Wichita Falls, Texas

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Wichita Falls, Texas
City
Man-made waterfall attraction in Lucy Park
Flag
Location in the state of Texas
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Coordinates: 33°54′11″N 98°28′17″W / 33.90306°N 98.47139°W / 33.90306; -98.47139
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Wichita
Government
• Type	Council–manager
• Mayor	Tim Short (R)[1]
• City Council	Members Bobby Whiteley Eric West Deandra Chenault Jeff Browning Tim Brewer Steve Jackson
• City Manager	Darron Leiker
• Assistant City Managers	Paul Menzies, Blake Jurecek
Area [2]
• 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 [3]	951 ft (290 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• 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 39th-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!.