Wichita Falls is a city in the state of Texas and the county seat of Wichita County, Texas, United States. Wichita Falls is the principal city of the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Archer, Clay and Wichita counties. According to the U.S. Census estimate of 2006, the city had a population of 97,252.
Sheppard Air Force Base, a United States Air Force base, is located in Wichita Falls.
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Wichita Falls is a city in the state of Texas and the county seat of Wichita County, Texas, United States. Wichita Falls is the principal city of the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Archer, Clay and Wichita counties. According to the U.S. Census estimate of 2006, the city had a population of 97,252.
Sheppard Air Force Base, a United States Air Force base, is located in Wichita Falls.
Wichita Falls is sister city to Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria, Germany.
The city's main newspaper is the Times Record News. The weekly community newspaper is The News Mirror.
Wichita Falls is located at 33°53′49″N 98°30′54″W / 33.89694°N 98.515°W / 33.89694; -98.515 (33.897047, -98.514881).
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.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 70.7 square miles (183.1 km²), of which, 70.7 square miles (183.1...
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