Wichita Falls
city in and county seat of Wichita County, Texas, United States
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Summary
Wichita Falls is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,491 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Wichita County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Wichita River[5], Holliday Creek[6]
- Head of government: Stephen Santellana[7], Tim Short[8]
- Instance of: county seat[9], big city[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Fürstenfeldbruck[11]
- Postal code: 76301[12], 76302[13], 76305[14], 76306[15], 76307[16], 76308[17], 76309[18], 76310[19]
- Commons category: Wichita Falls, Texas[20]
- Located in time zone: UTC−06:00[21], Central Time Zone[22]
- Local dialing code: 940[23]
- Official website: http://www.wichitafallstx.gov/[24]
- IPA transcription: ˌwɪtʃɪtɔː ˈfɔːlz[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Wichita Falls, Texas[26]
- Population: 104,553[27], 102,316[28]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Wichita Falls, Texas[29]
- Capital of: Wichita County[30]
- Official name: Wichita Falls[31]
- Category for people born here: Q8076593[32]
- Category for people who died here: Q110247991[33]
- Number of households: 37,297[34]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Wichita Falls, Texas[35]
- Elevation above sea level: 289 m[36]
- Area: 187.088978 km²[37], 186.902451 km²[38]
- History of topic: Timeline of Wichita Falls, Texas[39]
- Water as percent of area: 0.0329 percent[40]
Why It Matters
Wichita Falls has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]