Wolfe City, Texas

Wolfe City, Texas
Main Street in October 2015
Motto: 
Caring Folk, Industry, Country Living.
Location of Wolfe City, Texas
Coordinates: 33°22′20″N 96°04′18″W / 33.37222°N 96.07167°W / 33.37222; -96.07167
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHunt
Incorporated1887
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • MayorSharion Scott
 • City CouncilCory McElwrath
Jimmy Doolin
Anthony Cruz
Brad Moore
Amy Pickering
 • Chief of PoliceMike Gonzalez
 • Fire ChiefGene Dawson
Area
 • Total
1.12 sq mi (2.91 km2)
 • Land1.12 sq mi (2.91 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
666 ft (203 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,399
 • Density1,250/sq mi (481/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
75496
Area codes903, 430
FIPS code48-79948
GNIS feature ID2412292
Websitewolfecitytx.org

Wolfe City is a city in Hunt County, Texas, United States, located at the intersection of State Highways 34 and 11. It is 17 miles (27 km) 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 1,399 at the 2020 census, down from 1,412 at the 2010 census.