F =  97
|Apr record high F = 104
|May record high F = 108
|Jun record high F = 116
|Jul record high F = 112
|Aug record high F = 113
|Sep record high F = 107
|Oct record high F = 101
|Nov record high F =  90
|Dec record high F =  85

|Jan record low F =  −8
|Feb record low F = −11
|Mar record low F =   9
|Apr record low F =  20
|May record low F =  32
|Jun record low F =  47
|Jul record low F =  49
|Aug record low F =  52
|Sep record low F =  36
|Oct record low F =  16
|Nov record low F =  10
|Dec record low F =  −1
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|Jan precipitation inch = 0.66
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.58
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.68
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.70
|May precipitation inch = 1.57
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.80
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.62
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.72
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.66
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.21
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.72
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.59
|year precipitation inch=13.51
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 3.6
|Feb precipitation days = 3.4
|Mar precipitation days = 3.6
|Apr precipitation days = 2.7
|May precipitation days = 5.1
|Jun precipitation days = 4.5
|Jul precipitation days = 4.5
|Aug precipitation days = 5.3
|Sep precipitation days = 5.5
|Oct precipitation days = 4.3
|Nov precipitation days = 3.2
|Dec precipitation days = 3.6

|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.5
|Dec snow inch = 1.4
|Jan snow inch = 1.6
|Feb snow inch = 0.7
|Mar snow inch = 0.0
|Apr snow inch = 0.1
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
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|unit snow days = 0.1 in
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|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 0.3
|Dec snow days = 0.8
|Jan snow days = 1.1
|Feb snow days = 0.7
|Mar snow days = 0.0
|Apr snow days = 0.1
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jan humidity = 56.6
|Feb humidity = 54.7
|Mar humidity = 46.2
|Apr humidity = 44.9
|May humidity = 50.6
|Jun humidity = 53.1
|Jul humidity = 51.2
|Aug humidity = 53.7
|Sep humidity = 61.2
|Oct humidity = 59.9
|Nov humidity = 58.7
|Dec humidity = 57.6

| Jan dew point C = −4.3
| Feb dew point C = −2.6
| Mar dew point C = -1.0
| Apr dew point C =  2.8
| May dew point C =  8.7
| Jun dew point C = 13.9
| Jul dew point C = 14.9
| Aug dew point C = 15.0
| Sep dew point C = 13.7
| Oct dew point C =  8.2
| Nov dew point C =  1.9
| Dec dew point C = −2.9
|source 1 = National Weather Service / NOAA (relative humidity and dew point 1961&ndash;1990)<ref name = NWS>{{cite web|url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/maf/?n=cli_maf_records_averages |title=National Weather Service Midland |publisher=Srh.noaa.gov |date=March 7, 2012 |access-date=September 16, 2020}}</ref><ref name = NOWData>{{cite web |url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=maf |title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date = February 14, 2022}}</ref><ref name = "NOAA txt">{{cite web |url = ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/1981-2010/products/station/USW00023023.normals.txt |title = Station Name: TX MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AP |publisher = National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration |access-date = September 16, 2020}}</ref><ref name= wmo>{{cite web |url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP3/72265.TXT |title = WMO Climate Normals for MIDLAND/WSO AP TX 1961&ndash;1990 |access-date = September 16, 2020 |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration}}</ref>
}}
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=== Cityscape ===
{{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 major office buildings were built during a time of major [[Permian Basin (North America)|Permian Basin]] oil and gas discoveries. The surge in energy prices in the mid-1980s sparked a building boom downtown. For many years, the 22-story [[Wilco building|Wilco Building]] in downtown was the tallest building between [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] and [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]. Today, the tallest is the 24-story [[Bank of America Building (Midland)|Bank of America Building]], at {{convert|332|ft|m}}. Four buildings over {{convert|500|ft|m}} tall were planned in the 1980s, including one designed by architect [[I.M. Pei]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uwm.edu/SARUP/faculty/cardillo.htm |title=List of Architectural designs, including MGF Building by I. M. Pei |publisher=Uwm.edu |date=April 3, 2012 |access-date=November 16, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100927224155/http://www4.uwm.edu/SARUP/faculty/cardillo.htm |archive-date=September 27, 2010 }}</ref>

