The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Wichita Falls, Texas, USA.

19th century

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• 1879 - Barwise family settles in area.^[1]
• 1880 - Population: 433.^[2]
• 1881 - First United Methodist Church built.^[3]
• 1882 - Fort Worth and Denver City railroad begins operating.^[2]
• 1883 - First Baptist Church founded.^[4]
• 1886 - Drought begins.^[2]
• 1887 - Wichita Weekly Times newspaper begins publication.^[5]
• 1889
  • Town of Wichita Falls incorporated.^[2]
  • Otis T. Bacon becomes mayor.^[6]
• 1890 - Population: 1,978.^[7]
• 1896 - "Lynching of two bank robbers."^[2][4]
• 1900
  • Ladies Library Association organized.^[8]
  • Lake Wichita created near town.^[2]

20th century

• 1909 - Electric streetcar begins operating.^[3]
• 1910
  • U.S. military Call Field (airfield) begins operating near town.^[3]
  • Union Station built.^[9]
  • Gem Theatre (cinema) in business.^[10]
  • Population: 8,200.^[7]
• 1911 - Electra oil field begins operating in vicinity of town.^[1]
• 1912 - Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company plant in business.^[9]
• 1913 - Palace Theatre in business.^[10]
• 1917 - Drought begins.^[2]
• 1918
  • Kemp Public Library opens.^[11]
  • Burkburnett oil field discovered near Wichita Falls; oil boom begins.^[1]
• 1920
  • Burnett Street Bridge^[2] and Temple Israel synagogue^[12] built.
  • Population: 40,079.^[7]
• 1922
  • Wichita Falls Junior College established.^[9]
  • Women's "Manuscript Club" organized.^[13]
• 1924 - Lake Kemp and Lake Diversion created in vicinity of town.^[9]
• 1927 - Scott Avenue Bridge^[2] and Municipal Auditorium^[9] built.
• 1928 - "Airline passenger service" begins.^[1]
• 1930 - May 11: Dust storm.^[9]
• 1932 - Town/county 50th anniversary observed.^[9]
• 1933 - Wichita Gardens Homestead Colony for urban poor created (approximate date).^[9]
• 1937
  • Scott Avenue Overpass built.^[2]
  • Parking meters introduced.^[9]
• 1938
  • KWFT radio begins broadcasting.^[14]
  • Wichita Falls Day Nursery built.^[2]
  • Kamay oil discovered near Wichita Falls.^[1]
• 1941 - U.S. military Sheppard Field begins operating.^[2]
• 1947 - Lake Kickapoo created in vicinity of Wichita Falls.^[9]
• 1948 - U.S. military Sheppard Air Force Base active.^[9]
• 1950
  • Midwestern University active.
  • Population: 68,042.^[7]
• 1952 - Grant Drive-In cinema in business.^[10]
• 1953 - KAUZ-TV and KFDX-TV (television) begin broadcasting.^[15]
• 1960 - Population: 101,724.^[7]
• 1963 - Wichita Falls Ballet Theatre founded.^[9]
• 1964
  • April 3: Tornado.^[16]
  • Gates Rubber Company plant in business.^[9]
• 1966
  • Wichita Falls joins the Nortex Regional Planning Commission.^{[chronology citation needed]}
  • Lake Arrowhead created in vicinity of Wichita Falls.^[9]
• 1969 - Wilson Memorial Parkway dedicated.^[9]
• 1970
  • School's Memorial Stadium opens.
  • Board of Commerce and Industry active.^[9]
• 1978 - Wichita Falls Transit System begins operating.^{[chronology citation needed]}
• 1979 - April 10: 1979 Red River Valley tornado outbreak.^[16]
• 1982 - Wichita Falls Area Food Bank established.^[17][18]
• 1986 - Artificial waterfall built at Lucy Park.^[3]
• 1987 - Times Record News in publication.^[5]
• 1995 - Mac Thornberry becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 13th congressional district.^[19]
• 1999 - City website online (approximate date).^[20][21]

21st century

• 2010
  • Glenn Barham becomes mayor.^[6]
  • Population: 104,553.^[22]
  • Racially-motivated shooting spree kills one and injures four others, before the suspect committed suicide.^[23][24]