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Population Boom In West Texas Cities Since 1940
A West Texas Chamber of Commerce survey shows Odessa rising from 9,462 in 1940 to 41,763 today and Midland from 8,700 to about 18,000. San Angelo grows from 25,801 to 51,000, Paint Rock declines to 500, Coleman reaches 10,000 while Coleman County rural population stays 20,000. Brady up to 7,800 and Fredericksburg at 4,200 from 1949 figures.
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West Texas
Odessa
Midland
San Angelo
Coleman
Coleman County
Brady