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Around Electra
Distances
Nearest major airport
OKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)120 miles away
Closer regional airport
Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS)24 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Fort Worth, TX125 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Dallas, TX151 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Electra; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Electra
U.S. Representative · Texas’s 13th DistrictRonny Jackson (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Electra had 2,292 residents in the 2020 census, down 28% since 2000.
It’s the 679th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Wichita County grew from 5,806 residents in 1900 to 129,350 in 2020.
Wichita County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 97°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 25.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 2 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lake Kemp, TX weather station (23 miles away).
Jobs in Wichita County
44,613 jobs at 3,043 businesses in Wichita County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
9 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Electra.
Nearest hospitals
Electra Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Electra1.2 miles
Wilbarger General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · Vernon24.3 miles
United Regional Health Care SystemGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Wichita Falls25.5 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
5
Mental health providers
2
Pharmacies
2
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Electra
Parks (2 nearby)
Electra City Park · 13 acres0.5 mi
Red Harvey Baseball Field · 7 acres0.4 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Electra ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Electra ElElectra
Pre-K–6
233
Public
0.9 mi
Electra Junior/Senior HighElectra
7–12
209
Public
0.9 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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