Wabbaseka, Arkansas

Coordinates: 34°21′36″N 91°47′39″W / 34.36000°N 91.79417°W / 34.36000; -91.79417
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Wabbaseka, Arkansas
FIPS code
05-72230
GNIS feature ID78663
Major airportLIT

Wabbaseka is a

Metropolitan Statistical Area
.

Geography

Wabbaseka is located at 34°21′36″N 91°47′39″W / 34.36000°N 91.79417°W / 34.36000; -91.79417 (34.359964, -91.794090).[4]

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
CensusPop.Note%±
1930333—
1940258−22.5%
195037545.3%
196043215.2%
197064449.1%
1980428−33.5%
1990332−22.4%
2000323−2.7%
2010255−21.1%
2020180−29.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

As of the

White
, and 0.62% from two or more races.

There were 132 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were married couples living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the city the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $14,792, and the median income for a family was $24,375. Males had a median income of $16,250 versus $28,750 for females. The

poverty line
, including 44.8% of those under age 18 and 31.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Wabbaseka is served by the Pine Bluff School District.[7] 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.[8] As the Altheimer Unified School District it began operations on September 1, 1993.[9] Altheimer Unified operated two schools: Martin Elementary School and Altheimer-Sherrill High School.[10] The Altheimer Unified School District consolidated into the Dollarway School District on July 10, 2006.[9]

Altheimer Unified ended all use of the Wabbaseka school property in 1996.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) removed the chemicals in May 2011.[11]

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.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14] 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.[15]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Central Arkansas Library System
    . Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "Wabbaseka". Arkansas Municipal League. 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. U.S. Census Bureau
    . Retrieved June 29, 2021. - The map shows Dollarway School District as not yet merged into Pine Bluff School District; the merger occurred on July 1, 2021.
  8. ^
    Arkansas Legislature
    . Retrieved on August 2, 2017. page 3 (PDF p. 5/22).
  9. ^ a b "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls Archived September 12, 2015, at the Wayback Machine." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on July 31, 2017. Note that Wabbaseka Tucker consolidated into Altheimer Unified, which in turn consolidated into Dollarway.
  10. ^ "2002-2003 Arkansas Education Directory." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on July 31, 2017. Page 65 (PDF p. 71/157).
  11. ^
    Environmental Protection Agency
    . May 25, 2011. Retrieved on August 2, 2017.
  12. ^ Howell, Cynthia (December 11, 2020). "State votes to combine Dollarway, Pine Bluff schools". Arkansas Democrat & Gazette. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  13. ^ "Annexation/Transition FAQ". Pine Bluff School District. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  14. Arkansas Democrat Gazette
    . Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  15. Arkansas Democrat Gazette
    . Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  16. Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Central Arkansas Library System
    . Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  17. Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Central Arkansas Library System
    . Retrieved July 4, 2017.

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