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Town of Wise

Town of Wise

Wise is a town in Wise County, Virginia. The population was 2,970 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Wise County. It was originally incorporated as the town of Gladeville in 1874. The town's name was changed to Wise in 1924, after Henry A. Wise, the last Virginia governor before the American Civil War and the first governor to hail from the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

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2,921 population (2021) · Located within: Wise County · Official website

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Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)
Census ID (PID6)
114557
FIPS state
51
FIPS county
195
FIPS place
87072
Census record name
TOWN OF WISE
Mailing address
PO BOX 1100, WISE 24293