Business View Civil & Municipal Apr-2023

59 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4 SELMA , TE XAS maintains a good balance of small-town atmosphere with big-city amenities. The city has a diverse economy, retail outlets, various eateries, and more within the city limits. Back in the 90s, the city was a town with only around 788 residents, but with the retail and housing boom of the early 2000s, it grew exponentially. This boom saw the addition of single-family homes, subdivisions, and various apartment complexes. “Our population grew over 600% between 2000 - 2010,” says Johnny Casias, City Administrator for the City of Selma, Texas, “In 2010, our population was 5,500 people, and the housing boom basically continued into the 2010s. When the 2020 census came out, the city had just over 11,000 residents, which was another triple-digit population increase.” The city estimates the population is somewhere