The Odessa metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the
United States Census Bureau
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, is an area consisting of one county,
Ector, in
West Texas
West Texas is a loosely defined region in the U.S. state of Texas, generally encompassing the arid and semiarid lands west of a line drawn between the cities of Wichita Falls, Abilene, and Del Rio.
No consensus exists on the boundary betwee ...
, anchored by the city of
Odessa. As of the
2020 census, the MSA had a population of 165,171.
The Odessa metropolitan area is also a component of the
Midland–Odessa combined statistical area, which covers two counties (Ector and
Midland) and had a population of 335,154 as of 2020.
[US Census, 2020 Census Report, Quick Facts, Ector County https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/ectorcountytexas]
Counties
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Ector
Communities
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Gardendale (
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
)
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City of Goldsmith
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City of Odessa (partly in
Midland County)
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West Odessa (census-designated place)
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Penwell (unincorporated)
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Pleasant Farms (unincorporated)
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Notrees (unincorporated)
See also
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Texas census statistical areas
The U.S. currently has 84 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On March 6, 2020, the OMB delineated 13 combined statistical areas, 25 metropolitan statistical areas, and 46 micropolitan stat ...
References
Metropolitan areas of Texas
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