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| City of Wichita Falls | |
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| Coordinates: 33°53′49″N 98°30′54″WCoordinates: 33°53′49″N 98°30′54″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| County | Wichita |
| Government | |
| - Type | Council-Manager |
| - City Council | Mayor Glenn Barham Linda Ammons Michael Smith Dorothy Roberts Burns Rick Hatcher Tim Ingle Mary Ward |
| - City Manager | Darron Leiker |
| - Asst. City Manager | Kevin Hugman |
| - Asst. City Manager & CFO | Jim Dockery |
| Area | |
| - City | 70.1 sq mi (183.1 km2) |
| - Land | 70.66 sq mi (183.0 km2) |
| - Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 948 ft (289 m) |
| Population (2006) | |
| - City | 107,000 |
| - Density | 1,474.1/sq mi (569.1/km2) |
| - Metro | 147,826 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-6) |
| Area code(s) | 940 |
| FIPS code | 48-79000[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1376776[2] |
| Website | www.wichitafallstx.gov |
Wichita Falls is a city in and the county seat of Wichita County, Texas, United States, United States.[3] 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 2010, the city had a population of 104,553.[4] In addition to Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls is also home to the "world's littlest skyscraper". Wichita Falls is sister city to Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria, Germany.[citation needed]
