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Texas Public Library Summary for 2008

Rank Order of Texas Public Libraries by Population Served

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1,000,000 or more | 500,000 to 999,999 | 250,000 to 499,999 | 100,000 to 249,999 | 50,000 to 99,999 | 25,000 to 49,999 | 10,000 to 24,999 | 5,000 to 9,999 | 2,500 to 4,999 | 1,000 to 2,499 | 1 to 999

1,000,000 or more - 4 Libraries
Population Served	City	Member
2,208,180	Houston	M
1,548,267	San Antonio	M
1,494,344	Houston/HCPL	M
1,240,499	Dallas	M

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500,000-999,999 - 3 Libraries
Population Served	City	Member
743,074	Austin	M
681,818	Fort Worth	M
606,913	El Paso	M

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250,000-499,999 - 6 Libraries
Population Served	City	Member
471,976	Richmond	M
412,055	Conroe	M
371,038	Arlington	M
294,233	Angleton	M
292,671	Plano	M
285,507	Corpus Christi	M

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100,000-249,999 - 25 Libraries
Population Served	City	Member
241,767	Lubbock	M
230,084	Brownsville	M
218,792	Garland	M
217,506	Laredo	M
199,505	Irving	M
195,770	McAllen	M
189,384	Waco	M
186,106	Amarillo	M
170,954	Bryan	M
158,422	Grand Prairie	M
146,518	Pasadena	M
135,257	Carrollton	M
131,738	Mesquite	M
129,698	McKinney	M
129,570	Odessa	M
126,408	Midland	M
116,219	Abilene	M
115,506	Denton	M
114,001	Lewisville	M
112,434	Killeen	M
109,579	Beaumont	M
106,342	San Angelo	M
105,734	Edinburg	M
101,590	Wichita Falls	M
100,481	Mission	M

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50,000-99,999 - 30 Libraries
Population Served	City	Member
99,928	Frisco	M
99,649	Richardson	M
97,975	Pharr	M
96,992	Round Rock	M
96,451	Tyler	M
94,872	Longview	M
87,098	Allen	M
85,508	Harlingen	M
79,575	League City	M
70,135	Baytown	M
69,190	Weatherford	M
68,337	Flower Mound	M
66,554	Galveston	M
64,408	North Richland Hills	M
63,203	San Marcos	M
62,435	Nacogdoches	M
62,246	Victoria	M
61,373	Schertz	M
60,867	Athens	N
58,330	Temple	M
58,099	Cedar Park	M
56,711	Marshall	M
55,541	Rowlett	M
55,313	Port Arthur	M
52,337	Euless	M
51,914	Texas City	M
51,804	New Braunfels	M
51,057	San Juan	M
50,056	Rockwall	M
50,012	Grapevine	M

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25,000-49,999 - 70 Libraries
Population Served	City	Member
49,997	Weslaco	M
49,170	Granbury	M
48,985	Bedford	M
48,141	The Colony	M
48,029	Del Rio	M
47,860	Kerrville	M
46,867	Georgetown	M
46,857	De Soto	M
46,645	Corsicana	M
45,925	Henderson	M
44,422	Cedar Hill	M
44,061	Mansfield	M
43,689	Burnet	M
41,119	Alice	M
40,897	Wharton	M
40,111	Haltom City	M
39,681	Seguin	M
39,545	Lake Dallas	M
39,264	Floresville	M
39,195	Eagle Pass	M
39,192	Coppell	M
39,031	Wylie	M
38,585	Brownwood	M
38,435	Hurst	M
38,082	Keller	M
38,066	Palestine	M
37,710	Sherman	M
37,646	Friendswood	M
36,515	Denison	M
36,206	Duncanville	M
36,131	Texarkana	M
35,933	Hempstead	M
35,259	Gainesville	M
35,213	Lancaster	M
34,442	Pflugerville	M
34,070	Lufkin	M
33,769	Sulphur Springs	M
33,650	Beaumont/JCL	M
33,359	Burleson	M
32,933	Canyon	M
32,930	Gilmer	M
32,907	San Benito	M
32,613	Terrell	M
32,295	Big Spring	M
32,034	Brenham	M
31,884	Elgin	M
31,882	Robstown	M
31,064	Little Elm	M
30,628	Deer Park	M
30,598	Kingsville	M
30,085	Kyle	M
30,027	Copperas Cove	M
29,552	Cleburne	M
28,798	Huntsville	M
28,086	West Lake Hills	M
27,625	Plainview	M
27,342	Clint/El Paso	M
27,311	Waxahachie	M
26,539	Bay City	M
26,486	Farmers Branch	M
26,224	Southlake	M
26,083	Paris	M
25,985	Bastrop	M
25,954	Uvalde	M
25,803	Donna	M
25,706	Anahuac	M
25,674	Greenville	M
25,603	Navasota	M
25,435	Beeville	M
25,349	Alamo	M

