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Wichita Falls Metropolitan Area
The Wichita Falls metropolitan statistical area is a metropolitan area in North Texas that covers three counties – Archer, Clay, and Wichita. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 151,306 (though a July 1, 2011 estimate placed the population at 150,261). Counties *Archer *Clay * Wichita Communities Places with more than 100,000 people *Wichita Falls (Principal City) Places with 1,000 to 15,000 people * Archer City *Burkburnett * Electra *Henrietta * Holliday * Iowa Park Places with 500 to 1,000 people * Byers * Lakeside City * Petrolia Places with less than 500 people *Bellevue * Cashion Community *Dean *Jolly * Megargel * Pleasant Valley *Scotland * Windthorst Unincorporated places * Bluegrove * Buffalo Springs *Dundee * Halsell * Haynesville * Huff * Hurnville *Joy * Kamay * Mankins * Shannon * Stanfield * Thornberry * Valley View *Vashti Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 151,524 people, 56,109 households, and 38,587 families res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wichita Falls MSA
The Wichita Falls metropolitan statistical area is a metropolitan area in North Texas that covers three counties – Archer, Clay, and Wichita. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 151,306 (though a July 1, 2011 estimate placed the population at 150,261). Counties *Archer *Clay * Wichita Communities Places with more than 100,000 people *Wichita Falls (Principal City) Places with 1,000 to 15,000 people * Archer City *Burkburnett *Electra *Henrietta * Holliday * Iowa Park Places with 500 to 1,000 people * Byers * Lakeside City * Petrolia Places with less than 500 people *Bellevue * Cashion Community *Dean *Jolly * Megargel * Pleasant Valley *Scotland * Windthorst Unincorporated places * Bluegrove * Buffalo Springs *Dundee * Halsell * Haynesville * Huff * Hurnville *Joy * Kamay * Mankins * Shannon * Stanfield * Thornberry * Valley View *Vashti Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 151,524 people, 56,109 households, and 38,587 families resi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellevue, Texas
Bellevue is a city in Clay County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls metropolitan statistical area. The population was 362 at the 2010 census. History The sparsely settled area developed around 1882 by the Ortons, when it was selected as a railroad shipping station. The community has had several declines and resurges. In 1902, the community incorporated, but then it was almost wiped out by a tornado in 1906. Now it is a small growing town. Geography Bellevue is located in southeastern Clay County at (33.635221, –98.015609). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Bellevue is located on U.S. Route 287, northwest of Fort Worth and southeast of Wichita Falls. Demographics As of the census of 2010, there were 362 people, 140 households, and 105 families residing in the city. The population density was 430.1 people per square mile (166.0/km2). There were 161 housing units at an average density of 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huff, Texas
Huff (also known as Hufftown, and later as Huff Community) is a ghost town in northeastern Archer County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas 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. Accordin ... Wichita Falls metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Huff lies adjacent to Lake Creek, south of Lakeside City, Texas, Lakeside City, just east of Texas State Highway 79.Minor, David. Huff, Texas - ''Handbook of Texas''. - Retrieved: 2008-06-18 History The town was named for Charles C. Huff, an attorney for the Wichita Falls and Southern Railway. In 1908, the railroad founded the town site as a switching site. Next to the tracks, they built a giant concrete cistern that held a rail tank car-full of water that the railroad hauled in for the community's source ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haynesville, Texas
Haynesville (also known as Punkin Center) is an unincorporated community in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It has an estimated population of 60. Haynesville is part of the Wichita Falls metropolitan area. History The community was established in 1890 and originally named Punkin Center, but later renamed after Henry Haynes, a county commissioner and local farmer. During most of the 20th century, Haynesville's population ranged between roughly 60 and 100 residents. Geography Haynesville is located at the intersection of State Highways 25 and 240, 5 miles north of Electra in northwestern Wichita County. The community's elevation is 1,132 ft above sea level. Education The Electra Independent School District Electra Independent School District is a public school district based in Electra, Texas, United States. In 2007 and 2009, the district received a rating of "academically acceptable" from the Texas Education Agency The Texas Education Agency ... serves the communit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halsell, Texas
Halsell is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community located 10 miles southwest of Henrietta, Texas, Henrietta in west central Clay County, Texas, 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. The town remained a small, obscure ranching community until the Southwestern Railway Company established a rail line connecting Henrietta and Archer City, Texas, Archer City in 1910. It became a stop on the line and for almost a decade the small town flourished, reaching a population of 600 by 1920. The rail line, however, was short-lived and the reduction of passenger travel forced the line into bankruptcy by 1921, spelling the end of Halsell's growth. The town's post office closed in 1919. Oil was discovered in the area in the 1930s, which had little to no effect on the small community. When Lake Arrowhead was built in 1965, residents of Halsell were forced to move, as the townsit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dundee, Texas
