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Welcome to Wheeler County ...

Time Zone: Wheeler County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Wheeler is the Seat for Wheeler County.

Wheeler County was founded in 1876. Wheeler was created by taking area from Bexar and Young Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Wheeler had a population of 5,056 people. This is a decrease of 6.14% since the last Census (which gave a population of 5,387 people in 2010).

Below are some of the communities located in Wheeler County:

  • Mobeetie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Shamrock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Shamrock is located in Wheeler County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamrock <2>
  • Wheeler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Wheeler is located in Wheeler County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeler <2>

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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