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Welcome to Wood County ...

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

The community of Quitman is the Seat for Wood County.

Wood County was founded in 1850 and was created by taking area from  County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Wood had a population of 45,539 people. This is an increase of 8.49% since the last Census (which gave a population of 41,977 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wood represented 0.17% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Wood County:

  • Alba
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
    • Alba is located in Wood County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alba <2>
  • Hawkins
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mineola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Quitman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Yantis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yantis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantis
    • Yantis is located in Wood County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yantis <2>

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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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.