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Wills Point is a city in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,524 at the 2010 census.

Wills Point city overview:
Name:	Wills Point city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Van Zandt County
Elevation:	531 ft (162 m)
Total Area:	3.68 sq mi (9.53 km²)
Land Area:	3.67 sq mi (9.49 km²)
Water Area:	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km²)
Total Population:	3,524
Population Density:	996.18/sq mi (384.59/km²)
ZIP code:	75169
Area code:	903
FIPS code:	4879564
GNISfeature ID:	1350240
Website:	willspointtx.org

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History

Founded in 1873, Wills Point gets its name from an early American settler, William Wills, who had arrived in the area circa 1848. Wills eventually purchased a cabin from Adam Sullivan in 1852. 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.

Gospel For Asia, a Christian ministry which has faced numerous lawsuits alleging misuse of donations, is located seven miles outside the city.

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Geography

Wills Point is located at 32°42′31″N 96°0′23″W / 32.70861°N 96.00639°W / 32.70861; -96.00639 (32.708622, –96.006512).

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