Wichita Falls, Texas | |
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![]() Man-made replacement of the original waterfall in Lucy Park | |
![]() Location in the state of Texas | |
Coordinates: 33°54′11″N 98°28′17″W / 33.90306°N 98.47139°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Wichita |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager |
• Mayor | Tim Short (R)[1] |
• City Council | Members
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• City Manager | Darron Leiker |
• Assistant City Managers | Paul Menzies, Blake Jurecek |
Area | |
• City | 72.03 sq mi (186.57 km2) |
• Land | 72.01 sq mi (186.51 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
Elevation | 951 ft (290 m) |
Population | |
• City | 102,316 |
• Rank | US: 315th |
• Density | 1,400/sq mi (550/km2) |
• Urban | 99,437 (US: 319th) |
• Metro | 151,306 (US: 286th) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 76301-11 |
Area code | 940 |
FIPS code | 48-79000[5] |
GNIS feature ID | 2412261[3] |
Website | City of Wichita Falls |
Wichita Falls (/ˈwɪtʃɪtɑː/ WITCH-i-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. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 102,316,[7] making it the 43rd-most populous city in Texas.
The city was named, in 1876, for a waterfall on the Wichita River, which was destroyed due to flooding in 1886.
The city is home to the Newby-McMahon Building (otherwise known as the "world's littlest skyscraper"), constructed downtown in 1919 and featured in Robert Ripley's Ripley's Believe It or Not!.