Wolfe City, Texas

Wolfe City, Texas
City
Main Street in October 2015 Main Street in October 2015
Location of Wolfe City, Texas Location of Wolfe City, Texas
250px
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Hunt
Area
• Total	1.5 sq mi (4.0 km2)
• Land	1.4 sq mi (3.7 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation	692 ft (211 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,566
• Density	1,085.3/sq mi (419.0/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	75496
Area code(s)	903
FIPS code	48-79948
GNIS feature ID	1376856

Wolfe City is a city in Hunt County, Texas, United States located at the intersection of state highways 34 and 11. It is approximately seventeen miles 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 1,566 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Wolfe City is located at (33.367996, -96.070430).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (5.84%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1890	867		—
1900	1,549		78.7%
1910	1,402		−9.5%
1920	1,859		32.6%
1930	1,405		−24.4%
1940	1,339		−4.7%
1950	1,345		0.4%
1960	1,317		−2.1%
1970	1,433		8.8%
1980	1,594		11.2%
1990	1,505		−5.6%
2000	1,566		4.1%
2010	1,412		−9.8%
Est. 2014	1,415		0.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,566 people, 615 households, and 413 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,085.3 people per square mile (419.9/km²). There were 687 housing units at an average density of 476.1 per square mile (184.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 83.40% White, 13.09% African American, 1.02% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 1.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.38% of the population.

There were 615 households out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 16.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,786, and the median income for a family was $37,692. Males had a median income of $28,462 versus $19,336 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,317. About 16.5% of families and 19.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.2% of those under age 18 and 19.9% of those age 65 or over.

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