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词条 Wichita County, Texas
释义

  1. Geography

     Major highways  Adjacent counties 

  2. Geology

  3. Demographics

  4. Government and infrastructure

  5. Politics

     Presidential elections 

  6. Communities

     Cities  Town  Unincorporated communities 

  7. See also

  8. References

  9. External links

{{Infobox U.S. County
| county = Wichita County
| state = Texas
| seal =
| founded year = 1882
| founded date = February 1
| seat wl = Wichita Falls
| largest city wl = Wichita Falls
| area_total_sq_mi = 633
| area_land_sq_mi = 628
| area_water_sq_mi = 5.3
| area percentage = 0.8%
| census yr = 2010
| pop = 131500
| density_sq_mi = 209
| time zone = Central
| ex image = Wichita County, TX, Courthouse IMG 6884.JPG
| ex image size = 250
| ex image cap = The Wichita County Courthouse in downtown Wichita Falls
| web = www.co.wichita.tx.us
| district = 13th
}}Wichita County ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|ɪ|tʃ|ɪ|t|ɔː}} {{respell|WITCH|i|taw}}) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 131,500.[1] The county seat is Wichita Falls.[2] The county was created in 1858 and organized in 1882.[3]

Wichita County is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|633|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|628|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|5.3|sqmi}} (0.8%) is water.[4] The county is drained by the Wichita River and other streams.[5]

Major highways

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
  • Interstate 44
  • U.S. Highway 82
  • U.S. Highway 277
  • U.S. Highway 281
  • U.S. Highway 287
  • State Highway 25
  • State Highway 79
  • State Highway 240
  • State Highway 258
{{div col end}}

Adjacent counties

{{div col}}
  • Tillman County, Oklahoma (north)
  • Cotton County, Oklahoma (northeast)
  • Clay County (east)
  • Archer County (south)
  • Wilbarger County (west)
  • Baylor County (southwest)
{{div col end}}

Geology

{{see also|Geology of Wichita Falls, Texas}}

Wichita County is part of the Texas Red Beds, which are a strata of red-colored sedimentary rock from the Early Permian. The fossils of Permian-era vertebrates in the Texas Red Beds were first discovered by Edward Drinker Cope in 1877.[6][7] Subsequent research has revealed rare fossils of Permian-era amphibians like Trimerorhachis,[8] as well as rich deposits of other Permian tetrapods such as Dimetrodon and Diadectes.[9]

Demographics

{{US Census population
|1880= 433
|1890= 4831
|1900= 5806
|1910= 16094
|1920= 72911
|1930= 74416
|1940= 73604
|1950= 98493
|1960= 123528
|1970= 120563
|1980= 121082
|1990= 122378
|2000= 131664
|2010= 131500
|estyear=2016
|estimate=131838
|estref=[10]
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census[11]
1850–2010[12] 2010–2014[1]
}}

As of the census[13] 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 (81/km²). There were 53,304 housing units at an average density of 85 per square mile (33/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 78.76% White, 10.23% Black or African American, 0.89% Native American, 1.84% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 5.51% from other races, and 2.68% from two or more races. 12.23% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 48,441 households out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.30% were married couples living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.10% were non-families. In 2000, there were 1,869 unmarried partner households: 1,677 heterosexual, 94 same-sex male, and 98 same-sex female.

27.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.20% under the age of 18, 13.70% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 19.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,780, and the median income for a family was $40,937. Males had a median income of $28,687 versus $21,885 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,965. About 10.30% of families and 13.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.40% of those under age 18 and 9.80% of those age 65 or over.

Government and infrastructure

The Wichita Falls entrepreneur and industrialist Joseph A. Kemp served from 1883 to 1885 as a school board member and then for an appointed term and two elected terms as the treasurer of Wichita County. From 1917 to 1921, he was a regent of the University of Texas System.[14]

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice James V. Allred Unit is located in Wichita Falls.[15][16][17][18]

Wichita County Commissioner Court members:

County Judge Woodrow “Woody” Gossom,

Commissioner Pct. 1 Mark Beauchamp,

Commissioner Pct. 2 Lee Harvey,

Commissioner Pct. 3 Barry Mahler, and

Commissioner Pct. 4 Jeff Watts

The Sheriff of Wichita County is David Duke. He first took office on January 1, 2009. [19]

Politics

Wichita County is represented in the Texas House of Representatives by the Republican James Frank, a businessman from Wichita Falls.

