Which of the following statements does not describe a characteristic of boom towns?

Boom towns often experienced rapid, uncontrolled population growth, which strained municipal services. Housing, water, and other resources were also commonly scarce, and African Americans faced barriers to oil-field employment. However, some towns survived the boom-and-bust cycles, so the claim that no towns could survive them does not describe a characteristic of boom towns.

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