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BADGER, TEXAS

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Ector County, West Texas

SW of Odessa the county seat

Population: 0

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Badger used to be on the Missouri Pacific Railroad tracks (formerly the Texas and Pacific) in 1926.

The population reached 200 during its heyday, but according to the Handbook of Texas, the population decreased to only 40 by 1940 and the town never fully developed as a permanent town.
TX  Ector County 1940s Map
Ector County 1940s map showing Badger in relation to Odessa
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office
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