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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. [1] Its county seat is Decatur. [2] Wise County is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area.
Wise County was established in 1856, and Taylorsville (in honor of Zachary Taylor) was made the county seat.. Absalom Bishop, an early settler and member of the Texas Legislature, opposed naming the town after a Whig Party member, and in 1858, arranged to have the name changed to Decatur, in honor of naval hero Stephen Decatur.
Location of Wise County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Wise County, Texas.. This is intended to be a complete list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wise County, Texas.
The Wise County Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Decatur, Texas. [2] ... National Register of Historic Places listings in Wise County, Texas; References
Wise County: 497: Decatur: 1856: Cooke County: Henry Alexander Wise, the U.S. Congressman and future thirty-eighth governor of Virginia (1856–1860) who supported the annexation of Texas: 78,097: 905 sq mi (2,344 km 2) Wood County: 499: Quitman: 1850: Van Zandt County: George Tyler Wood, the second governor of Texas (1847–1849) 47,921: 650 ...
Like many areas of Texas, Wise County is struggling to provide enough water to meet the demands for growth. Holmes and other mayors in southern Wise County want to form a water district to meet ...
Buildings and structures in Wise County, Texas (4 C, 6 P) E. Education in Wise County, Texas (2 C) G. Geography of Wise County, Texas (3 C, 4 P) P.
The four victims killed and the other 10 injured in a single-vehicle Wise County crash on Wednesday have been identified by authorities, according to a news release from the Texas Department of ...