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Wichita CountyTexas

Wichita County is a county in Texas, with its seat at Wichita Falls. It was created from Young Territory in 1858.

  • Founded1858
  • County seatWichita Falls
  • Named forWichita people
  • Land area628 sq mi + 5.3 sq mi water
  • Population129,350 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped57,656 checked 14 October 2026
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ArcherTillman, OKCotton, OKClayWilbarger Wichita Falls Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Wichita on the map of Texas

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Counties of Texas · Wichita highlighted

History

Founded in 1858

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Wichita County was created in 1858 from Young Territory and named after the Wichita people. From 1860 to 1882, the county remained unorganized and was repeatedly attached to neighboring counties for judicial purposes, including Clay and Montague. The county was fully organized on June 21, 1882, when it was detached from Clay County.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1858
    Wichita County created Wichita created from Young Territory; Wichita not fully organized. · Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., ch. 75, sec. 2/p. 87
  2. 1860
    Changed Wichita attached to Clay "for judicial purposes."
    Clay
    · Texas Laws 1859, 8th leg., reg. sess., gen., ch. 13, sec. 3/p. 17
  3. 1860
    Changed Wichita detached from Clay, attached to Montague "for all judicial purposes."
    ClayMontague
    · Texas Laws 1859, 8th leg., reg. sess., gen., ch. 87, sec. 6/p. 120
  4. 1866
    Changed Wichita detached from Montague, attached to Clay "for judicial purposes."
    MontagueClay
    · Texas Laws 1866, 11th leg., ch. 35, sec. 17/p. 27
  5. 1866
    Changed Wichita detached from Clay, attached to Montague "for judicial and other purposes."
    ClayMontague
    · Texas Laws 1866, 11th leg., ch. 96, sec. 2/p. 94
  6. 1879
    Changed Wichita detached from Montague, attached to Clay "for judicial and other purposes."
    MontagueClay
    · Texas Laws 1879, 16th leg., reg. sess., ch. 136/p. 150
  7. 1882
    Changed Wichita fully organized, detached from Clay.
    Clay
    · "Wichita County," New Handbook of Texas, 6:952

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Wichita

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Missing
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People and land

Wichita by the Census

Population
129,350 2020 Census count
Housing units
55,519 2020 Census count
Land area
628 square miles
Water area
5.3 square miles
People per sq mi
206 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Wichita County's official site

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County government

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Questions

Common questions about Wichita County

When was Wichita County founded?
Wichita County was founded in 1858, and named after Wichita people.
What is the county seat of Wichita County?
The county seat of Wichita County is Wichita Falls.
Is there an online parcel map for Wichita County?
Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 57,656 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Wichita County's boundary or name changed?
Wichita County was created in 1858. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 6 later changes, chiefly involving Clay County and Montague County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Wichita County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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