The great oil bust of the mid-1980s killed any plans for future skyscrapers. A private development group was planning to build [[Energy Tower (Midland, Texas)|Energy Tower]] at City Center, which was proposed to be 870 feet tall, with 59 floors (six floors underground and 53 above). If it had been built, it would have been Texas's sixth-tallest building.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mywesttexas.com/top_stories/article_ac0f72d2-115e-598d-be9d-cc0d8ed838b6.html|title=Architect: 'Energy Tower starts ripple effect of downtown activity'|date=April 2, 2013}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Rank
!Name
!Height<br /><small>ft / m</small>
!Floors
!Year
!class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
|1  || [[Bank of America Building (Midland)|Bank of America Building]] || <span style="display:none">01.0</span>332 /101  || 24 || 1978 || The building has been the tallest building in the city since 1978.<ref name="bofa">{{Cite web|title=Bank of America Building|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=97|access-date=October 28, 2009|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com}}</ref>
|- 
|2  || [[Wilco building|Wilco Building]] || <span style="display:none">02.0</span>308 / 94 || 22 || 1958 || The Wilco Building was, for many years, the tallest building between [[Fort Worth, Texas|Ft. Worth]] and [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]].  After the Bank of America Building was constructed, the Wilco Building became the second-tallest in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=97|title=Wilco Building|access-date=October 29, 2009|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com}}</ref>
|-
|3  || [[Centennial Tower (Midland)|Centennial Tower]] || <span style="display:none">02.0</span>191 / 58 || 15 || 1978 || Centennial Tower is located in Centennial Plaza in downtown Midland.  It currently stands as the third-tallest building in the city.  
|-
|4  || [[Independence Plaza]] || <span style="display:none">02.0</span>  || 16 || 1984 || Independence Plaza is a large office building located in the heart of downtown Midland.  It currently stands as the fourth-tallest building in the city.  
|}
<gallery>
File:Midland, TX skyline DSCN1201.JPG|Downtown
File:West Texas National Bank Bldg., Midland DSCN1202.JPG|Summit Building (center) and [[Wilco Building]] (background)
File:Petroleum Bldg., Midland, TX DSCN1174.JPG|[[Petroleum Building (Midland)|Petroleum Building]], with [[Centennial Tower (Midland)|Centennial Tower]] on right
File:Midland, TX, City Hall DSCN1154.JPG|City Hall
File:Basic Energy Services Bldg., Midland, TX DSCN1207.JPG|Kinder Morgan Building
File:Doubletree Hotel, Midland, TX DSCN1180.JPG|Downtown [[Doubletree Hotel]]
File:Yucca Theatre, Midland, TX DSCN1171.JPG|Yucca Theater at the Petroleum Building
File:First Presbyterian Church, Midland, TX DSCN1189.JPG|First Presbyterian Church
File:Glimpse of Midland, TX, W Ohio Ave looking east.jpg|Downtown from Ohio Avenue
</gallery>

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1910= 2192
|1920= 1795
|1930= 5484
|1940= 9352
|1950= 21713
|1960= 62625
|1970= 59463
|1980= 70525
|1990= 89443
|2000= 94996
|2010= 111147
|2020= 132524
|footnote=U.S. Census Bureau<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US4848072&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US48%7C16000US4801000&_street=&_county=midland&_cityTown=midland&_state=04000US48&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212053327/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US4848072&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US48%7C16000US4801000&_street=&_county=midland&_cityTown=midland&_state=04000US48&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=American FactFinder|publisher=Factfinder.census.gov|access-date=November 16, 2012}}</ref> Texas Almanac<ref>https://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/CityPopHist%20web.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Midland racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4848072&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 19, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (''NH = Non-Hispanic''){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|59,453
|44.86%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|9,913
|7.48%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|546
|0.41%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|3,422
|2.58%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|127
|0.1%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|473
|0.36%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|3,429
|2.59%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|55,161
|41.62%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''132,524'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 132,524 people, 47,682 households, and 32,632 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,558.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 47,562 housing units at an average density of {{convert|667.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. Of the 47,682 households, 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were opposite-sex married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were made up of same-sex relationships, non-family habitations, or other habitation arrangements. About 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the city, the population 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 median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $39,320, and for a family was $48,290. Males had a median income of $37,566 versus $24,794 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city in 2007 was $52,294.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/mpi/2008/xls/mpi0808.xls |title=?? |publisher=Bea.gov |access-date=May 29, 2014}}</ref> In 2000, about 10.1% of families and 12.9% of the population 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]]'' magazine ranked Midland the second fastest-growing small city in the United States.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kotkin |first=Joel |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/joelkotkin/2014/09/03/americas-fastest-growing-small-cities/ |title=America's Fastest-Growing Small Cities |work=Forbes |date=September 3, 2014 |access-date=September 3, 2014 }}</ref>