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10,000-24,999 - 120 Libraries
Population Served	City	Member
24,546	Harker Heights	M
24,426	University Park/Dallas	M
24,201	Midlothian	M
24,107	Joshua	M
23,902	Colleyville	M
23,873	Watauga	M
23,813	Dripping Springs	M
23,651	Rockport	M
23,585	Aledo	N
23,523	Leander	M
23,507	Fredericksburg	M
23,002	Carthage	M
22,990	Mercedes	M
22,691	Benbrook	M
22,621	Portland	M
22,226	Levelland	M
21,845	Borger	M
21,841	Canyon Lake	M
21,043	Pampa	M
20,876	Hewitt	M
20,801	Dickinson	M
20,774	Lake Travis/Lakeway	M
20,513	Raymondville	M
20,403	Woodville	M
20,352	Port Lavaca	M
20,215	Bulverde	M
20,086	Canton	M
20,081	Dumas	M
19,963	Balch Springs	M
19,795	Decatur	M
19,736	Commerce	M
19,655	Saginaw	M
19,321	Pleasanton	M
19,251	Ennis	M
18,959	Bridgeport	M
18,834	Boerne	M
18,739	Austin/Wells Branch	M
18,452	Hereford	M
18,431	Wildwood/Village Mills	N
18,394	Llano	M
18,265	Sachse	M
18,012	Bellaire	M
17,991	Universal City	M
17,882	Hidalgo	M
17,759	Wimberley	M
17,747	Grand Saline	M
17,425	Orange	M
17,330	Belton	M
16,990	Crandall	M
16,821	Mineral Wells	M
16,715	Stephenville	M
16,399	La Marque	M
16,178	Nederland	M
16,158	White Settlement	M
16,111	Lumberton	M
16,011	Snyder	M
15,879	Forney	M
15,755	Taylor	M
15,471	Converse	M
15,157	Port Isabel	M
14,925	Seminole	M
14,770	Mt Pleasant	M
14,756	Del Valle	M
14,685	Smithville	M
14,666	Azle	M
14,636	Kaufman	M
14,614	Sweetwater	M
14,467	Groves	M
14,280	Kilgore	M
14,253	Jacksonville	M
14,093	Edna	M
14,037	Vernon	M
14,011	Marlin	M
13,870	Lamesa	M
13,860	Royse City	M
13,848	Rio Grande City	M
13,827	Newton	M
13,816	Forest Hill	M
13,613	Lockhart	M
13,605	Zapata	M
13,585	Mexia	M
13,140	Andrews	M
13,108	Clarksville	N
13,049	Trinity	M
12,681	Port Neches	M
12,588	Rockdale	M
12,557	Pittsburg	M
12,491	Ingleside	M
12,461	Quemado	M
12,289	Wallis	M
12,267	Cameron	M
12,261	Santa Fe	M
12,189	Brownfield	M
12,187	San Diego	M
12,041	Marion	M
11,960	Crowley	M
11,889	Hutto	M
11,754	Aransas Pass	M
11,751	Seagoville	M
11,533	Malakoff	M
11,314	Fort Stockton	M
11,268	Dalhart	M
11,211	Emory	M
11,183	Pecos	M
11,119	Henrietta	M
10,958	Vidor	M
10,842	Silsbee	M
10,719	Teague	M
10,594	Bonham	M
10,587	Madisonville	M
10,554	Burkburnett	M
10,525	Hearne	M
10,485	Palacios	M
10,289	Winnsboro	M
10,268	Monahans	M
10,208	Elsa	M
10,105	Liberty Hill	M
10,060	Fabens	N
10,047	Leon Valley	M
10,025	George West	M

