Wichita Girl, Kansas, United States

The Wichita had a large population in the time of Coronado and Onate. One scholar estimates their numbers at 200,000. Certainly they numbered in the tens of thousands. They appeared to be much reduced by the time of the first French contacts with them in 1719, probably due in large part to epidemics of infectious disease to which they had no immunity. In 1790, it was estimated there were about 3,200 total Wichita. By 1868, the population was recorded as being 572 total Wichita. By the time of the census of 1937, there were only 100 Wichita officially left. Today, there are 2,526 enrolled Wichitas, 1,854 of whom live in the state of Oklahoma.
Government
The Wichita tribe is headquartered in Anadarko, Oklahoma. Their tribal jurisdictional area is in Caddocounty. Leslie Standing is the current President, serving a Four-year term. He replaced Gary McAdams. They are a self-governance tribe, operating their own housing authority and issuing vehicle tags.