Wolfe City, Texas

Wolfe City is a city in Hunt County, Texas, United States, located at the intersection of State Highways 34 and 11. It is 17 miles (27 km) north of Greenville in north-central Hunt County, and was settled in the 1860s or 1870s, when J. Pinckney Wolfe built a mill near the banks of Oyster Creek. The population was 1,399 at the 2020 census,^[6] down from 1,412 at the 2010 census.^[7]

Wolfe City, Texas
City
Main Street in October 2015
Motto(s):  Caring Folk, Industry, Country Living.
Location of Wolfe City, Texas
Coordinates: 33°22′20″N 96°04′18″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Hunt
Incorporated	1887 [1]
Government [2]
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Mayor	Sharion Scott
• City Council	Cory McElwrath Jimmy Doolin Anthony Cruz Brad Moore Amy Pickering
• Chief of Police	Mike Gonzalez
• Fire Chief	Gene Dawson
Area [3]
• Total	1.12 sq mi (2.91 km2)
• Land	1.12 sq mi (2.91 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [4]	666 ft (203 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,399
• Density	1,200/sq mi (480/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	75496
Area code(s)	903, 430
FIPS code	48-79948[5]
GNIS feature ID	2412292[4]
Website	wolfecitytx.org

Geography

Wolfe City is located near the northern border of Hunt County. State Highway 34 runs through the center of town as Santa Fe Street, leading northeast 21 miles (34 km) to Honey Grove and south 17 miles (27 km) to Greenville, the Hunt County seat. State Highway 11 crosses Highway 34 in the northern part of Wolfe City, and runs northwest 23 miles (37 km) to Whitewright and southeast 13 miles (21 km) to Commerce.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Wolfe City has a total area of 1.5 square miles (4.0 km²), of which 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²), or 7.56%, is covered by water.^[7]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	867		—
1900	1,549		78.7%
1910	1,402		−9.5%
1920	1,859		32.6%
1930	1,405		−24.4%
1940	1,339		−4.7%
1950	1,345		0.4%
1960	1,317		−2.1%
1970	1,433		8.8%
1980	1,594		11.2%
1990	1,505		−5.6%
2000	1,566		4.1%
2010	1,412		−9.8%
2020	1,399		−0.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

Wolfe City racial composition as of 2020^[6]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	984	70.34%
Black or African American (NH)	133	9.51%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	10	0.71%
Asian (NH)	7	0.5%
Some Other Race (NH)	4	0.29%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	70	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	191	13.65%
Total	1,399

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,399 people, 451 households, and 286 families residing in the city.

Education

Wolfe City is served by Wolfe City Independent School District.

Gallery

• 
  Map of Wolfe City in 1891
• 
  Wolfe City Public Library
• 
  City Hall
• 
  Martindale Feed Mill

Notes

1. Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.^[9][10]

References

1. "TSHA - Wolfe City, TX". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
2. "Cities: Wolfe City - Texas State Directory Online". Texas State Directory. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
3. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wolfe City, Texas
5. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
6. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
7. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Wolfe City city, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
9. https://www.census.gov/ ^{[not specific enough to verify]}
10. "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.

External links

• Wolfe City official website