Texas County Map
Wise County, Texas
County seat: Decatur · Established 1856 · North Texas · FIPS 48497
Locator
Source: U.S. Census TIGER · Wise County, TX
Wise County Neighboring counties County seat (Decatur)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line
County seat
Decatur
Population
83,778
Area
905 sq mi
Density
92.6 /sq mi
Region
North Texas
Established
1856
Latitude
33.216°N
Longitude
97.654°W
Bordering counties (6)
Jack County · Parker County · Montague County · Tarrant County · Cooke County · Denton County
About
Wise County was established in 1856, named for Henry Alexander Wise, the U.S. Congressman and future thirty-eighth governor of Virginia (1856–1860) who supported the annexation of Texas, and carved from Cooke County. It is one of the 254 counties of Texas, located in the North Texas region.