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Congressional districts. 13th, 26th. Website. www.co.wise.tx.us. Wise County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 68,632. [1] Its county seat is Decatur. [2] Wise County is part of the Dallas – Fort Worth – Arlington metropolitan statistical area.
6. Eagles Canyon Raceway is a motor racing track in Decatur, Texas built to FIA specifications. [5] The track is located 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Fort Worth in eastern Wise County. The track was devised by David and Linda Cook, both with extensive backgrounds in motorsports, who set out to create a Formula 1-style race track in North Texas.
Decatur Baptist College (now Dallas Baptist University) was established in Decatur in 1898. It was the first two-year institution of higher education in Texas. In 1965, the college moved to Dallas to be in a larger population center. The former Administration Building then housed the Wise County Heritage Museum.
This is intended to be a complete list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wise County, Texas. There are five properties listed on the National Register in the county. Four properties are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks including one that is also a State Antiquities Landmark . This National Park Service list is ...
Caddo–LBJ National Grasslands. Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) National Grassland is a national grassland located in the Great Plains of the northern part of the U.S. state of Texas near Decatur, and within an hour's drive from Fort Worth. It is primarily used for recreation, such as hiking, camping, horseback riding, fishing, and hunting.
Decatur Independent School District. / 33.22083°N 97.75194°W / 33.22083; -97.75194. Decatur Independent School District is a public school district based in Decatur, Texas ( USA ), northwest of Fort Worth. In addition to Decatur, the district also serves portions of New Fairview and Rhome . Decatur ISD was established by Mark Rawen, a ...
Added to NRHP. May 1, 1974. Designated RTHL. 1962. The Waggoner Mansion (a.k.a. El Castile) is a historic mansion in Decatur, Texas. The sixteen room mansion was built in 1883 by the Waggoner Family. It was purchased in 1942 by Mr. and Mrs. Phil Luker.
The U.S. State of Texas currently has 80 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated 13 combined statistical areas, 26 metropolitan statistical areas, and 41 micropolitan statistical areas in Texas. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Dallas-Fort Worth ...