Wills Point, Texas

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Wills Point is a city in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,747 at the 2020 census.

History

Founded in 1873, Wills Point derives its name from an early American settler, William Wills, who arrived in the area circa 1848.[1] He purchased a cabin from Adam Sullivan in 1852.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The name "point" may also derive from the shape of the original timberline near the cabin, though there have been unsubstantiated arguments that the name relates to the area's elevation. The layout of the city was the work of engineer General Grenville M. Dodge of the California Construction Company. The downtown streets were laid with red bricks upon packed sand in the 1920s by locals and remain in use. Downtown Wills Point has many of its original buildings that are over one hundred years old including the Wills cabin, a drug store, a dry good store, and a law office. Governor George W. Bush officially named Wills Point the Bluebird Capital of Texas in 1995.

The Majestic Movie theater was opened in 1926 by Karl C. LyBrand and was still family operated by Karl C. Lybrand III until its closure on October 4, 2010. It had been the oldest continuously operated movie theater in Texas run by a single family. The Bruce & Human Drug Company, located on the corner of 4th Street and James, was built in 1879 and is the oldest family owned drug store in Texas.

Wills Point is also the final resting place for Trailblazer, the first commercially operated monorail system in the United States.

GFA World, a Christian missionary organization, is located seven miles outside the city.

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Rose Fountain in town square.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km2), all land.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Wills Point has a humid subtropical climate, Cfa on climate maps.[2]

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Demographics

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U.S. Decennial Census[3]

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Wills Point racial composition as of 2020[4]
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Race Number Percentage
White (NH) 2,578 68.8%
Black or African American (NH) 409 10.92%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 14 0.37%
Asian (NH) 10 0.27%
Pacific Islander (NH) 3 0.08%
Some other race (NH) 11 0.29%
Mixed/multi-racial (NH) 150 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino 572 15.27%
Total 3,747

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,747 people, 1,350 households, and 945 families residing in the city.

Education

Wills Point and the surrounding unincorporated areas are served by the Wills Point ISD. It is administered by Superintendent Scott Caloss. As of 2006, there are five schools: Wills Point Primary School (pre-K through 1st grade), E.O. Woods Intermediate School (2nd–4th), Wills Point Middle School (5th–6th), Wills Point Jr. High (7th–8th), and Wills Point High School (9th–12th).

The Wills Point High School Tigers football team won the 1A State Championship in 1965.

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Transportation

Major highways

Airports

The city owns[5] Van Zandt County Regional Airport, which was known as Wills Point Municipal Airport prior to the 2007 approval of a major airport improvement project.[6]

Local churches

  • Calvary Baptist Church
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[7]
  • First Baptist Church[8]
  • First Christian Church
  • Followers of Christ Church
  • Iglesia Bautista Emanuel
  • New Release Fellowship Baptist Church
  • Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
  • Radiant Church Wills Point[9]
  • Risen Life Fellowship[10]
  • Round Em Up Cowboy Church[11]
  • Russell Memorial Methodist Church[12]
  • St Luke Catholic Church
  • St Mark CME Church[13]
  • St Mary Church of God In Christ
  • St. Peters Believers Eastern Church of Wills Point[14]
  • Stonepoint Church - Iglesia Stonepoint - Wills Point[15]
  • Trinity Baptist Church[16]
  • Truebelievers Baptist Church
  • Wills Point Church of Christ[17]
  • Wills Point International Outreach Church[18]

References

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  5. ↑ FAA Airport Form 5010 for F46 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration, Effective 26 April 2018.
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