Presidential elections

In 2008, Wichita County cast the majority of its votes for Republican John McCain. He won 69% of the vote and 31,673 votes. Democrat Barack Obama received 30% of the vote and 13,828 votes. Other candidates received 1% of the vote. In 2004, Republican George W. Bush did better than John McCain and won 71% of the vote and 32,472 votes. Democrat John F. Kerry won 28% of the vote and 12,819 votes.

{{Hidden begin
|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;
|title = Presidential elections results
}}
Presidential elections results[20]
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
72.5% 27,6314.5% 1,718
72.7% 29,8121.7% 681
69.0% 31,7310.8% 383
71.3% 32,4720.6% 254
65.1% 27,8021.9% 803
51.3% 20,4959.2% 3,680
38.5% 17,95625.0% 11,631
56.1% 23,3240.8% 310
64.2% 28,9320.3% 139
55.0% 22,8842.6% 1,084
46.1% 19,0240.6% 225
68.7% 25,1971.5% 537
35.7% 11,93718.2% 6,090
31.0% 8,5850.1% 14
46.3% 12,5870.1% 39
48.8% 12,1810.2% 41
47.4% 12,1970.1% 29
18.2% 2,8874.7% 744
10.9% 1,59711.1% 1,627
15.9% 2,2060.1% 9
12.3% 1,3270.3% 33
14.2% 1,4790.4% 45
59.8% 7,226
25.8% 2,1895.4% 461
27.5% 1,4872.1% 111
13.5% 3474.7% 122
7.4% 10816.1% 237
{{Hidden end}}

Communities

Cities

  • Cashion Community
  • Burkburnett
  • Electra
  • Iowa Park
  • Wichita Falls (county seat)

Town

  • Pleasant Valley

Unincorporated communities

  • Haynesville
  • Kamay
  • Valley View

See also

{{Portal|Texas}}
  • List of museums in North Texas
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Wichita County, Texas
  • Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Wichita County
  • Lake Wichita
  • The Kell House

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48485.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 29, 2013}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/TX_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Texas: Individual County Chronologies|work=Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=The Newberry Library|date=2008|accessdate=May 27, 2015}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 12, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}
5. ^{{Cite AmCyc|wstitle=Wichita|display=Wichita. I. An unorganized N. W. county of Texas}}
6. ^Cope, E. D. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/982295 Descriptions of extinct vertebrata from the Permian and Triassic formations of the United States.] Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 1877. Volume 17:182–195. JSTOR. Accessed on August 28, 2017.
7. ^Case, E.C.[https://www.jstor.org/stable/30060764 The Red Beds between Wichita Falls, Texas, and Las Vegas, New Mexico, in Relation to Their Vertebrate Fauna.] The Journal of Geology, vol. 22, no. 3, 1914, pp. 243–259. JSTOR. Accessed on August 28, 2017.
8. ^Henry, Randy. [https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/tx/home/?cid=nrcs144p2_003201 NRCS and Landowner Team Up With Houston Museum after Rare Species Discovery.] Natural Resources Conservation Service. Accessed on August 28, 2017.
9. ^Caulfield, Dave. Prehistoric Predators: Fossil Findings in Seymour 'Redefining'. Newschannel 6: October 25, 2015. Accessed on August 28, 2017.
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 12, 2015}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|publisher=Texas Almanac|accessdate=May 12, 2015}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-05-14|title=American FactFinder}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fke14|title=Brian Hart, "Joseph Alexander Kemp"|publisher=tshaonline.org|accessdate=April 16, 2013|date=2010-06-15}}
15. ^"Allred Unit {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725200913/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/ja.htm |date=2010-07-25 }}." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on May 10, 2010.
16. ^"Sheet Number 1." City of Wichita Falls. Retrieved on September 22, 2010.
17. ^"Sheet Number 2." City of Wichita Falls. Retrieved on September 22, 2010.
18. ^"Sheet Number 9." City of Wichita Falls. Retrieved on September 22, 2010.
19. ^Wichita County Sheriff's Office Website
20. ^{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=2018-08-01}}

External links

  • Official Wichita County Website
  • {{Handbook of Texas|id=hcw08|name=Wichita County}}
  • Historic Wichita County materials, hosted by the Portal to Texas History.
  • Sheppard Air Force Base Home Page
{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Wichita County, Texas
|North = Tillman County, Oklahoma
|Northeast = Cotton County, Oklahoma
|East = Clay County
|Southeast =
|South = Archer County
|Southwest =
|West = Wibarger County
|Northwest =
}}{{Wichita County, Texas}}{{Texas counties}}{{Texas}}{{Authority control}}{{coord|33.99|-98.71|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-TX_source:UScensus1990}}

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