Wise | |
|---|---|
 Wise County Courthouse | |
 Seal  Logo | |
 Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 36°58′41″N 82°34′37″W / 36.97806°N 82.57694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Wise |
| Founded | 1874 |
| Incorporated | 1924 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Teresa Adkins |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.04 sq mi (7.87 km2) |
| • Land | 3.03 sq mi (7.85 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,451 ft (747 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,970 |
| • Density | 959.39/sq mi (370.41/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 24293 |
| Area code | 276 |
| FIPS code | 51-87072[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1498553[3] |
| Website | townofwise.net |
Wise is a town in Wise County, Virginia. The population was 3,286 at the 2010 census.[4] It is the county seat of Wise County.[5] It was originally incorporated as the town of Gladeville in 1874. The town's name was changed to Wise in 1924, after Henry A. Wise, the last Virginia governor before the American Civil War and the first governor to hail from the Eastern Shore of Virginia.[6]
The town is also the home of the University of Virginia's College at Wise.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Weldon Cooper Center 2010 Census totals by towns in Virginia". coopercenter.org. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ County of Wise, Virginia – Wise County History, archived from the original on January 14, 2018