== Economy ==
In 2014, Midland had the lowest unemployment rate in the United States, 2.3%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bls.gov/web/metro/laummtrk.htm |title=Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas |website=Bls.gov |date=April 5, 2017 |access-date=May 2, 2017}}</ref> According to the city's latest Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://midlandtexas.gov/Archive.aspx?AMID=54 |title=	Comprehensive Annual Financial Report }}</ref> the city's top ten employers are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
| [[Midland Independent School District]]
| 2,919
|-
| 2
| Midland Memorial Hospital and Medical Center
| 1,670
|-
| 3
| Dawson Geophysical
| 1,244
|-
| 4
| [[Walmart]]
| 950
|-
| 5
| City of Midland
| 880
|-
| 6
| [[Midland College]]
| 735
|-
| 7
| [[Baker Hughes]]
| 600
|-
| 8
| Warren Equipment Companies
| 597
|-
| 9
| [[Midland County, Texas]]
| 541
|-
| 10
| [[H-E-B]]
| 509
|}

{{Further|Fasken Center}}

== Arts and culture ==
=== Galleries ===
[[Midland College]] is home to the McCormick Gallery, inside the Allison Fine Arts Building on the main campus. Throughout the year, exhibits at the McCormick feature works of MC students and faculty, visiting artists, and juried exhibits. The Arts Council of Midland<ref>[http://www.acmidland.org] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517033133/http://acmidland.org/|date=May 17, 2014}}</ref> serves as the promotional and public relations vehicle to promote the arts and stimulate community participation and support. The McCormick is also home to the Studio 3600 Series,<ref>[http://www.midland.edu/mccormick/studio3600/index.php] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716084503/http://www.midland.edu/mccormick/studio3600/index.php|date=July 16, 2011}}</ref> established in 2006 to "spotlight selected art students and provide them the opportunity to exhibit key works that identify the style they have crafted over a period of time."

=== Performing arts ===

The Midland-Odessa Symphony and Chorale (MOSC) has performed in the Permian Basin for over 45 years, and is the region's largest orchestral organization, presenting both Pops and Masterworks concerts throughout the year. The MOSC also is home to three resident chamber ensembles, the Lone Star Brass, Permian Basin String Quartet and West Texas Winds. These ensembles are made up of principal musicians in the orchestra.
[[File:Bush-Midland-childhood.jpg|thumb|right|[[Barbara Bush]], [[Laura Bush]], [[George H. W. Bush]] at the dedication of the [[George W. Bush Childhood Home]] in 2006]]
[[File:GWB Boyhood Home, Midland, TX DSCN1188.JPG|thumb|right|Bush Home, 2014]]

The Midland Community Theatre (MCT) originated in 1946 with musicals, comedies, dramas, mysteries, children's theatre and melodramas. MCT produces 15 shows each year in three performance spaces—Davis Theatre I and Mabee Theatre II, in the Cole Theatre, and the annual fundraiser [[Summer Mummers]] in the Yucca Theatre. MCT is a member of the American Association of Community Theatre, and hosted the 2006 AACT International Theatrefest.

Twice each year, the Phyllis and Bob Cowan Performing Arts Series at Midland College presents free cultural and artistic performances.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.midlandcollegefoundation.org/davidson_distinguished_lecture_series/phyllis_and_bob_cowan_performing_arts_series/index.php |title=Phyllis and Bob Cowan Performing Arts Series |website=Midlandcollegefoundation.org |date=October 10, 2013 |access-date=May 2, 2017}}</ref> The series was endowed in 1999.

