Difference between revisions of "Odessa, Texas"
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| − | '''Odessa''' is a city in West [[Texas]] and the seat of government of Ector County. It has a population of 99,940, according to the 2010 U.S. census. It is often associated with nearby [[ | + | '''Odessa''' is a city in West [[Texas]] and the seat of government of Ector County. It has a population of 99,940, according to the 2010 U.S. census. It is often associated with nearby [[Midland]] as the Midland-Odessa metropolitan area. |
Odessa was founded in 1881 as a cattle-shipping point on the Texas and Pacific Railway. It was incorporated in 1927, after petroleum was found on a nearby ranch. It remains an oil-producing center of the Permian Basin. | Odessa was founded in 1881 as a cattle-shipping point on the Texas and Pacific Railway. It was incorporated in 1927, after petroleum was found on a nearby ranch. It remains an oil-producing center of the Permian Basin. | ||
Revision as of 01:43, May 22, 2017
Odessa is a city in West Texas and the seat of government of Ector County. It has a population of 99,940, according to the 2010 U.S. census. It is often associated with nearby Midland as the Midland-Odessa metropolitan area.
Odessa was founded in 1881 as a cattle-shipping point on the Texas and Pacific Railway. It was incorporated in 1927, after petroleum was found on a nearby ranch. It remains an oil-producing center of the Permian Basin.
It is the location of Odessa Community College, which hosts a replica of Shakespeare's Globe Theater, and the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, which has a replica of Stonehenge on the campus. There is also a Presidential Leadership Museum in Odessa.
Former Mayor Jim Reese, a pioneer in the development of the Republican Party in Texas, operates an industrial business in Odessa.