Welcome to Wakita ...The town of Wakita is located in Grant County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Wakita, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Wakita has a population of 326 people<2> (see below for details). Wakita is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Wakita lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Wakita: 580 The ZIP code for Wakita: 73771<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wakita had an population of 326 people. This is a decrease of 5.23% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 22.38% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Wakita had a population of 344 people (which is 7.58% of the total population of Grant County). This makes Wakita the county's 4th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 344 people, the population of Wakita decreased 18.1% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 420 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Wakita. Communities near Wakita ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wakita.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wakita. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wakita. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wakita. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wakita. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wakita. See our Newspapers Page for Wakita. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wakita ...Looking for more information about Wakita? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Wakita, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wakita. Adding Wakita to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Wakita in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Wakita was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Wakita. Footnotes ...
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