what county is monahans tx in
By 1940, the population of Monahans had grown to 3,944. The Texas Electric Service Company's Permian Basin Generating Station began in 1948 and later developed into a larger plant. Because of the oilfield expansion in Ward County, Monahans continued to grow to a population of 6,311 in 1950 and 8,567 in 1960.