Monahans, Texas

About Monahans

Monahans, TX is a close-knit town located in western Texas with an estimated population of 7,334.

Monahans holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 28.92 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 254 residents per square mile.

📰 Monahans News Today

• West Texas tradesmen rally for better pay at ‘Wage Wobble’ movement in Monahans CBS7 | Permian Basin, West Texas News | Midland, TX · Sep 30
• Onetta Mae Landry Obituary Jul 1, 2026 Harkey Funeral Home · Jul 3
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Monahans, Texas - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Aug 5
• Monahans Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Built on faith: How a small shack in Monahans is welcoming strangers and inspiring a movement newswest9.com · Jul 10

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What Makes Monahans Unique

• The only place in America named Monahans — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in western Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 7,334.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏫 Schools in Monahans

• GEORGE CULLENDER KIND
• MONAHANS ED CTR
• MONAHANS H S
• PARKWAY EL
• TATOM EL
• WALKER J H

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Ward Memorial Hospital · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

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