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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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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, down from 1,412 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Wolfe City is located near the northern border of Hunt County at 33°22′05″N 96°04′14″W / 33.367996°N 96.070430°W / 33.367996; -96.070430 (33.367996, –96.070430). 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 km), of which 1.4 square miles (3.7 km) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km), or 7.56%, is covered by water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890867
19001,54978.7%
19101,402−9.5%
19201,85932.6%
19301,405−24.4%
19401,339−4.7%
19501,3450.4%
19601,317−2.1%
19701,4338.8%
19801,59411.2%
19901,505−5.6%
20001,5664.1%
20101,412−9.8%
20201,399−0.9%
U.S. Decennial Census
Wolfe City racial composition as of 2020
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
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.

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