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City of Wichita Falls
Skyline of City of Wichita Falls
Nickname: The City that Faith Built
Location within the state of Texas
Location within the state of Texas
Map of Wichita Falls in 1890
Map of Wichita Falls in 1890
Coordinates: 33°53′49″N 98°30′54″W / 33.89694, -98.515
Country United States
State Texas
County Wichita
Government
 - Mayor Lanham Lyne
Area
 - City 70. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. List of Texas county name etymologies|List of Texas county seat name etymologies The state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U Wichita County is a County located in the US state of Texas. It is part of the Wichita Falls Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status 1 sq mi (183. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 1 km²)
 - Land 70. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 66 sq mi (183. 0 km²)
 - Water 0. 04 sq mi (0. 1 km²)
Elevation 948 ft (289 m)
Population (2000)
 - City 104,197
 - Density 1,474. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/sq mi (569. 1/km²)
 - Metro 147,826
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-6)
Area code(s) 940
FIPS code 48-79000[1]
GNIS feature ID 1376776[2]
Website: www.ci.wichita-falls.tx.us

Wichita Falls is a city in the state of Texas and the county seat of Wichita County, Texas, United States. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Daylight saving time ( DST The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks The map to the right is now clickable click on an area code to go to the page for that code Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Wichita County is a County located in the US state of Texas. It is part of the Wichita Falls Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area The United States of America —commonly referred to as the As of the census[1] of 2000, it had a population of 104,197. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population Wichita Falls 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. Archer County is a County located in the US state of Texas, and was formed in 1858 from Fannin County. Clay County is a County located in the US state of Texas. Its name is in honor of Henry Clay, famous American statesman member of the [3]

Sheppard Air Force Base, a United States Air Force base, is located in Wichita Falls. Sheppard Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located five miles (8 km) north of the Central business district of Wichita Falls

Wichita Falls is sister city to Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria, Germany. Fürstenfeldbruck is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Fürstenfeldbruck. Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

The city's main newspaper is the Times Record News. Times Record News is a daily Newspaper based in Wichita Falls Texas, USA since 1907 The weekly community newspaper is The News Mirror.

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Geography and climate

Wichita Falls is located at 33°53′49″N, 98°30′54″W (33. 897047, -98. 514881). [4]

The city is about 15 miles south of the border with Oklahoma, 115 miles northwest of Fort Worth, and 140 miles southwest of Oklahoma City. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the US state of Oklahoma.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 70. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 7 square miles (183. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 1 km²), of which, 70. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 square miles (183. 1 km²) of it is land and 0. 04 square miles (0. 1 km²) of it (0. 03%) is water.

Monthly Normal and Record High and Low Temperatures
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Rec High °F 87 93 100 102 110 117 114 113 111 102 89 88
Norm High °F 52. 1 58. 1 67. 2 75. 5 83. 5 91. 7 97. 2 95. 8 87. 5 77. 1 63. 7 54. 5
Norm Low °F 28. 9 33. 4 41. 1 49. 3 59. 3 67. 8 72. 4 71. 3 63. 7 52. 4 40. 1 31. 3
Rec Low °F -5 -8 8 24 36 51 54 53 38 25 14 -7
Precip (in) 1. 12 1. 58 2. 27 2. 62 3. 92 3. 69 1. 58 2. 39 3. 19 3. 11 1. 68 1. 68
Source: USTravelWeather. com [1]

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 104,197 people, 37,970 households, and 24,984 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population City-data. com reports the population has since declined to 99,354 in July 2006,[5] though the city disputes these numbers. [6] The population density was 1,474. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1 people per square mile (569. 1/km²). There were 41,916 housing units at an average density of 593. 0/sq mi (228. 9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 75. 11% White, 12. 40% African American, 0. 86% Native American, 2. 20% Asian, 0. 10% Pacific Islander, 6. 39% from other races, and 2. 95% from two or more races. Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin accounted for 13. 98% of the population.

There were 37,970 households out of which 33. 1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49. 7% were married couples living together, 12. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34. 2% were non-families. 28. 7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10. 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 46 and the average family size was 3. 04.

In the city the population was spread out with 24. 7% under the age of 18, 15. 2% from 18 to 24, 29. 3% from 25 to 44, 18. 6% from 45 to 64, and 12. 3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 106. 2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106. 7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,554, and the median income for a family was $39,911. Males had a median income of $27,609 versus $21,877 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,761. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 10. 8% of families and 13. 9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 7% of those under age 18 and 10. 3% of those age 65 or over.