=== Libraries ===
* [[Midland County Library]]
* [[J. Evetts Haley#Legacy|Haley Memorial Library and History Center]]
* Murray L. Fasken Learning Resource Center at Midland College

=== Tourism ===
[[File:Permian Basin Petroleum Museum entrance, Midland, TX DSCN1296.JPG|thumb|right|[[Permian Basin Petroleum Museum]]]]
Sitting on the southern edge of the [[Llano Estacado]] and near the center of the [[Permian Basin (North America)|Permian Basin]] oil fields, Midland's economy has long been focused on petroleum exploration and extraction. Providing more information about this industry is the [[Permian Basin Petroleum Museum]], on the outskirts of town near Interstate 20. The museum houses numerous displays on the history, science, and technology of oil and gas development. The Permian Basin Petroleum Museum houses a collection of race cars designed by [[Jim Hall (race car driver)|Jim Hall]], a longtime Midland resident who pioneered the use of aerodynamic downforce in Formula One car design.

Midland is also home to The Museum of the Southwest. The museum features a collection of paintings by various members of the [[Taos Society of Artists]] and [[Karl Bodmer]] as well as engravings by John J. and John W. Audubon. Within the same museum complex are the Children's Museum and the Marian W. Blakemore Planetarium. The Museum of the Southwest is in the Turner Mansion, the historic 1934 home of Fred and Juliette Turner.

On display at the Midland County Historical Museum are reproductions of the "Midland Man", the skeleton of a [[Clovis Culture|Clovis]] female found near the city in 1953.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://texashistory.unt.edu/data/UNT/TP/2005-08/meta-pth-5326.tkl |title=Historic plaque – Midland Man : The Portal to Texas History |date=August 6, 2005 |publisher=Texashistory.unt.edu |access-date=November 16, 2012}}</ref> Analysis of the remains by Curtis R. McKinney using uranium-thorium analysis showed that the bones are 11,600 ± 800 years old. Presenting his findings at the annual meeting of the [[Geological Society of America]] in 1992, McKinney said, "[T]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."

== Sports ==
Midland is home to the [[Midland RockHounds]], a [[Texas League]] [[minor league baseball]] team. It is the AA affiliate of the [[Oakland Athletics]]. The Rockhounds have played their home games in [[Momentum Bank Ballpark]] since 2002.

[[West Texas United Sockers]] is an American soccer team founded in 2008. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid South Division of the Southern Conference. The team plays its home games at the [[Grande Communications Stadium]].

Midland is home to the West Texas Drillers (Adult Tackle Football) of the Minor Professional Football League. They were established in 2009. They play their home games at Grande Communications Stadium.

[[Midland College]] is a member of the [[Western Junior College Athletic Conference]], and fields teams in baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's golf, softball and volleyball. Midland College has won 20 national championships in sports since 1975, as well as produced 192 All-Americans.

Plans have been made to develop a 35-court tennis facility named the [[Bush Tennis Center]].

Midland is also home to the Midland Mad Dog Rugby Club, which competes in the Texas Rugby Union as a Division III team.

== Government ==
=== Local government ===
[[File:Midland County Courthouse, Midland, TX (on left) looking north across Wall Street from Midland Hilton.JPG|thumb|right|The former Midland County Courthouse on Wall Street, looking north from Midland Doubletree towers]]

According to its 2008 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Midland's various funds had $57.3 million in revenues, $53.0 million in expenditures, $363.4 million in total assets, $133.9 million in total liabilities, and $75.0 million in cash and investments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.midlandtexas.gov/departments/finance_budget/pdf/2008_cafr.pdf |title=Comprehensive Annual Financial Report |access-date=June 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717004707/http://www.midlandtexas.gov/departments/finance_budget/pdf/2008_cafr.pdf |archive-date=July 17, 2011 }}</ref>

