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Wise County
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.
71,714 population
(2021)
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County area: Wise
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Cities and towns 12
- City of Aurora pop. 1,449
- City of Bridgeport pop. 5,972
- City of Chico pop. 996
- City of Decatur pop. 6,875
- City of Lake Bridgeport pop. 349
- City of New Fairview pop. 1,438
- City of Newark pop. 1,149
- City of Paradise pop. 522
- City of Rhome pop. 1,737
- City of Runaway Bay pop. 1,659
- Town of Alvord pop. 1,433
- Town of Boyd pop. 1,481
Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)
- Census ID (PID6)
- 113532
- FIPS state
- 48
- FIPS county
- 497
- FIPS place
- 99497
- Census record name
- COUNTY OF WISE
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 393, DECATUR 76234