Based on a July 1, 2006 estimate, the metropolitan statistical area has a population of 145,528, a decline of nearly 4% since 2000 (see Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas). See also Metropolitan Statistical Area, Core Based Statistical Area Table of United States Core Based Statistical AreasThe United States Census Bureau has defined [3]

History

The Choctaw Indians settled the area in the early 1700s[7]. The Choctaw are a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States ( Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana) White settlers arrived in the 1860s to form cattle ranches. The Fort Worth and Denver Railway arrived in 1882, the same year the city became the county seat of Wichita County, Texas. The Fort Worth and Denver Railway, nicknamed "the Denver Road" was an American railroad company that operated in the northern part of Texas from 1881 Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Wichita County is a County located in the US state of Texas. It is part of the Wichita Falls Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area [8]

A flood in 1886 destroyed the original falls on the Wichita River for which the city was named. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water often in the form of a Stream, flowing over an Erosion -resistant rock After nearly 100 years of visitors wanting to visit the non-existent falls, the city built an artificial waterfall beside the river in Lucy Park. The recreated falls are 54 feet high and recirculates at 3,500 gallons per minute. They are visible to south-bound traffic on Interstate 44. In the US state of Texas, Interstate 44 has a short but regionally important stretch connecting Wichita Falls with Oklahoma.

The city is currently seeking funding to rebuild and restore the downtown area. [9]

Transportation

Highways

Wichita Falls is the western terminus for Interstate 44 (until Interstate 44 was extended to Wichita Falls in 1987, it had been the largest US city without an Interstate Highway). In the US state of Texas, Interstate 44 has a short but regionally important stretch connecting Wichita Falls with Oklahoma. U.S. Highways leading to or through Wichita Falls include 287, 277, 281, and 82. The system of United States Numbered Highways (often called U In the US state of Texas, US Highway 287 is a US Highway that begins on the Gulf Coast in Port Arthur and heads north through US Route 277 is a north-south United States Highway. It is a spur of U US Highway 281 is a north-south United States highway. It is 1872 miles was completed June 9 2008 formerly there was no direct access between the two freeways and In the US state of Texas, US Highway 82 is a US Highway that begins on the New Mexico border and heads west through West Texas State Highway 240 ends at Wichita Falls and State Highway 79 runs through it. State Highway 240 or SH 240 is a Texas state highway that runs from Harrold east to Burkburnett, then south parallel to Interstate 44 to State Highway 79 or SH 79 is a State highway in the US state of Texas that runs 96 miles from the Oklahoma border near Wichita Falls

Air travel

The Wichita Falls Municipal Airport is served by American Eagle with six flights daily to the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Wichita Falls Municipal Airport is an Airport located five miles (8 km north of the Central business district of Wichita Falls, a city in Wichita American Eagle Airlines Inc is a regional Airline based in Fort Worth, Texas, United States which began as an afflilation of The Kickapoo Downtown Airpark and the Wichita Valley Airport serve smaller, private planes.

Van service

Greyhound Lines provides intercity bus service from Wichita Falls to other locations served by Greyhound. Greyhound Lines is an intercity Common carrier of passengers by Bus serving over 3700 destinations in the United States. Skylark Van Service shuttles passengers to and from DFW on several runs during the day all week long.

Education

Wichita Falls is home to Midwestern State University, an accredited 4-year college offering both bachelor's and master's degrees. Midwestern State University is the only exclusive public Liberal arts college in Texas and is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. A bachelor's degree is usually an Undergraduate Academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three four or in some cases and A degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of Higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing A local branch of nearby Vernon College offers two-year degrees, certificate programs, and workforce development programs.

Public primary and secondary education is covered by the Wichita Falls Independent School District, the City View Independent School District, and the Bright Ideas Charter School. Public education is education mandated for or offered to the children of the general public by the Government, whether national regional or local provided by an institution Wichita Falls Independent School District (WFISD is a public School district based in Wichita Falls, Texas, United States and is City View Independent School District is a public School district based in Wichita Falls, Texas ( USA) Charter schools are elementary or secondary schools in the United States that receive public money but There are several parochial schools, the largest of which is Notre Dame Catholic school. Parochial school is one term used (particularly in the United States) to describe a school that engages in Religious education in addition to conventional Education For schools of the same name see Notre Dame High School. Notre Dame Catholic School is a private, Roman Catholic High school, Other private schools operate in the city, as does an active home-school community. For the film of this title see Private School (film. Private schools, or Independent schools are Schools not administered Homeschooling (also called home education) home learning or homeschool  – is the education of children at home typically by parents or professional Many of the local elementary schools participate in the Head Start program for preschool-aged children. For the Australian television series see Head Start (TV series Head Start is a program of the United States Department of Health and Human The Wichita Falls ISD is one of only a handful of school districts in Texas that does not require its students to attend a particular school in the district based on their residency. Instead, all schools have magnet programs to attract students, such as the Washington Jackson Math & Science Center. A magnet school is a School which offers specialized courses or curricula.