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5,000-9,999 - 114 Libraries
Population Served	City	Member
9,983	Comfort	M
9,947	Sealy	M
9,845	Carrizo Springs	M
9,837	Mineola	M
9,692	Venus	M
9,589	Gladewater	M
9,587	Perryton	M
9,538	Breckenridge	M
9,275	Colorado City	M
9,266	La Feria	M
9,254	Hemphill	M
9,239	Alpine	M
9,175	Buna	M
9,165	Olney	M
9,076	Highland Park/Dallas	M
9,004	Archer City	M
8,908	Hillsboro	M
8,902	Hondo	M
8,835	Groesbeck	M
8,833	Jacksboro	M
8,775	Sanger	M
8,752	Red Oak	M
8,698	Bandera	M
8,692	Comanche	M
8,652	Jourdanton	M
8,639	San Augustine	M
8,618	Mt Vernon	M
8,561	Bridge City	M
8,518	Graham	M
8,382	Liberty	M
8,369	Hitchcock	M
8,281	Tarkington/Cleveland	N
8,138	Hamilton	M
8,126	Springtown	M
8,103	Richland Hills	M
8,078	Fairfield	M
7,995	Cleveland	M
7,927	Huntington	M
7,867	Lampasas	M
7,862	Brady	M
7,757	Glen Rose	M
7,745	White Oak	M
7,743	Clyde	M
7,700	Tulia	M
7,665	Pearsall	M
7,589	Falfurrias	M
7,556	Childress	M
7,555	Whitehouse	M
7,539	McGregor	M
7,434	Sinton	M
7,358	Refugio	M
7,356	Mathis	M
7,314	Dayton	M
7,298	Poteet	M
7,276	Jasper	M
7,268	La Joya	M
7,245	Littlefield	M
7,210	Dimmitt	M
7,154	Goliad	M
7,138	Los Fresnos	M
7,133	Howe	M
7,133	Crystal City	M
7,041	Buda	M
7,027	Coleman	M
6,976	Kennedale	M
6,940	River Oaks	M
6,906	Crockett	M
6,804	Salado	M
6,655	Floydada	M
6,592	Gatesville	M
6,584	Lakehills	M
6,543	Kermit	M
6,465	Cuero	M
6,429	Slaton	M
6,396	Princeton	M
6,358	Panhandle	M
6,311	Iowa Park	M
6,310	Crosbyton	M
6,251	Livingston	M
6,108	Seven Points	M
6,092	Lago Vista	M
6,083	Whitesboro	M
6,067	Karnes City	M
6,016	Kenedy	M
6,013	Prosper	M
6,009	Cotulla	M
5,997	Columbus	M
5,968	San Saba	M
5,941	Sheridan	N
5,882	Tahoka	M
5,791	Aubrey	M
5,764	Center	M
5,757	Everman	M
5,655	Eagle Lake	M
5,624	Quitman	M
5,546	Bowie	M
5,541	Diboll	M
5,513	Atlanta	M
5,503	Yoakum	M
5,439	Luling	M
5,433	Giddings	M
5,375	Cooper	N
5,351	Dilley	M
5,294	Ballinger	M
5,264	Celina	N
5,216	Shallowater	N
5,208	Haskell	M
5,176	Cisco	N
5,115	Lytle	M
5,068	Winters	M
5,063	Waskom	M
5,051	Pilot Point	M
5,036	Nixon	M
5,031	Goldthwaite	M

