Wolfe City is a city in

Hunt County, Texas Hunt County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 99,956. Its county seat is Greenville. The county is named for Memucan Hunt, Jr., the first Republic of Texas Minister to the United States from 183 ...

, United States, located at the intersection of State Highways 34 and 11. It is 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 1,412 at the 2010 census, down from 1,566 at the 2000 census.University of Texas at Austin
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Geography

Wolfe City is located near the northern border of Hunt County at (33.367996, –96.070430). State Highway 34 runs through the center of town as Santa Fe Street, leading northeast to Honey Grove and south to Greenville, the Hunt

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. State Highway 11 crosses Highway 34 in the northern part of Wolfe City, and runs northwest to Whitewright and southeast to

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. According to the

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, Wolfe City has a total area of , of which are land and , or 7.56%, is covered by water.

Demographics

As of the

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, 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.

Gallery

Old map-Wolfe City-1891.jpg, Map of Wolfe City in 1891 Wolfe City October 2015 01 (Wolfe City Public Library).jpg, Wolfe City Public Library Wolfe City October 2015 10 (City Hall).jpg, City Hall Wolfe City October 2015 12 (Martindale Feed Mill).jpg, Martindale Feed Mill

References

External links

Wolfe City official website
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