Editing Munday, Texas (section)

==History==
The community dates from 1893, when a store was built at the site. Originally known as Maud, it was renamed for postmaster R.P. Munday when the first post office was established in 1894.<ref name="Texas Handbook">{{cite web | url = https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hjm20 | title = Munday, Texas | publisher = [[The Handbook of Texas]] online | date =  | accessdate = 2009-08-02}}</ref> In 1903, West Munday merchants—separated by a thousand yards from East Munday—moved their buildings to the east.<ref name="Texas Escapes"/><ref name="Texas Handbook"/> The [[Wichita Valley Railroad]] arrived in 1906, the same year that the community incorporated. With 968 residents in 1910, Munday was easily the largest town in Knox County. By 1950, the population reached 2,270. The population slowly decreased throughout the latter half of the twentieth century. Attractions in Munday include a nine-hole golf course, county library, city park, and antique shops.<ref name="Texas Midwest"/>

Cotton has continued to be a major agricultural crop in the Munday area and remains a significant component of the local economy.  W. A. Earnest built a gin in 1900, and thereafter cotton processing remained significant, but Munday also became a center for vegetable processing, since irrigation encouraged local farmers to raise onions, potatoes, cucumbers, melons, and other produce.  Texas A&M University opened a vegetable research center in Munday in 1971.<ref>"[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hjm20 Munday, Texas]". [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/index.html The Handbook of Texas Online]. 2008-01-18.  Retrieved on 2009-02-25.</ref>