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2,500-4,999 - 106 Libraries
Population Served	City	Member
4,991	Olton	M
4,973	Hebbronville	M
4,849	De Leon	M
4,773	Lake Worth	M
4,766	Presidio	M
4,723	Medina	M
4,690	Blanco	M
4,668	La Grange	M
4,661	Mabank	M
4,657	Krum	M
4,650	New Boston	M
4,625	Taft	M
4,579	Lindale	M
4,476	Alvord	M
4,467	Devine	M
4,464	Stanton	M
4,461	Junction	M
4,433	Van Alstyne	M
4,377	Johnson City	M
4,374	Bellville	M
4,370	Sunnyvale	M
4,327	Laguna Vista	M
4,321	Muleshoe	M
4,303	Sonora	M
4,297	Melissa	M
4,293	Cockrell Hill/Dallas	M
4,187	West	M
4,177	Boyd	M
4,124	Quanah	M
4,097	Alvarado	M
4,074	New Waverly	M
3,957	Rotan	M
3,955	Mart	M
3,947	Spearman	N
3,911	Clarendon	M
3,903	Eastland	M
3,902	Denver City	M
3,890	Mason	M
3,862	Crane	M
3,857	Justin	M
3,851	Farmersville	M
3,836	Seymour	M
3,815	Dublin	M
3,801	Wolfforth	M
3,797	Hawkins	M
3,789	Ozona	M
3,775	Port Aransas	M
3,727	Caldwell	M
3,724	Roanoke	M
3,690	West Tawakoni	M
3,684	Kirbyville	M
3,609	Clifton	M
3,602	Friona	M
3,602	Charlotte	M
3,599	Eden	M
3,579	Wilmer	M
3,561	Robert Lee	M
3,556	Post	M
3,545	Plains	M
3,540	Ranger	M
3,524	Munday	M
3,486	Wolfe City	M
3,466	Odem	M
3,453	Kountze	M
3,453	Baird	M
3,443	Rusk	M
3,405	Abernathy	M
3,360	Canadian	M
3,360	Chico	M
3,324	Newark	N
3,324	Franklin	N
3,320	Brackettville	M
3,244	Nocona	M
3,237	Rhome	N
3,227	Muenster	M
3,178	Pottsboro	M
3,161	Albany	M
3,147	Iraan	M
3,138	Rosebud	M
3,135	Stamford	M
3,088	Morton	M
3,074	Weimar	M
3,070	Hutchins	M
3,053	Big Lake	M
3,027	Castroville	M
2,972	Wellington	M
2,947	Electra	M
2,938	Hooks	M
2,905	Stratford	M
2,887	Memphis	M
2,881	Shamrock	M
2,823	Rio Hondo	M
2,811	Eldorado	M
2,761	Sour Lake	M
2,744	Hale Center	M
2,724	Schulenburg	M
2,715	Petersburg	N
2,686	Whitewright	M
2,648	Fort Hancock	M
2,626	Merkel	M
2,585	Frankston	M
2,566	Van	N
2,534	Bee Cave	M
2,525	Kendalia	M
2,511	Spur	M
2,507	Hallettsville	M

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1,000-2,499 - 67 Libraries
Population Served	City	Member
2,498	Ferris	M
2,484	Van Horn	M
2,480	Daingerfield	M
2,392	Booker	M
2,369	Jonestown	M
2,344	Idalou	N
2,322	Anson	M
2,311	Cross Plains	M
2,272	Shepherd	M
2,264	Fort Davis	M
2,188	Moody	M
2,167	Yorktown	M
2,134	Menard	M
2,098	Troup	M
2,082	Leonard	M
2,075	Vega	M
2,071	Claude	M
2,027	Whitney	M
1,986	Shiner	M
1,970	Bremond	M
1,954	Jefferson	M
1,938	Rocksprings	M
1,927	Buffalo	M
1,912	Runge	M
1,912	Wheeler	M
1,887	Marfa	M
1,887	Corrigan	M
1,826	Honey Grove	M
1,822	Kerens	N
1,787	Sabinal	M
1,748	Bullard	M
1,743	Mertzon	M
1,718	Bartlett	M
1,706	Gorman	N
1,693	Rankin	M
1,665	Earth	M
1,664	Throckmorton	M
1,610	Paducah	M
1,550	Grandview	M
1,539	Tom Bean	N
1,523	Santa Anna	N
1,511	Meridian	M
1,508	Imperial	M
1,487	Onalaska	M
1,483	Leakey	M
1,483	Haslet	M
1,483	Camp Wood	M
1,479	Quitaque	M
1,451	Ponder	M
1,420	Crowell	M
1,420	Naples	M
1,405	Aspermont	M
1,384	Grapeland	M
1,374	Prairie Lea	M
1,359	McCamey	M
1,344	Dime Box	M
1,288	Gruver	M
1,287	Matador	M
1,245	Sterling City	M
1,204	Lone Oak	M
1,139	Valley Mills	M
1,129	Holland	M
1,119	Groveton	N
1,117	Florence	M
1,072	Falls City	M
1,017	Maud	M
1,004	McLean	M

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1-999 - 18 Libraries
Population Served	City	Member
991	Waelder	M
974	Saint Jo	N
953	Centerville	M
934	Sanderson	M
929	Blooming Grove	M
884	Pineland	M
792	Wells	N
764	Coldspring	M
735	Jayton	M
646	Dell City	M
641	Higgins	M
595	Turkey	N
566	Noonday/Tyler	M
439	Utopia	M
340	Mount Calm	M
291	Guthrie	M
78	Round Top	M
36	Texline	N

Texas Public Library Summary for 2008

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