Wise County, Texas
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. As of October 2024, the courthouse is being restored. | |
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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Founded | 1856 |
| Named after | 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 |
• Estimate (2023) | 78,097 |
| • Density | 74/sq mi (29/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional districts | 13th, 26th |
| Website | www |
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Wise County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 68,632. Its county seat is Decatur. 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.