Odessa metropolitan area

The Odessa Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of one county – Ector – in West Texas, anchored by the city of Odessa. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 121,123 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 134,625).^[1]

The Odessa Metropolitan Statistical Area is also a component of the Midland–Odessa combined statistical area, which covers two counties (Ector and Midland) and had an estimated population of 266,941 as of July 1, 2009.^[2]

Counties

• Ector

Communities

• Gardendale (census-designated place)
• City of Goldsmith
• City of Odessa (partly in Midland County)
• West Odessa (census-designated place)
• Penwell (unincorporated)
• Pleasant Farms (unincorporated)
• Notrees (unincorporated)

See also

• Texas census statistical areas

References

1. ^ "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-01)" (CSV). 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2010-03-23. http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2009/CBSA-EST2009-01.csv. Retrieved 2010-03-26. 
2. ^ "Table 2. Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-02)" (CSV). 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2010-03-23. http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2009/CBSA-EST2009-02.csv. Retrieved 2010-03-26.