Wise County | |
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![]() The Wise County Courthouse in Decatur, a Romanesque Revival structure, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
![]() Texas's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 33°13′N 97°39′W / 33.22°N 97.65°W | |
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Founded | 1856 |
Named for | Henry Alexander Wise |
Seat | Decatur |
Largest city | Decatur |
Area | |
• Total | 923 sq mi (2,390 km2) |
• Land | 904 sq mi (2,340 km2) |
• Water | 18 sq mi (50 km2) 2.0% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 68,632 |
• Density | 74/sq mi (29/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional districts | 13th, 26th |
Website | www |
Wise County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 68,632.[1] Its county seat is Decatur.[2] Wise County is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area. Its Wise Eyes crime-watch program, eventually adopted by mostly rural counties in several states, was started in 1993 by then-Sheriff Phil Ryan.[3]
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