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Facts about Big Spring

Big Spring is also known as: Howard County / Big Spring city.

Big Spring has been featured in movies like: Midnight Cowboy (1969).

And some of the notable people born here have been: Tony Franklin (american football player), Janette Luu (tv anchor and presenter), Sonny Dykes (american football coach and coach), Don Stroud (actor), and Tim Sitarz (actor and stunt performer).

And featured attractions of Big Spring: Howard College, Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf, and Trinity Memorial Park.

Big Spring is represented by City Council Steve Waggonerand City Manager Carmen Harbour.

Big Spring is a city in and the county seat of Howard County, Texas, United States, at the crossroads of U.S. Highway 87 and Interstate 20. With a population of 27,291 at the 2010 census, it is the largest city between Midland to the west, Abilene to the east, Lubbock to the north, and San Angelo to the south. Big Spring was established as the county seat of Howard County in 1882; it is the largest community in the county.The city got its name from the single, large spring that issued into a small gorge between the base of Scenic Mountain and a neighboring hill in the southwestern part of the city limits. Although the name is sometimes still mistakenly pluralized, it is officially singular. "To the native or established residents who may wince at the plural in Big Springs, it should be explained that until about 1916, when for some unexplained reason the name dropped the final "s," the official name of the town was indeed Big Springs." There is also a small community named Big Springs, Texas, located in Rusk County in East Texas.

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