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The Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in North Texas

North Texas

North Texas is a distinct cultural and geographic area forming the central-northeastern section of the U.S. state of Texas. North Texas is generally considered to include the area south of Oklahoma, east of Abilene, and north of Waco...

that covers three counties - Archer

Archer County, Texas

Archer County is a county located in the US state of Texas, and was formed in 1858 from Fannin County. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2005, the population estimate is 9,095, up from 8,854 in 2000. Its county seat is Archer City. Archer is named for...

, Clay

Clay County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 11,006 people, 4,323 households, and 3,181 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 4,992 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...

, and Wichita

Wichita County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 131,664 people, 48,441 households, and 32,891 families residing in the county. The population density was 210 people per square mile . There were 53,304 housing units at an average density of 85 per square mile...

. As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the MSA had a population of 151,524 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 147,421).

Counties

Archer
Archer County, Texas
Archer County is a county located in the US state of Texas, and was formed in 1858 from Fannin County. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2005, the population estimate is 9,095, up from 8,854 in 2000. Its county seat is Archer City. Archer is named for...
Clay
Clay County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,006 people, 4,323 households, and 3,181 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 4,992 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...
Wichita
Wichita County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 131,664 people, 48,441 households, and 32,891 families residing in the county. The population density was 210 people per square mile . There were 53,304 housing units at an average density of 85 per square mile...

Places with 1,000 to 25,000 people

Archer City
Archer City, Texas
Archer City is a city in Archer County, Texas, United States. The city lies at the junction of State Highway 79 and State Highway 25. It is the county seat of Archer County. It is located 25 miles south of Wichita Falls, Texas and is part of the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area...
Burkburnett
Burkburnett, Texas
Burkburnett is a city in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 10,927 at the 2000 census. The community's newspaper is the Burkburnett Informer/Star...
Electra
Electra, Texas
Electra is a city in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The United States Census Bureau counted Electra's population as 3,168 at the 2000 census and estimated it to be 2,891 as of 2006...
Henrietta
Henrietta, Texas
Henrietta is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,264 at the 2000 census.-History:...
Holliday
Holliday, Texas
Holliday is a city in Archer County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,632 at the 2000 census...
Iowa Park
Iowa Park, Texas
Iowa Park is a city in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,431 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Iowa Park is located at ....

Places with 500 to 1,000 people

Byers
Byers, Texas
Byers is a city in Clay County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 517 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Byers is located at ....
Lakeside City
Lakeside City, Texas
Lakeside City is a town in Archer County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 984 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lakeside City is located at ....
Petrolia
Petrolia, Texas
Petrolia is a city in Clay County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 782 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Petrolia is located at ....

Places with less than 500 people

Bellevue
Bellevue, Texas
Bellevue is a city in Clay County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 386 at the 2000 census.- History :...
Cashion Community
Cashion Community, Texas
Cashion Community is a city in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It was incorporated in 2000 and had an estimated population of 328 in 2009.Cashion Community is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area....
Dean
Dean, Texas
Dean is a city in Clay County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 341 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Dean is located at ....
Jolly
Jolly, Texas
Jolly is a city in Clay County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 172 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Jolly is located at ....
Megargel
Megargel, Texas
Megargel is a town in Archer County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 203 at the 2010 census. The town is named for Roy C...
Pleasant Valley
Pleasant Valley, Texas
Pleasant Valley is a town in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 408 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Pleasant Valley is located at ....
Scotland
Scotland, Texas
Scotland is a city in Archer County in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 438 at the 2000 census. The town is named for its founder, Henry J. Scott....
Windthorst
Windthorst, Texas
Windthorst is a town in Archer and Clay counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 440 at the 2000 census. The town is named for Ludwig Windthorst, a Catholic statesman in Germany.Windthorst is the home of the St...

Unincorporated places

Bluegrove
Bluegrove, Texas
Bluegrove is an unincorporated community on Farm to Market Road 172 11 miles southeast of Henrietta in central Clay County, Texas, United States.- History :...
Buffalo Springs
Buffalo Springs, Clay County, Texas
Buffalo Springs is an unincorporated community on Farm to Market Road 174 15 miles southeast of Henrietta in south central Clay County, Texas, United States. Two other towns by the same name exist in Texas, one in Lubbock County and the other in Comal County .-History:Settlement of the area began...
Halsell
Halsell, Texas
Halsell is an unincorporated community located 10 miles southwest of Henrietta in west central Clay County, Texas, United States.-History:Established in 1900 and named for a local rancher, the town of Halsell received a post office in 1901...
Haynesville
Haynesville, Texas
Haynesville is an unincorporated community in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It has an estimated population of 60.Haynesville is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
Huff
Huff, Texas
Huff is a former town in northeastern Archer County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area....
Hurnville
Hurnville, Texas
Hurnville is an unincorporated community on Farm to Market Road 1197 eight miles north of Henrietta in north central Clay County, Texas, United States.-History:...
Joy
Joy, Texas
Joy is an unincorporated community one mile west of the intersection of Farm to Market Road 173 and State Highway 148, 16 miles south of Henrietta in southern Clay County, Texas, United States. The population was about 150 in 1990.-History:...
Kamay
Kamay, Texas
Kamay is an unincorporated community in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It had an estimated population of 640 in 2000.Kamay is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
Shannon
Shannon, Texas
Shannon is an unincorporated community on Farm to Market Road 175 20 miles southwest of Henrietta in far south central Clay County, Texas, United States, approximately 1/2 mile north of the Jack County line.-History:...
Stanfield
Stanfield, Texas
Stanfield is an unincorporated community in far northeastern Clay County, Texas, United States. Located on Farm to Market Road 2332, Stanfield lies 15 miles northeast of Henrietta and about one mile south of the Oklahoma border.-History:...
Thornberry
Thornberry, Texas
Thornberry is an unincorporated community at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 2393 and Farm to Market Road 171 in northwestern Clay County, Texas, United States, just south of the Oklahoma border. The population is approximately 60.-History:...
Valley View
Valley View, Wichita County, Texas
Valley View is an unincorporated community in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It has an estimated population of 200.Valley View is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
Vashti
Vashti, Texas
Vashti is an unincorporated community at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 174 and Farm to Market Road 1288, 18 miles southeast of Henrietta and four miles south of Bellevue in southeastern Clay County, Texas, United States.The elevation is .-History:...

Demographics

As of the census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

of 2000, there were 151,524 people, 56,109 households, and 38,587 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 80.95% White, 8.92% African American, 0.89% Native American, 1.61% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 5.05% from other races

Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

, and 2.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.17% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $36,011 and the median income for a family was $42,812. Males had a median income of $29,662 versus $21,660 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...