{{hidden begin
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[[File:Carroll Thomas, mayor of Midland Texas.jpg|thumb|100px|right|Carroll Thomas, mayor 1986–1992]]
* 1907–1908, S.J. Issaacs<ref name=WhatFromMayor>{{citation |url= http://www.mrt.com/news/article/Commentary-What-do-you-want-from-a-mayor-7458735.php |work=Midlan Reporter-Telegram |publisher=Hearst Communications Inc. |title= Commentary: What do you want from a mayor? Depends who you ask |date=November 3, 2013 }}</ref>
* 1908–1909, A.C. Parker<ref name=WhatFromMayor />
* 1909–1911, J.A. Haley<ref name=WhatFromMayor />
* 1911–1915, J.M. Cladwell<ref name=WhatFromMayor />
* 1915–1917, J.M. Gilmore<ref name=WhatFromMayor />
* 1917–1918, H.A. Leaverton<ref name=WhatFromMayor />
* 1918–1923, W.A. Dawson<ref name=WhatFromMayor />
* 1923–1925, Paul T. Barron<ref name=WhatFromMayor />
* 1925–1929, Frank Haag<ref name=WhatFromMayor />
* 1929–1934, Leon Goodman<ref name=WhatFromMayor />
* 1934–1943, M.C. Ulmer<ref name=WhatFromMayor />
* 1943–1946, A.N. Hendrickson<ref name=WhatFromMayor />
* 1946–1947, Fred Hogan<ref name=WhatFromMayor />
* 1947–1949, Russell H. Gifford<ref name=WhatFromMayor />
* 1949–1951, William B. Neely<ref name=WhatFromMayor />
* 1951–1953, Perry Pickett<ref name=WhatFromMayor />
* 1953–1954, J.W. McMillen<ref name=WhatFromMayor />
* 1955–1958, Ernest Sidwell<ref name=WhatFromMayor />
* 1958–1962, F.L. Thompson<ref name=WhatFromMayor />
* 1962–1968, H. C. Avery Jr.<ref name=WhatFromMayor />
* 1968–1972, Edwin H. Magruder Jr.<ref name=WhatFromMayor />
* 1972–1980, Ernest Angelo Jr.<ref name=WhatFromMayor />
* 1980–1986, G. Thane Akins<ref name=WhatFromMayor />
* 1986–1992, Carroll Thomas<ref name=WhatFromMayor />
* 1992–1994, J.D. Faircloth<ref name=WhatFromMayor />
* 1994–2001, Robt. E. Burns<ref name=WhatFromMayor />
* 2001–2008, Michael J. Canon<ref name=WhatFromMayor />
* 2008–2014, Wes Perry<ref name=summit2015>{{citation |url=http://www.mrt.com/news/article/The-more-things-change-the-more-they-stay-the-same-7403275.php |work=Midland Reporter-Telegram |publisher=Hearst Communications Inc. |title= The more things change the more they stay the same |date=March 23, 2015 |quote=Midland Mayoral Summit }}</ref>
* 2014–2019, Jerry Morales<ref name=summit2015 />
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! City Department
! Director
|-
|City Manager
|Courtney Sharp
|-
|City Attorney
|John Ohnemiller
|-
|City Secretary
|Amy M. Turner
|-
|Chief of Police
|Price Robinson
|-
|Fire Chief
|Robert Isbell
|-
|Engineering Services Director
|Jose Ortiz
|-
|Finance Director
|Pam Simecka
|-
|Community Services Director
|Tina Jauz
|-
|Director of Airports
|Justine Ruff
|-
|Director of Utilities
|Laura Wilson
|-
|Director of General Services
|Robert Patrick
|-
|Director of Development Services
|Charles Harrington
|}
-->

