al , ▁Glen ▁Rose ▁borrow ed ▁$ 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁under ▁the ▁Public ▁Works ▁Administration ▁( P WA ) ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁new ▁water ▁and ▁se w age ▁system . ▁Three ▁low - water ▁d ams ▁on ▁the ▁Pal ux y ▁River , ▁several ▁local ▁school ▁buildings , ▁and ▁a ▁can ning ▁plant ▁were ▁built ▁with ▁Works ▁Project s ▁Administration ▁( W PA ) ▁money . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁post - war ▁years , ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁Som erv ell ▁County ▁decl ined ▁from ▁ 3 , 0 7 1 ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁to ▁ 2 , 5 4 2 ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁as ▁many ▁residents ▁moved ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁greater ▁employ ment ▁opportun ities . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁Glen ▁Rose ▁grew ▁from ▁ 1 , 0 5 0 ▁residents ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁to ▁ 1 , 2 4 8 ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁The ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Com anche ▁Pe ak ▁N uc lear ▁Power ▁Plant ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 7 0 s ▁brought ▁financial ▁advantages ▁and ▁new ▁residents ▁to ▁the ▁Glen ▁Rose ▁area . ▁The ▁city ▁experienced ▁a ▁ 3 4 ▁percent ▁increase ▁in ▁population ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁The ▁nuclear ▁plant ▁came ▁to ▁domin ate ▁the ▁local ▁economy . ▁Other ▁chief ▁indust ries ▁include ▁far ming , ▁ran ch ing , ▁and ▁tour ism . ▁ 1 1 1 ▁r ated ▁business