Wolfe City is a city in Hunt County, Texas, United States, located at the intersection of State Highways 34 and 11. It is 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.
Wolfe City is located near the northern border of Hunt County. State Highway 34 runs through the center of town as Santa Fe Street, leading northeast to Honey Grove and south to Greenville, the Hunt County seat. State Highway 11 crosses Highway 34 in the northern part of Wolfe City, and runs northwest to Whitewright and southeast to Commerce.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Wolfe City has a total area of , of which are land and , or 7.56%, is covered by water.
As of the 2020 census, Wolfe City had a population of 1,399, and the median age was 37.5 years.
28.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older.
For every 100 females there were 95.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.4 males age 18 and over.
There were 525 households in Wolfe City, of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.4% were married-couple households, 19.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The census recorded 286 families residing in the city.
There were 627 housing units, of which 16.3% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 6.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.9%.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
Wolfe City is served by Wolfe City Independent School District.