Wabbaseka, Arkansas facts for kids
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Wabbaseka, Arkansas
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| Town of Wabbaseka | |
Location of Wabbaseka in Jefferson County, Arkansas.
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 Wabbaseka, Arkansas
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Arkansas |
| County | Jefferson |
| Township | Dunnington |
| Incorporated | April 12, 1920 |
| Named for | Wabbaseka Bayou |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.34 sq mi (0.89 km2) |
| • Land | 0.34 sq mi (0.89 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 200 ft (60 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 180 |
| • Density | 523.26/sq mi (202.11/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
72175
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| Area code | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-72230 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406809 |
| Major airport | LIT |
Wabbaseka is a town in Dunnington Township, Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States. Its population was 255 at the 2010 U.S. census. It is included in the Pine Bluff, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), all land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 333 | — | |
| 1940 | 258 | −22.5% | |
| 1950 | 375 | 45.3% | |
| 1960 | 432 | 15.2% | |
| 1970 | 644 | 49.1% | |
| 1980 | 428 | −33.5% | |
| 1990 | 332 | −22.4% | |
| 2000 | 323 | −2.7% | |
| 2010 | 255 | −21.1% | |
| 2020 | 180 | −29.4% | |
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2020 Census
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000 | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 49 | 54 | 34 | 15.17% | 21.18% | 18.89% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 272 | 193 | 138 | 84.21% | 75.69% | 76.67% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.39% | 0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.62% | 1.18% | 0.00% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0.00% | 1.57% | 4.44% |
| Total | 323 | 255 | 180 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Education
Wabbaseka is served by the Pine Bluff School District. Students are zoned to Park/Greenville School for preschool, James Matthews Elementary School, Robert F. Morehead Middle School, and Dollarway High School.
It was formerly served by the Wabbaseka-Tucker School District (previously the Wabbaseka School District), which operated schools on a 12-acre (4.9 ha) property in the city. Altheimer-Sherrill School District annexed the former Wabbaseka-Tucker School District on August 16, 1993. As the Altheimer Unified School District it began operations on September 1, 1993. Altheimer Unified operated two schools: Martin Elementary School and Altheimer-Sherrill High School. The Altheimer Unified School District consolidated into the Dollarway School District on July 10, 2006.
Altheimer Unified ended all use of the Wabbaseka school property in 1996. The district sold the Wabbaseka school property to the City of Wabbaseka for $674,623 in the 2001 fiscal year. By June 2001 this property was not yet used for a new purpose. Demolition of most of the school occurred in January 2011, but the chemical storage room was untouched when the crews discovered the presence of various chemicals. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) removed the chemicals in May 2011.
In December 2020 the Arkansas State Board of Education ruled that the Dollarway School District should merge into the Pine Bluff School District as of July 1, 2021; the post-merger school district operates all existing schools from both districts. Accordingly, the attendance boundary maps of the respective schools remained the same for the 2021–2022 school year, and all DSD territory became a part of the PBSD territory. The exception was with the pre-kindergarten levels, as all PBSD areas are now assigned to Forrest Park/Greenville School, including the territory from the former Dollarway district. In 2023 the district announced that Dollarway High would merge into Pine Bluff High School, and that Morehead Middle School would become the only middle school for all of the Pine Bluff School District.
Notable people
- Eldridge Cleaver (1935–1998), born in Wabbaseka, Panther propagandist, author of Soul on Ice
- Willie K. Hocker (1862–1944), lived in Dunnington Township, designer of the Arkansas state flag
See also
In Spanish: Wabbaseka para niños
