Wichita County, Texas

Wichita County is a county in Texas. The population of the county is 131,500.
Wichita County 	Texas
Founded 	February 1, 1882
Named for 	Wichita people
County seat 	Wichita Falls
Population 	131,500
Habitat 	Farmland, Urban
Cong. District 	13th
County Guildmaster	Ricky Hoover
Time Zone 	Central (UTC -6/-5)
== Major roads ==
Interstate 44
US Route 82
US Route 277
US Route 277 Business
US Route 281
US Route 287
US Route 287 Business
Texas State Highway 25
Texas State Highway 79
Texas State Highway 240
Texas State Highway 258
Loop 11
Loop 267
Loop 473
Spur 325
Spur 447
== Geography ==
=== Adjacent counties ===
Clay County (east)
Tillman County, Oklahoma (north)
Cotton County, Oklahoma (northeast)
Archer County (south)
Wilbarger County (west)
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the county is:
66.50% White (87,447)
18.11% Hispanic or Latino (23,814)
10.88% Black or African American (14,307)
4.51% Other (5,932)
17.1% (22,486) of Wichita County residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Wichita County has above average rates of Pokemon theft and murder for the region that it's in. The county reported 54 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 5.99 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
Pokemon 	Location	Rate
Charmander 	Farmland	1-25%
Charmeleon 	Farmland	1-10%
Rattata 	Farmland	1-35%
Raticate 	Farmland	1-20%
Ekans 	Farmland	1-25%
Arbok 	Farmland	1-12%
Pikachu 	Farmland	1-68%
Raichu 	Farmland	1-50%
Sandshrew 	Farmland	1-30%
Sandslash 	Farmland	1-20%
NidoranF/NidoranM	Farmland	1-17%
Nidorina/Nidorino	Farmland	1-7%
Vulpix 	Farmland	1-10%
Ponyta 	Farmland	1-42%
Rapidash 	Farmland	1-24%
Electabuzz 	Farmland	1-46%
Tauros 	Farmland	1-10%
Eevee 	Farmland	1-15%
Vaporeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Jolteon 	Farmland	1-15%
Flareon 	Farmland	1-10%
Cyndaquil 	Farmland	1-35%
Quilava 	Farmland	1-20%
Typhlosion 	Farmland	1-3%
Pichu 	Farmland	1-59%
Mareep 	Farmland	1-68%
Flaaffy 	Farmland	1-58%
Ampharos 	Farmland	1-45%
Espeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Umbreon 	Farmland	1-5%
Elekid 	Farmland	1-67%
Electrike 	Farmland	1-67%
Manectric 	Farmland	1-52%
Plusle/Minun 	Farmland	1-70%
Zangoose 	Farmland	1-25%
Seviper 	Farmland	1-10%
Chimchar 	Farmland	1-30%
Monferno 	Farmland	1-15%
Infernape 	Farmland	1-3%
Shinx 	Farmland	1-72%
Luxio 	Farmland	1-57%
Luxray 	Farmland	1-39%
Pachirisu 	Farmland	1-67%
Tepig 	Farmland	1-30%
Pignite 	Farmland	1-15%
Emboar 	Farmland	1%
Emolga 	Farmland	1-68%
Skiddo 	Farmland	1-38%
Gogoat 	Farmland	1-18%
Helioptile 	Farmland	1-66%
Heliolisk 	Farmland	1-53%
Dedenne 	Farmland	1-63%
Togedemaru 	Farmland	1-70%
== Communities ==
=== Cities ===
Burkburnett - 10,811
Cashion Community - 348
Electra - 2,791
Iowa Park - 6,355
Wichita Falls - 104,553
=== Towns ===
Pleasant Valley - 336
=== Unincorporated communities ===
Haynesville
Kamay
Valley View
== Climate ==
Stats 	Amount
Average yearly rainfall 	30 inches
Average yearly snowfall 	2 inches
Average yearly sunny days	244
Severe storm risk 	10 (Very High)
Tornado risk 	9 (Very High)
Blizzard risk 	0 (Nonexistant)
== Fun facts ==
* Once a Democrat stronghold, Wichita County has trended reliably Republican like most of Texas outside of the major cities.
* Pleasant Valley is mostly just an extension of Wichita Falls.
* Cashion Community voted to incorporate on January 15th, 2000.
* At its peak in the 1940s, Kamay had a population of around 700 and twenty-one businesses. There were twenty-seven businesses in Kamay by the mid-1950s. In 2000, the population had declined to approximately 640 with seven businesses operating in the community.
* 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. Subsequent research has revealed rare fossils of Permian-era amphibians like Trimerorhachis, as well as rich deposits of other Permian tetrapods such as Dimetrodon and Diadectes.
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