The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Midland, Texas, USA.
19th century
1884 - Midland Post Office established. 1885 - Midland County created. 1886 - First Baptist Church founded. 1888 - Midland Reporter newspaper begins publication.
20th century
1906 - City of Midland incorporated. 1909 - County jail built. 1910 Midland Christian College established. Population: 2,192. 1924 - Chamber of Commerce formed. 1929 Reporter-Telegram newspaper begins publication. Yucca Theatre in business. 1932 - Midland County Historical Museum founded. 1935 - KRLH radio begins broadcasting. 1940 - Population: 9,352. 1946 - U.S. military Midland Army Air Force Base closes. 1952 - Midland County Historical Society established. 1953 - KMID-TV (television) begins broadcasting. 1958 - Midland County Library built. (Timeline) 1960 - Population: 62,625. 1961 - KDCD-TV (television) begins broadcasting. 1968 - U.S. Supreme Court decides redistricting-related Avery v. Midland County lawsuit. 1972 Midland College active. Ernest Angelo becomes mayor. 1987 - "Baby Jessica" incident occurs 1990 - Population: 89,443. 1991 - American Airpower Heritage Museum relocates to Midland. 1999 - City website online (approximate date).
21st century
2010 - Population: 111,147. 2014 - Jerry Morales becomes mayor. 2019 - A spree shooting occurs in Midland and nearby Odessa, killing eight including the gunman and injuring another 25.
See also Midland history List of mayors of Midland, Texas Timelines of other cities in the West Texas area of Texas: Abilene, Amarillo, El Paso, Lubbock
References
Bibliography
Roger M. Olien and Diana Davids Olien. Oil Booms: Social Change in Five Texas Towns. University of Nebraska Press, 1982. (About McCamey, Midland, Odessa, Snyder, Wink)
External links
Items related to Midland, Texas, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)