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Located in: Wise County (see below)

Time Zone: Runaway Bay lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Code: 940

Elevation: 820 feet [249.94 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Runaway Bay)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<2>     1,577   (22.63% increase since 2010)  
2010:     1,286   (16.49% increase since 2000)
2000:     1,104

Total Area:<3>   6.79 sq. miles [17.6 km²]   - of which 62.9% is water (4.27 sq. miles [11.1 km²])

Housing Units:<4>   658

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Runaway Bay:

Lat:   33.177600°   (or 33°10'39" N)

Lon:   -97.869900°   (or -97°52'11" W)

USGS Topo Map:   Bridgeport West<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Runaway Bay

GNIS ID:   2411015

FIPS State / Place Code:   48 / 63782

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Runaway Bay)


About Wise County

The city of Decatur is the County Seat for {Wise County}.

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Wise)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     69,984   (18.39% increase since 2010)  
2010     59,115   (21.15% increase since 2000)
2000:     48,793

Total Area:   922 sq. miles [2,389.5 km²]   - of which 1.97% is water (18.16 sq. miles [47 km²])

Housing Units:   23,781

Official Website:   https://www.co.wise.tx.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Wise

GNIS ID:   1384034

FIPS State / County Code:   48 / 497

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Runaway Bay)


About Texas

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     28,986,794   (15.28% increase since 2010)  
2010:     25,145,561   (20.59% increase since 2000)
2000:     20,851,820

Websites for State of Texas

Official Website:   https://www.texas.gov/

Tourism:   https://www.traveltexas.com/

Parks:   https://tpwd.texas.gov/

Fishing:   https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/fishing/

Hunting:   https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Texas

GNIS ID:   1779801

FIPS State:   48

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Runaway Bay)

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Runaway Bay - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Runaway Bay. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Runaway Bay, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Runaway Bay.