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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Wise County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 59,127. Its county seat is Decatur. The county is named for Henry Alexander Wise, a U.S. Congressman from Virginia who supported Texas' annexation. The county is also considered part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
The Wise Eyes crime watch program, eventually adopted by mostly rural counties in several states, was started in 1993 by then-Sheriff Phil Ryan.[1] Wise County is only one of several counties in the U.S. to have multiple, family-oriented naturist resorts.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1856 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1856 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1870 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1881 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1882 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1882 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1860 | 3,160
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| 1870 | 1,450
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| 1880 | 16,601
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| 1890 | 24,134
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| 1900 | 27,116
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| 1910 | 26,450
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| 1920 | 23,363
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| 1930 | 19,178
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| 1940 | 19,074
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| 1950 | 16,141
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| 1960 | 17,012
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| 1970 | 19,687
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| 1980 | 26,575
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| 1990 | 34,679
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