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Wichita Falls, Texas

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(Wichita County)

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The 2000 Census showed that Wichita Falls had a population of 104,197 people.^<1> This represents 0.5% of the total population of Texas, making it the state's 24th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. Other than 2000, the population counts have been estimated by the Census Bureau.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	101,202	-2.87%	-0.22% since 2007
2007	101,428	-2.66%	-1% since 2006
2006	102,449	-1.68%	-0.17% since 2005
2005	102,624	-1.51%	-0.92% since 2004
2004	103,572	-0.6%	+0.26% since 2003
2003	103,299	-0.86%	+0.39% since 2002
2002	102,893	-1.25%	-0.09% since 2001
2001	102,990	-1.16%	-1.16% since 2000
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2000	104,197	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (rank is based on the 2000 Census):

Rank	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
21	Waco	SE	179 mi [288.1 km]	124,009	9.04% increase
22	Carrollton	SE	113 mi [181.9 km]	125,595	14.62% increase
23	McAllen	S	531 mi [854 km]	129,776	21.95% increase
-24-	Wichita Falls			101,202	2.87% decrease
25	Midland	SW	244 mi [392.7 km]	106,561	12.17% increase
26	Richardson	SE	123 mi [197.9 km]	101,589	10.66% increase
27	Odessa	SW	262 mi [421.6 km]	98,801	8.64% increase

The city of Wichita Falls is located in Archer County and for a more general look at the area, please visit our Census Page for Archer County.

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Wichita Falls.

Wichita Falls had 41,916 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Wichita Falls has an area ^<4> of 70.7 square miles [183.1 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Wichita Falls had a 2000 population density of 1,474 people per square mile [569 people/km²].

Archer County

Wichita Falls is primarily located in Archer County and is the county seat. A portion of Wichita Falls extends into Wichita County.

The county had a population of 8,917 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 104,197 people, Wichita Falls contained 1,168% of the Archer County total.

In addition, where the community of Wichita Falls has a population density of 1,474 people per square mile [569 people/km²], Archer County averages 9.8 people per square mile [3.78 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Archer County.

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Wichita Falls. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Wichita Falls, it also contains a comparison between Wichita Falls and the state of Texas.

Click here for the Wichita Falls QuickFact (QF-4879000).

A Census Quickfact is available for Archer County (QF-48009).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Archer County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Baylor	QF-48023	W	3,737	8.41% decrease
Clay	QF-48077	E	10,888	1.7% decrease
Jack	QF-48237	SE	8,793	0.4% increase
Throckmorton	QF-48447	SW	1,667	9.11% decrease
Wichita	QF-48485	N	127,321	3.24% decrease
Wilbarger	QF-48487	NW	13,782	5.86% decrease
Young	QF-48503	S	17,579	1.85% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Wichita Falls:

	State Code:	48 (Texas)
	County Code:	009 (Archer County)
	Place Code:	79000 (Wichita Falls)

	State & County Code:	48009 (Texas/Archer County)

	State & Place Code:	4879000 (Texas/Wichita Falls)

Wichita Falls is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #7 (the West South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Wichita Falls.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Wichita Falls and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Wichita Falls. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group. - Return to Citation


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