=== State and federal representation ===
Midland is represented in the US Senate by [[John Cornyn]] and [[Ted Cruz]] and in the US House of Representatives by [[August Pfluger]]. Midland residents are represented in the [[Texas Senate]] by Republican [[Kevin Sparks]], District 31. Midland has been represented in the [[Texas House of Representatives]] by Republican [[Tom Craddick]], the former [[Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives|Speaker]] from District 82, since 1969. Craddick is the longest serving representative in the history of the Texas House and the longest serving incumbent state legislator in the United States.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kurtz|first=Adam|title=44 years in, Sen. Ray Holmberg is tied for longest serving state senator in the nation|date=January 8, 2021|newspaper=[[Grand Forks Herald]]|url-access=limited|url=https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/44-years-in-sen-ray-holmberg-is-tied-for-longest-serving-state-senator-in-the-nation|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231193032/https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/44-years-in-sen-ray-holmberg-is-tied-for-longest-serving-state-senator-in-the-nation}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Moritz|first=John C.|title=Longest-serving man, woman of the Texas Legislature show that grit endures|date=January 7, 2019|newspaper=[[Abilene Reporter-News]]|access-date=March 16, 2022|url=https://www.reporternews.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/07/they-texas-legislatures-longest-serving-man-and-woman/2486893002/}}</ref>

The [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]] operates the headquarters of Parole Division Region V in Midland; the Midland District Parole Office is in the Region V headquarters.<ref>"[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff5.htm Parole Division Region V] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125221343/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff5.htm |date=2010-01-25 }}." [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]. Retrieved on May 21, 2010.</ref>

The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Midland Main Post Office on the grounds of [[Midland International Airport|Midland International Air and Space Port]].<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/midland-10000-loop-40-midland-tx-1435828 Post Office Location – MIDLAND] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620152014/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/midland-10000-loop-40-midland-tx-1435828 |date=2010-06-20 }}." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved May 22, 2010.</ref> The other four post offices are Claydesta,<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/claydesta-612-veterans-airpark-ln-midland-tx-1358242 Post Office Location – CLAYDESTA] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617095416/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/claydesta-612-veterans-airpark-ln-midland-tx-1358242 |date=2010-06-17 }}." United States Postal Service. Retrieved May 22, 2010.</ref> Downtown Midland,<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/downtown-midland-100-e-wall-st-midland-tx-1361139 Post Office Location – DOWNTOWN MIDLAND] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617095437/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/downtown-midland-100-e-wall-st-midland-tx-1361139 |date=2010-06-17 }}." United States Postal Service. Retrieved May 22, 2010.</ref> Graves,<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/graves-3304-w-wadley-ave-midland-tx-1365457 Post Office Location – GRAVES] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615232658/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/graves-3304-w-wadley-ave-midland-tx-1365457 |date=2010-06-15 }}." United States Postal Service. Retrieved May 22, 2010.</ref> and Village.<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/village-2315-w-louisiana-ave-midland-tx-1385985 Post Office Location – VILLAGE] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617110328/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/village-2315-w-louisiana-ave-midland-tx-1385985 |date=2010-06-17 }}." United States Postal Service. Retrieved May 22, 2010.</ref>

== Education ==
=== Colleges and universities ===
Midland is the home of [[Midland College]] (MC), which offers over 50 programs of study for associate degrees and certificates to more than 6,000 students who enroll each semester. MC offers programs in health sciences, information technology, and aviation, including a professional pilot training program. MC is one of only three community colleges in Texas approved to offer a bachelor's degree in applied technology. Steve Thomas is MC's president.

Midland is home to the [[Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Permian Basin Campus]]'s physician assistant program, on the MC campus. The entry-level graduate program awards a Master of Physician Assistant Studies following 27 months of intensive academic and clinical training.

==== Visiting lectures ====
Twice each year, the Davidson Distinguished Lectures Series at [[Midland College]] presents free public lectures by "nationally known speakers whose academic accomplishments, civic leadership, and/or public achievements interest, enrich, and enlighten Midland students and citizens."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.midlandcollegefoundation.org/davidson_distinguished_lecture_series/upcoming_events/index/index.php |title=Davidson Distinguished Lecture Series |website=Midlandcollegefoundation.org |access-date=May 2, 2017}}</ref> The series was endowed in 1996, and has 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 deGrasse Tyson]].

