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The seat of Wharton County, Wharton is located southwest of Houston toward El Campo on US 59 and Hwy 60 on the east bank of the lower Colorado River.
By the 1980s Wharton had such diverse industries as Health-focus, the largest physical rehabilitation and therapy service in the nation; M.I. Drilling Fluids, a subsidiary of Magcobar Division of Dresser Industries; the Formosa Plastics Group, consisting of Nan Ya Plastics and J-M Manufacturing; Coastal Warehouse Limited, serving the agricultural industry; and Gulf Coast Medical Center and South Texas Medical clinics. The economy was also heavily dependent on the presence of the county government.
The Wharton County Historical Museum is located in the community, which had a population of 9,033 in 1980 and 9,011 in 1990.
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