ELECTRA, a city of Wichita county, Texas, U.S.A., Iom. from the Red river (the northern boundary of the State), at an elevation of I,22oft. above sea-level. It is on Federal highway 3 7o and the Fort Worth and Denver City railway. The area is one square mile. The population was 4,744 in 1920 (98.550 native white), and was 6,712 in 193o by the Federal census. In 1892 a town-site was platted on the ranch of W. T. Waggoner, around Beaver Post Office (established 189o), and in 1902 the name was changed to Electra, in honour of Waggoner's daughter. The population had reached only 64o in 191 o, but early in 1911 the discovery well in the Electra oil-field (I m. N.) was completed, and by the end of that year there were about 5,000 in habitants. In 1925 the production of the field was barrels, and the city had three refineries, eight casinghead gaso lene plants, a tank factory and two machine shops making oil field tools, besides cotton gins, grain elevators, a creamery and a chick hatchery with a capacity of 20,000 eggs. The assessed valuation of property was $4,238,785. The city was incorporated in 1917. It has a commission form of government.