Big Spring, Texas, United States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Big_Spring,_Texas,_United_States
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:airport gptkb:Big_Spring_McMahon–Wrinkle_Airport
gptkbp:areaCode 432
gptkbp:climate semi-arid
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:county gptkb:Howard_County
gptkbp:elevation 2,404 ft (733 m)
gptkbp:founded 1882
gptkbp:historicalEvent site of World War II air training base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Big Spring, Texas, United States
gptkbp:incorporated 1907
gptkbp:latitude 32.2504° N
gptkbp:longitude -101.4787° W
gptkbp:mayor Shannon Thomason (as of 2024)
gptkbp:mediaType gptkb:Big_Spring_Herald
gptkbp:namedAfter the nearby spring
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Big_Spring_State_Park
gptkb:Scenic_Mountain
gptkb:VA_Medical_Center
Federal Correctional Institution
historic spring
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.mybigspring.com/
gptkbp:population approximately 25,000 (2020 census)
gptkbp:region West Texas
gptkbp:schoolDistrict gptkb:Big_Spring_Independent_School_District
gptkbp:state gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:Central_Time_Zone
gptkbp:zipCode 79720
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charley_Johnson
gptkb:Nellie_Gray
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6