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Wichita Falls, TX

Wichita Falls
City
Wichita Falls, Texas
The "restored Falls" of the Wichita River in Wichita Falls, Texas, off Interstate 44
The "restored Falls" of the Wichita River in Wichita Falls, Texas, off Interstate 44
Flag of Wichita Falls
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Nickname(s): Falls Town
Location in the state of Texas
Location in the state of Texas
Coordinates: 33°53′49″N 98°30′54″W / 33.89694°N 98.51500°W / 33.89694; -98.51500Coordinates: 33°53′49″N 98°30′54″W / 33.89694°N 98.51500°W / 33.89694; -98.51500
Country United States United States
State Texas Texas
County Wichita
Government
 • Type Council-Manager
 • City Council Mayor Glenn Barham
Stephen Santellana
DeAndra Chenault
Brian Hooker
Tim Ingle
Tom Quintero
Michael Smith
 • City Manager Darron Leiker
 • Deputy City Manager Jim Dockery
Area
 • City 70.1 sq mi (183.1 km2)
 • Land 70.66 sq mi (183.0 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation 948 ft (289 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 104,553
 • Estimate (2013) 104,898
 • Rank US: 271st
 • Density 1,500/sq mi (570/km2)
 • Urban 99,437 (US: 301st)
 • Metro 151,201 (US: 268th)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 76301-11
Area code(s) 940
FIPS code 48-79000
GNIS feature ID 1376776
Website City of Wichita Falls

Wichita Falls (/ˈwɪtɔː/ WITCH-ə-taw) is a city in and the county seat of Wichita County, Texas, United States. Wichita Falls is the principal city of the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Archer, Clay, and Wichita Counties. According to the 2010 census, the city had a population of 104,553, making it the 29th-most populous city in Texas. In addition, Wichita Falls' central business district is five miles (8 km) from Sheppard Air Force Base which is home to the Air Force's largest technical training wing and the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) program, the world's only multi-nationally manned and managed flying training program chartered to produce combat pilots for both USAF and NATO.

Of interest is the Newby-McMahon Building (otherwise known as "world's littlest skyscraper"), constructed downtown in 1919 and featured in Robert Ripley's Ripley's Believe It or Not!.

The Choctaw Native Americans settled the area in the early 19th century from their native Mississippi area once Americans negotiated to relocate them after the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek. American settlers arrived in the 1860s to form cattle ranches. The city was officially titled Wichita Falls on September 27, 1872. On that day, a sale of town lots was held at what is now the corner of Seventh and Ohio Streets – the birthplace of the city. The Fort Worth & Denver City Railway arrived in September 1882, the same year the city became the county seat of Wichita County. The city grew westwards from the original FW&DC train depot which was located at the northwest corner of Seventh Street and the FW&DC. This area is now referred to as the Depot Square Historic District, which has been declared a Texas Historic Landmark.


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