Wolfe City, Texas
Wolfe City, Texas | |
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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 / 33.37222°N 96.07167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Hunt |
| Incorporated | 1887 |
| Government | |
| • 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 | |
• 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 | 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 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412292 |
| Website | wolfecitytx |
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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, down from 1,412 at the 2010 census.