Marijuana use ranks second behind alcohol in regards to the most commonly abused drugs by teenagers. There has been an increase in marijuana use among teenagers due to the increasing societal attitudes towards tolerance and perceptions that marijuana is not a dangerous drug.
McAllen Demographics Summary. With 138,596 people, McAllen is the 21st most populated city in the state of Texas out of 1,701 cities. But watch out, McAllen, because Killeen with 138,154 people and Waco with 130,194 people are right behind you. The largest McAllen racial/ethnic groups are Hispanic (84.8%) followed by White (11.5%) and Asian (2.5%).
By 1940, the population of Monahans had grown to 3,944. The Texas Electric Service Company's Permian Basin Generating Station began in 1948 and later developed into a larger plant. Because of the oilfield expansion in Ward County, Monahans continued to grow to a population of 6,311 in 1950 and 8,567 in 1960.