Wichita County, Texas

Wichita County
Wichita County
County
	The Wichita County Courthouse in downtown Wichita Falls
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 33°59′N 98°43′W / 33.99°N 98.71°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	February 1, 1882
Seat	Wichita Falls
Largest city	Wichita Falls
Area
• Total	633 sq mi (1,640 km2)
• Land	628 sq mi (1,630 km2)
• Water	5.3 sq mi (14 km2) 0.8%
Population (2020)
• Total	129,350
• Estimate (2022)	129,978
• Density	200/sq mi (79/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	13th
Website	wichitacountytx.com

Wichita County (/ˈwɪtʃɪtɔː/ 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] The county was created in 1858 and organized in 1882.^[3] Wichita County is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas, TX metropolitan statistical area.

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2015.