=== Primary and secondary schools ===
[[Midland Independent School District]] serves the portion in Midland County, as in the vast majority of Midland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48329_midland/DC20SD_C48329.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Midland County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 25, 2022}}</ref> Midland is home to three public high schools: [[Midland High School (Midland, Texas)|Midland High School]], [[Legacy High School (Midland, Texas)|Legacy High School]] and Early College High School (ECHS) at Midland College, all of which are part of MISD. Another school district just outside Midland, [[Greenwood Independent School District]], serves approximately 3,000 students<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 8, 2015|title=Greenwood ISD|url=https://schools.texastribune.org/districts/greenwood-isd/|access-date=July 18, 2021|website=Texas Public Schools|language=en}}</ref> and operates [[Greenwood High School (Texas)|Greenwood High School]], James R. Brooks Middle School, Greenwood Intermediate, and Greenwood Elementary.

In July 2020 the Midland Independent School District voted to change the name of the former Robert E. Lee High School to Legacy High School in the wake of the [[George Floyd protests]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/education/members-of-misd-to-vote-on-renaming-robert-e-lee-high-school/513-fcb405a9-8e52-4afe-9042-8a23182e101b|title=Members of MISD to vote on renaming Robert e. Lee High School and Robert e. Lee Freshman High School|date=July 25, 2020 }}</ref>

ECHS welcomed its first freshman class on August 24, 2009. It aims to award students their associate degrees from [[Midland College]] by the time they receive their high school diplomas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2009/08/20/news/top_stories/early_college_high_school_bts.txt |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911114200/http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2009/08/20/news/top_stories/early_college_high_school_bts.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 11, 2012 |title=Early College High School a 'once-in-a-lifetime' chance for students |publisher=Mywesttexas.com |access-date=November 16, 2012 }}</ref>

The portion in Martin County is in the [[Stanton Independent School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48317_martin/DC20SD_C48317.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Martin County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 25, 2022}}</ref>

Midland has many private schools, including Hillcrest School, Hillander, Midland Classical Academy, Midland Christian School, Midland Montessori, St. Ann's School, and Trinity School of Midland. It is also home to four charter schools: Richard Milburn Academy, [[Premier High School of Midland|Premier High School]], Texas Leadership Charter Academy, and Midland Academy Charter School.

== Media ==
{{See also|List of newspapers in Texas|List of radio stations in Texas|List of television stations in Texas}}

=== Newspapers ===
Midland is served by the ''[[Midland Reporter-Telegram]]''.

===Radio===
{{Columns-list|colwidth=22em|*KLFB		88.1 FM	(Religious)
*KFRI		88.7 FM	(Christian Contemporary)
*[[KBMM]]	89.5 FM	(Religious)
*KTPR             89.9 FM (Texas Public Radio)
*KLVW   	90.5 FM	(Christian Contemporary)
*KVDG   	90.9 FM	(Spanish)
*[[KXWT]]	91.3 FM	(Public Radio)
*WJFM		91.7 FM	(Gospel Music)
*KNFM		92.3 FM	(Country)
*KZBT		93.3 FM	(Hip-Hop)
*KACD		94.1 FM	(Spanish)
*[[KTXO]]       94.7 FM	(Country)
*KQRX		95.1 FM	(Rock)
*[[KMRK-FM]]	96.1 FM	(Country)
*[[KMCM]]	96.9 FM	(Oldies)
*[[KODM]]	97.9 FM	(Adult Contemporary)
*[[KHKX]]	99.1 FM	(Country)
*KMTH   	99.5 FM	(Public Radio)
*[[KBAT]]	99.9 FM	(Rock)
*KMMZ		101.3 FM (Regional Mexican)
*KFZX		102.1 FM (Classic Rock)
*KCRS		103.3 FM (Top-40)
*KTXC		104.7 FM (Regional Mexican)
*KCHX		106.7 FM (Adult Contemporary)
*KWEL		107.1 FM (Talk)
*[[KQLM]]	107.9 FM (Spanish)
*KCRS		550 AM (News/Talk)
*KXOI		810 AM (Spanish)
*[[KFLB]]	920 AM (Religious)
*KWEL		1070 AM (Talk)
*[[KLPF]]       1180 AM (Religious)
*KMND		1510 AM	(Sports)
}}

=== Television ===
Midland is served by nine local television stations: [[KMID (TV)|KMID]], an [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate; [[KWES-TV]], an [[NBC]] affiliate; [[KOSA]], a [[CBS]] affiliate and a [[MyNetworkTV]] affiliate on their digital [[cable TV]] station; [[KPEJ-TV]], a [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate; [[KPBT-TV]], a [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] affiliate; [[KWWT]], a [[MeTV]] affiliate; [[KUPB]], a [[Univision]] affiliate; and [[KTLE-LD]], a [[Telemundo]] affiliate. It also has a religious television station: [[KMLM-DT]], an affiliate of [[God's Learning Channel]], a worldwide institution offering pro-Israel programming.

