Wichita County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 129,350. The county seat is Wichita Falls. The county was created in 1858 and organized in 1882. Wichita County is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas, TX metropolitan statistical area.
Wichita Falls is a city in and the seat of government of Wichita County, Texas, United States. 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, making it the 39th-most populous city in Texas.
Sheppard Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located five miles (8.0 km) north of the central business district of Wichita Falls, in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is the largest training base and most diversified in Air Education and Training Command. The base is named in honor of Texas Senator John Morris Sheppard, a supporter of military preparations before World War II.
John Morris Sheppard was a Democratic United States Congressman and United States Senator from Texas. He authored the Eighteenth Amendment (Prohibition) and introduced it in the Senate, and is referred to as "the father of national Prohibition."
Wichita Falls Regional Airport is a public and military use airport six miles north of Wichita Falls in Wichita County, Texas. Its runways and taxiways are shared with Sheppard Air Force Base; most operations are military, but American Eagle flies to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
KFDX-TV is a television station licensed to Wichita Falls, Texas, United States, serving as the NBC affiliate for the western Texoma area. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside low-power MyNetworkTV affiliate KJBO-LD ; Nexstar also provides certain services to Fox affiliate KJTL under joint sales and shared services agreements (JSA/SSA) with Mission Broadcasting. The three stations share studios near Seymour Highway and Turtle Creek Road in Wichita Falls, where KFDX-TV's transmitter is also located.
John R. Hirschi Math/Science International Baccalaureate Magnet High School, commonly known as Hirschi High School or HHS, is a four-year public high school in Wichita Falls, Texas, located at 3106 Borton Lane. It is an accredited International Baccalaureate (IB) World School offering the Diploma (IBDP) and Middle Years Program (MYP) to students wishing to pursue advanced academic study in mathematics, science, English, Spanish, French, history, and the arts. Hirschi, an award-winning member of the Magnet Schools of America Association, also offers its students hands-on instruction in aviation, studio/visual art, and nursing. Hirschi has an enrollment of 850 students and is overseen by the Wichita Falls Independent School District (WFISD) and the Texas Education Agency.
Wichita Falls Independent School District(WFISD) is a public school district based in Wichita Falls, Texas, United States and is accredited by the Texas Education Agency.
The Pecan Bowl was the name of two college football bowl games played in two different eras. The initial version, in 1946 and 1947, was contested by historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The later version, held from 1964 through 1970, was an NCAA College Division regional final.
Wichita Falls High School (WFHS) is a public school in Wichita Falls, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls Independent School District (WFISD) and is one of the district's three high schools. Located at 2149 Avenue H and Coyote Blvd., the school serves students in grades nine through twelve.
S.H. Rider High School is a public school in Wichita Falls, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls Independent School District. The school opened in 1961 and serves students in grades nine through twelve.
KWFS is an AM radio station with a news/talk radio format serving the area of Wichita Falls, Texas, United States. It is owned by Townsquare Media, with studios on Kell Boulevard in Wichita Falls.
Dennis Ivan Vinzant was an American football, basketball, and baseball. He served as the head basketball coach at East Texas State Teachers College—now known a Texas A&M University–Commerce—from 1936 to 1946 and Midwestern University—now known as Midwestern State University—in Wichita Falls, Texas from 1956 to 1970, compiling a career college basketball coaching record of 351–214. Vinzant was also the head football coach at East Texas State in 1942, tallying a mark of 4–3–1, and the head baseball coach at Tulane University from 1952 to 1954, amassing a record of 37–22–1.
The 1926 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1926 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach E. J. Stewart, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 5–4, with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SWC.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Wichita Falls, Texas, USA.
The 1950 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston as an independent during the 1950 college football season. In its third season under head coach Clyde Lee, the team compiled a 4–6 record. Bill Moeller and Max Clark were the team captains. The team played its home games at Public School Stadium in Houston.
The Museum of North Texas History in Wichita Falls, Texas depicts the history of the area with exhibits, pictures, clothing and artifacts, striving to show the rich heritage of north Texas and how it is relevant today. Permanent exhibits include the Bill English Military Collection, the Heritage Hall which is home to an amazing collection of western hats known as "Nat's Hats," old Medical equipment, the Mary Thomas Doll & Toy Collection, and, at the Wichita Falls Regional Airport, the Jenny to Jets Exhibit which runs from an old Jenny biplane to a modern T-38 jet trainer of Sheppard Air Force Base.
The 1950 Midwestern Indians football team was an American football team that represented Midwestern University—now known as Midwestern State University–as a member of the Gulf Coast Conference (GCC) during the 1950 college football season. Led by Billy Stamps in his third and final season as head coach, the Indians compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 1–0–1 in conference play, sharing the GCC title with North Texas State. Midwestern played home games at Coyote Stadium in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Eldon Beau Boulter is an American politician. From 1985 to 1989, he served two terms as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 13th district of Texas.
The 1950 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State Teachers College as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1950 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Puny Wilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, and finished fifth in the LSC.