Four schools in the Wichita Falls Independent School District participate in the International Baccalaureate programmes. The International Baccalaureate (IB Diploma Programme (DP is an Educational programme examined in one of three languages ( English, French or Spanish Hirschi High School offers the IB Diploma Programme. John R Hirschi Math/Science International Baccalaureate Magnet High School, or commonly known as Hirschi High School or HHS for short is a four year public The International Baccalaureate (IB Diploma Programme (DP is an Educational programme examined in one of three languages ( English, French or Spanish Three others are candidate schools: G. H. Kirby Junior High School for the Middle Years Programme; and Washington/Jackson Math/Science Center and Lamar Primary Center for the Primary Years Programme. The International Baccalaureate (IB Middle Years Programme (MYP is an Educational programme intended for students aged approximately 11 to 16 (grades 6-10 in International The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (PYP is an Educational program managed by the International Baccalaureate (IB for students aged 3 to 12

Other public high schools are Wichita Falls High School and S. H. Rider High School (Wichita Falls ISD) and City View High School (City View ISD). Wichita Falls High School is a public school in Wichita Falls, Texas ( USA) SH Rider High School is a public school in Wichita Falls, Texas ( USA) City View Junior/Senior High School is a public school in Wichita Falls, Texas ( USA)

Sports and recreation

Wichita Falls is the home of the annual Hotter'N Hell Hundred, the largest century bicycle ride in the US. The Hotter’N Hell Hundred is an annual Bicycle ride in Wichita Falls Texas. Challenge riding is a form of Cycling where the riders challenge themselves rather than each other The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

The city has been home to a number of semi-pro, development, and minor league sports teams, including the Wichita Falls Drillers, a semi-pro football team that has won numerous league titles and a national championship; Wichita Falls Razorbacks, another semi-pro football team; Wichita Falls Texans of the Continental Basketball Association; Wichita Falls Fever in the Lone Star Soccer Alliance (1989-92); the Wichita Falls Spudders baseball team in the Texas League; the Wichita Falls Wildcats (formerly the Wichita Falls Rustlers) of the North American Hockey League, an American "Junior A" Hockey league; and the Wichita Falls Roughnecks (formerly the Graham Roughnecks) of the Texas Collegiate League. The Wichita Falls Texans were a minor league Basketball team in the Continental Basketball Association from 1988-1994 The Continental Basketball Association ( CBA) is a professional men's Basketball league in the United States. The Wichita Falls Fever was an American Soccer club based in Wichita Falls Texas that was a member of the Lone Star Soccer Alliance. The Wichita Falls Spudders were a Minor league baseball team that formed in 1920 and played its last game in 1957 The Texas League is a Minor league baseball league which operates in the South Central United States. The Wichita Falls Wildcats are a Junior A Ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League's South Division see also North American Hockey League (1973–1977 The North American Hockey League (NAHL and the defunct America West Hockey League The Texas Collegiate League (TCL is a summer collegiate Baseball league based in the North Texas area that played its first game in 2004.

Lucy Park is a 170-acre park with a log cabin, duck pond, playground, a frisbee golf course, and picnic areas. Disc golf (also called Frisbee Golf is a disc game in which individual players throw a Flying disc into a basket or at a target It has multiple paved walkways suitable for walking, running, biking, or rollerskating, including a river walk that goes to the Falls. There are also unpaved trails for off-road biking and hiking.

Notable natives

1979 tornado

Main article: Red River Valley Tornado Outbreak

A large F4 tornado struck the heavily populated southern sections of Wichita Falls in the late afternoon on Tuesday, April 10, 1979 (still known locally as "Terrible Tuesday"). The Red River Valley Tornado Outbreak was a Tornado event that occurred on April 10, 1979 near the Red River Valley. A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus The storm was part of a record outbreak[10] that produced 30 tornadoes around the region. Despite having nearly an hour's advance warning that severe weather was imminent, 42 people were killed (25 in vehicles) and 1,800 were injured just in time for many people to be driving home from work. Severe weather is any destructive weather phenomenon. The term is usually used to refer to severe thunderstorms and related phenomena such as Tornados The tornado left 20,000 people homeless and did $400 million in damage in 1979 dollars, a U. S. record not topped by an individual tornado until the F5 Moore-Oklahoma City tornado of May 3, 1999. [11] A total of 54 people were killed, 52 that Tuesday and two within a week due to injuries.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  3. ^ a b Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  4. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  5. ^ Wichita Falls, Texas Detailed Profile. Retrieved on 2007-12-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the
  6. ^ City of Wichita Falls, TX - Official Website. Retrieved on 2007-12-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor.
  7. ^ Wichita Falls History
  8. ^ Wichita Falls History
  9. ^ Wichita Falls History
  10. ^ http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/storms/19790410/disaster.php
  11. ^ NWS Norman, Oklahoma - The Great Plains Tornado Outbreak of May 3-4, 1999

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