Many major motion pictures have been filmed in and around Midland, including ''[[Hangar 18 (film)|Hangar 18]]'', ''[[Waltz Across Texas]]'', ''[[Fandango (1985 film)|Fandango]]'', ''[[Blood Simple]]'', ''[[Hard Country (1981 film)|Hard Country]]'', ''[[Friday Night Lights (film)|Friday Night Lights]]'', ''[[The Rookie (2002 film)|The Rookie]]'', ''[[The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada]]'', ''[[Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure]]'' (which featured, as extras, many participants in the actual rescue and its coverage), and others.

The Midland-Odessa area is a focal point for many of the TV series ''[[Heroes (American TV series)|Heroes]]''<nowiki/>'s first-season episodes, serving as the Bennet family home and as the location of the Burnt Toast Diner.

== Infrastructure ==
=== Transportation ===
==== Air ====
* Midland is served by [[Midland International Airport|Midland International Air and Space Port]] (ICAO code: KMAF, IATA code: MAF), which is located between [[Odessa, Texas|Odessa]] and Midland.
* Midland Airpark (ICAO code: KMDD, IATA code: MDD) is a [[general aviation]] airport located on Midland's northeast side.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airnav.com/airport/KMDD |title=KMDD – Midland Airpark |publisher=AirNav |access-date=November 16, 2012}}</ref>

==== Highways and Roads ====
* {{jct|state=TX|I|20|name1=Interstate 20}}
* {{jct|state=TX|BL|20|name1=Wall Street/Front Street/Former US 80}}
* {{jct|state=TX|TX|140|name1=Florida Street}}
* {{jct|state=TX|TX|158|name1=Garden City Highway}}
* {{jct|state=TX|TX|191|name1=Highway 191/Sgt. Mike Naylor Memorial Highway}}
* {{jct|state=TX|TX|349|name1=Big Spring Street}}
* {{jct|state=TX|Loop|40|name1=}}
* {{jct|state=TX|Loop|250|name1=}}
* {{jct|state=TX|Loop|268|name1=Wall Street}}
* {{jct|state=TX|FM|868|name1=Midland Drive}}

==== Rail ====

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 public bus services provided for the [[Midland-Odessa Urban Transit District]] by Midland-Odessa Transit Management, otherwise known as E-Z Rider.

== Notable people ==
{{Main|List of people from Midland, Texas}}

== Sister cities ==
Midland has four [[sister cities]] around the world.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Miller|first1=Lyn|title=Did You Know: Midland's History|url=http://www.midlandtexas.gov/midland/didyouknow/september_didyouknow.html|publisher=City of Midland|access-date=January 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119050912/http://www.midlandtexas.gov/midland/didyouknow/september_didyouknow.html|archive-date=January 19, 2012|date=2008}}</ref>
* {{flagdeco|Mexico}} [[Chihuahua, Chihuahua]] (Mexico)
* {{flagdeco|PRC}} [[Dongying]], [[Shandong]] (China), located near [[Shengli Oil Field|China's second-largest known oil field]]. A modest pagoda, located at the Beal Complex, was donated by Dongying officials. It has since been demolished. 
* {{flagdeco|Guyana}} [[New Amsterdam, Guyana|New Amsterdam]] (Guyana)
* {{flagdeco|UK}} [[Birkenhead]] (United Kingdom)

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
{{See also|Timeline of Midland, Texas#Bibliography|l1=Bibliography of the history of Midland, Texas}}

== External links ==
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* [http://www.midlandtexas.gov/ City of Midland, Texas]
* {{Handbook of Texas|id=hdm03|name=Midland}}

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