Inventory of county records, Ector County courthouse Page: 1
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INTRODUCTION
Ector County is a 907 square mile area located in the Permian
Basin of West Texas, a region widely known for its natural gas and
oil production. Odessa, in which 78,380 of the county's 91,805
people live, is the focal point of county activity as well as the
county seat. It is a business center which manufactures a variety
of products relating primarily to the oil industry of the region.
Both Odessa Junior College and the University of Texas of the
Permian Basin are located in Odessa, making it a major educational
center as well.
Originally part of Bexar Territory, the area now comprising
Ector County was included in Tom Green County when it was created
in 1874. In 1887, the Twentieth Legislature created Ector County,
naming it after M. D. Ector and attaching it to Midland County for
judicial and surveying purposes. The county organized in 1891,
elected county officials, and selected Odessa as the county seat.
The county's population at that time was 224.
By the time Ector County was organized, the structure of
county government in Texas had already evolved from the Mexican
municipality of colonial days into the local governmental unit as
it is known today. The Constitution of 1876 provides for the organization
of the county, authorizes all county officials, and prescribes
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Trigg, Carolyn. Inventory of county records, Ector County courthouse, book, 1973; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25244/m1/8/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.