Named after Wylie Martin, this county of 4800 inhabitants is communicated by four major highways including Interstate 20 and State Highway 340. Incorporated back in the 1870s, this land is nested between Dawson, Howard, Glasscock, Midland, Andrews, and Gaines Counties. With a population density if 5 people per square mile, this dry territory is divided in five cities: Ackerly, Lenorah, Midlang, Stanton, and Tarzan. With a median household income of $31800 and a per capita of $19350, this community supports its economy in the hands of agriculture, mining, educational services, health care, and retail trade industries.

Wm. K. Gleason