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Wichita Falls is the county seat of Wichita County in north-central Texas and the principal city of a metropolitan statistical area encompassing Archer, Clay, and Wichita Counties, with a 2020 population of 102,316 making it the 43rd-most populous city in Texas. The area was inhabited by the Wichita and Comanche peoples until the 1870s, and was platted and named on September 27, 1876, after the Wichita River's waterfall, though a flood destroyed the natural falls in 1886, leading to construction of a 54-foot artificial waterfall in 1987. The Fort Worth & Denver City Railway arrived in September 1882, the same year the city became the county seat, with the resulting Depot Square Historic District now designated a Texas Historic Landmark. The city developed through the entrepreneurship of Joseph A. Kemp and Frank Kell in food processing, flour milling, railroads, banking, and oil, and is home to Midwestern State University with over 5,500 students and the Newby-McMahon Building, featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! as the "world's littlest skyscraper." Wichita Falls is historically significant for experiencing two major tornadoes - an F5 tornado on April 3, 1964 (Black Friday) that killed seven and caused $15 million in damage, and an F4 tornado on April 10, 1979 (Terrible Tuesday) that struck the southern sections as part of a 30-tornado outbreak. Denton is a city in North Texas and the county seat of Denton County with a 2020 population of 139,869, making it the 20th-most populous city in Texas and the 10th-most populous in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Named after pioneer John B. Denton and incorporated in 1866, the city experienced significant growth following the 1881 arrival of railroad service and the 1890 establishment of the University of North Texas, followed by Texas Woman's University in 1901. Located on Interstate 35 at the northern edge of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, Denton is known for its active music scene and annual festivals including the North Texas State Fair and Rodeo, Denton Arts and Jazz Festival, and Thin Line Fest, which collectively attract over 300,000 visitors yearly. With over 45,000 students enrolled at its two universities, Denton functions as a college town where educational services form a major economic component, and the city experienced rapid growth after Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport's 1974 completion, gaining population at the 13th-fastest rate nationwide between 2022 and 2023. The city is served by the Denton County Transportation Authority providing commuter rail and bus service, and maintains a nonpartisan city council representing its diverse population. Argyle is a city in Denton County, Texas, located as a suburb of Fort Worth, with a population of 5,503 as of 2022. Known locally as "The Small Apple," the town was formally founded and renamed Argyle in 1881 after the Texas and Pacific railroad built a track through the area, though its origins trace to European settlements in the 1850s that included a school (1875), Baptist church (1876), and post office (1878). The community experienced dramatic growth in recent decades, expanding from just 148 residents in 1890 to 1,575 by 1990 and more than doubling to 3,282 by 2010, driven by proximity to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Argyle incorporated as a city on September 19, 1960, with M.H. Wilson as its first mayor, and the town spans 11.4 square miles with 99.7% rural character as of the 2020 census. The area is served by the Argyle Independent School District and maintains historical ties to outlaw Sam Bass, who allegedly stashed stolen Union Pacific gold in a local cave.