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www.wichitafallstx.gov 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.
As of the census [2] of 2000, there were 151,524 people, 56,109 households, and 38,587 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 80.95% White, 8.92% African American, 0.89% Native American, 1.61% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 5.05% from other races, and 2.51% from two or more races.
House in Wichita Gardens, built circa 1933 by U.S. Department of Interior Subsistence Homesteads Division. 1909 - Electric streetcar begins operating. [3]1910 U.S. military Call Field (airfield) begins operating near town.
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]
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The Frank Kell House located at 900 Bluff Street in Wichita Falls, Texas, is a museum of the residence of the railroad, flour milling, and oil industrialist Frank Kell. The Kell daughter next in line to be married occupied this bedroom until her wedding day.
The first high school in Wichita Falls was built in 1890, and the first graduating class was 1892. In 1908 the Texas Legislature issued a special charter for the Wichita Falls Independent School District. [5]
This article is a list of sister cities in the United States state of Texas.Sister cities, known in Europe as town twins, are cities that partner with each other to promote human contact and cultural links, although this partnering is not limited to cities and often includes counties, regions, states, and other sub-national entities.