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Wichita Falls (/ ˈ w ɪ tʃ ɪ t ɑː / WITCH-ih-tah) is a city in and the county seat of Wichita County, Texas, United States. [6] It is the principal city of the Wichita Falls metropolitan statistical area , which encompasses all of Archer , Clay , and Wichita Counties.
The Wichita Falls metropolitan statistical area is a metropolitan area in North Texas that covers three counties – Archer, Clay, and Wichita. As of the 2010 census , the MSA had a population of 151,306 (though a July 1, 2011 estimate placed the population at 150,261).
Wichita County (/ ˈ w ɪ tʃ ɪ t ɔː / WITCH-ih-taw) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 129,350. [1] The county seat is Wichita Falls. [2] The county was created in 1858 and organized in 1882. [3] Wichita County is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas, TX metropolitan statistical area.
Wichita Falls City Councilors on Tuesday voted to rezone land to accommodate construction of a data center warehouse and battery storage units.
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A Texas Historical Marker, erected in 1993, honors Cashion School. [5] Voting to become a city was January 15, 2000. Mayor election was May 6, 2000, with Thomas J. Lowry, Sr. serving as its first mayor. Preston Giles was the first councilman, Dorothy Bradley was the first councilwoman, and Pat Giles was the first city secretary.
The population fell during the early part of the century, but an oil discovery in 1918 reversed the dip. By 1926, the population was staying higher. A concrete highway connecting Iowa Park with Wichita Falls was built in 1927. In the mid-1930s, Iowa Park maintained its population, while most other towns declined.