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Street map of Crane, Texas

CRANE

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An oil boomtown since the 1920s, Crane is still in the center of a prominent oil-producing region. Landmarks include Crane Memorial Cemetery. Crane is the birthplace of Kip Averitt, politician in Texas.

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By the numbers

Crane over time

Population 1940: 1,420 → 2000: 3,191 → 2010: 3,353 → 2020: 3,478

From Wikidata (CC0).

A short history of Crane

While the post office dates from 1908, the discovery of oil in 1926 in the Permian Basin brought in enough fortune-seekers to populate a town. Streets are named for the children of O.C. Kinnison, the realtor who drew up the town map. By 1930, Crane was a full-fledged boomtown, with churches and private businesses operating next to the more nefarious elements of frontier life. As in other oil boomtowns, development of services lagged behind temporary dwellings for the workers, although paved roads and other basic infrastructure were added following incorporation in the early 1930s.

Peak population as reported by the U.S. Census was in 1960 at 3,796, and it has declined slightly since, although the town remains the center for serving the oil fields in Crane County.

The Museum of the Desert Southwest, the area's museum of local history, is operated by the Crane County Historical Commission.

Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Crane, Texas, revision 1378548252 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Crane's population was 3,478 in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 1,420 in 1940.