Wichita Falls, Texas
Wichita County
48-79000
Wichita Falls is a city in Wichita County ( Texas) in the United States of America. A census of 2000 showed a total population of 104 197 people. The city is the county seat of Wichita County.
In Wichita Falls is the Air Force Base Sheppard Air Force Base.
Wichita Falls is sister city to the Bavarian district town Fürstenfeldbruck. Reason for the close union of the local airbase and pilot training ENJJPT ( Euro NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training ) was in the which all German jet pilots of the Bundeswehr in 15 months of training received their " wings " ( jet pilot badge ).
The most important newspaper in the city is the Times Record News. The current mayor is Lanham Lyne.
Geography
The city is located just 24 km away from the border with the State of Oklahoma. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 183.1 km ².
Demography
According to the census of 2000, there were at this time in Wichita Falls 104 197 people in a total of 37 970 households and 24 984 families. The population density was 569.1 / km ².
24.7% of the population were under 18 years old, 15.2% were 18 to 24, 29.3 % 25 to 44, 18.6% 45 to 64 and 12.3 % of the population were 65 years old or more. The average age was thus 32 years. For every 100 females in Wichita Falls were statistically 106.2 males.
The median income for a household was $ 32,554, and the median income for a family was $ 39,911. The average income of male residents was $ 27,609, which the female population at $ 21,877. The per capita income was $ 16,761.
13.9 % of the population and 10.8 % of families are below the poverty line.
Traffic
Highways
Wichita Falls is located at the western end of Interstate 44 Some highways link the city to places near and far: the U.S. Highways 287, 277, 281 and 82 Texas State Route 240 ends at Wichita Falls and State Route 79 crosses the city.
Traffic
About the airport Wichita Falls Municipal Airport connects the airline American Eagle with three flights per day, the city with the International Airport of Dallas.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Greyson Chance (* 1997), singer
- Laramie Eppler, actor
- Steve LaSpina (born 1954 ), jazz bassist
- Lloyd Ruby (1928-2009), racing driver