The Odessa Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of one county – Ector – in West Texas

West Texas

West Texas is a vernacular term applied to a region in the southwestern quadrant of the United States that primarily encompasses the arid and semi-arid lands in the western portion of the state of Texas....

, anchored by the city of Odessa

Odessa, Texas

Odessa is a city in and the county seat of Ector County, Texas, United States. It is located primarily in Ector County, although a small portion of the city extends into Midland County. Odessa's population was 99,940 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Odessa, Texas Metropolitan...

. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 121,123 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 134,625).

The Odessa Metropolitan Statistical Area is also a component of the Midland–Odessa combined statistical area, which covers two counties (Ector and Midland) and had an estimated population of 266,941 as of July 1, 2009.

Communities

• Gardendale
  Gardendale, Texas
  Gardendale is a census-designated place in Ector County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,197 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Odessa Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Gardendale is located at ....
  
   (census-designated place
  Census-designated place
  A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
  
  )
• City of Goldsmith
  Goldsmith, Texas
  Goldsmith is a city in Ector County, Texas, United States. The population was 253 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Odessa Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Goldsmith is located at ....
  
  
• City of Odessa
  Odessa, Texas
  Odessa is a city in and the county seat of Ector County, Texas, United States. It is located primarily in Ector County, although a small portion of the city extends into Midland County. Odessa's population was 99,940 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Odessa, Texas Metropolitan...
  
   (partly in Midland County)
• West Odessa
  West Odessa, Texas
  West Odessa is a census-designated place in Ector County, Texas, United States. The population was 17,799 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Odessa Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:West Odessa is located at ....
  
   (census-designated place)
• Penwell
  Penwell, Texas
  Penwell is an unincorporated community in Ector County, Texas, United States. It is located near Interstate 20, approximately sixteen miles southwest of Odessa. The community is part of the Odessa Metropolitan Statistical Area.-External links:...
  
   (unincorporated)
• Pleasant Farms
  Pleasant Farms, Texas
  Pleasant Farms is an unincorporated community in southeastern Ector County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Odessa Metropolitan Statistical Area.-External links:...
  
   (unincorporated)
• Notrees
  Notrees, Texas
  Notrees is an unincorporated community in west central Ector County, Texas, United States. It is located on State Highway 302, approximately twenty miles northwest of Odessa. The community is part of the Odessa Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
  (unincorporated)