THE MONAHANS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chihuahuan Basins and Playas setting.
Monahans city has 28.9 square miles of land in Ward County, Winkler County. Its Census reference point is in Chihuahuan Basins and Playas, within Chihuahuan Deserts.
Desert basins and mountain ranges extend across this region, with the Rio Grande and Pecos as important drainage corridors. Arid shrubland and grassland contrast with wooded higher elevations.
Regional context: Chihuahuan Deserts ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Monahans intersects 2 county geographies: Ward County, Winkler County. A Monahans mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Monahans by land and water
The Census records 0.01 square miles of water within Monahans, or 0% of its total area. It is 2.7 percentage points lower than the 2.7% recorded for Texas. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Monahans city has 41 times the land area of nearby Wickett town (0.71 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