Dundee is an unincorporated community located in Archer County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 12 in 2010. Dundee is located within the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Several families were already living in the area when the town was laid out on the T Fork Ranch between 1886 and 1890. In 1890 the Wichita Valley Railway Company established a line between Wichita Falls and Seymour and constructed a three-story hotel at the station the railroad's president is said to have named for Dundee, Scotland. That year, Amanda Giddens built the first post office and became postmistress. In 1892, the town was described as a post office and station on the railway with a population of twenty-five. The railroad brought in more settlers. By 1896, the population was estimated at 199 and Dundee had two livestock dealers, a clothier, a general store, a hardware store, a seller of notions, and a Mr. Biffle who sold orga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buffalo Springs, Clay County, Texas
Buffalo Springs is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community on Farm to Market Road 174 15 miles southeast of Henrietta, Texas, Henrietta in south central Clay County, Texas, Clay County, Texas, United States. Two other towns by the same name exist in Texas, one in Lubbock County, Texas, Lubbock County and the other in Comal County, Texas, Comal County (now abandoned). History Settlement of the area began in 1864, when 25 families constructed an outpost and farming community. The settlers were under constant threat from marauding Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans, the same threat that had driven many Anglo settlers east back into Montague County, Texas, Montague and Cooke County, Texas, Cooke counties. In 1867, two companies of the Sixth United States Cavalry deployed from Jacksboro, Texas, Jacksboro to establish an outpost and protect settlers from the raiding Indians. The lack of vegetation, timber, and water made the outpost difficult to maintain and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Early settlers named the area for the post oak trees that appeared blue from a distance at certain times of the day. The Bluegrove Baptist Church was established in 1878 by families living in the area around what would become the town, and is the oldest permanent Baptist church in Wichita, Archer, and Clay Counties. The church originally met in the school before constructing a church building at its present location in 1893. J.L. Russell was among the earliest settlers before there was a town, homesteading a mile south of the present day community. He was a founder of the Bluegrove Baptist Church, and donated the northeast corner of his land for the creation of the Bluegrove Cemetery, one mile due south of the community. Bluegrove also had a Methodist church and Church of Christ, which have since disbanded. The Bluegrove Community Cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windthorst, Texas
Windthorst is a town in Archer County, Texas, Archer and Clay County, Texas, Clay counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Wichita Falls metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 409 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The town is named for Ludwig Windthorst, a Catholic statesman in Germany. Windthorst is the home of the St. Mary's Grotto, a Roman Catholic outdoor shrine, which was paid for with money sent home by 64 military service members from Windthorst who served in World War II. All of the 64 returned home. A new entrance to the shrine was constructed in 2009. Geography Windthorst is located in northern Texas, primarily in eastern Archer County but extending eastward into Clay County. U.S. Route 281 passes through the center of the town, leading north to Wichita Falls, Texas, Wichita Falls and southeast to Jacksboro, Texas, Jacksboro. Texas State Highway 25 leads west from the center of Windthorst t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 501 at the 2010 census. The town is named for its founder, Henry J. Scott. Geography Scotland is located in eastern Archer County at (33.642195, –98.448340), south of the Little Wichita River. The city limits extend east as far as Lake Arrowhead, a reservoir on the Little Wichita. U.S. Route 281 passes through the city, leading north to Wichita Falls and south to Jacksboro. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.63%, is water. Climate The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Scotland has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 438 people, 160 households, and 116 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 336 at the 2010 census. Pleasant Valley is also referred to as "The rural country club of Wichita County", in part because of the high demand for land and above-average home prices. This includes Pleasant Valley estates and also Horseshoe Bend estates to the southwest. Geography Pleasant Valley is located at (33.937171, –98.594487). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km), all of it land. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 357 people, 120 households, and 78 families residing in the town. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, 408 people, 162 households, and 127 families resided in the town. The population density was 157.3 people per square mile (60.8/km). The 172 housing units averaged 66.3 per square mile (25 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megargel, Texas
Megargel ( ) is a town in Archer County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas metropolitan statistical area. Its population was 203 at the 2010 census. The town is named for Roy C. Megargel, the president of the railroad that developed the town. History Megargel was established as a result of the Gulf, Texas and Western Railroad extending services to Jacksboro and Seymour. The town was established in 1910. The community developed multiple businesses within three months because the purchasers of land who established businesses 60 days after acquiring their lots received discounts as an incentive to do so. The town had 350 residents in 1914. By 1923, the population had increased to 475. Around that time, H. Sheets drilled a new oil well in the Swastika oilfield, causing a population increase. Oil was discovered east of Megargel in 1925, and the town expanded even more. One year later, the town had 1,000 residents, and in 1927, it increased by 200 more peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
