Woodson, Arkansas

Coordinates: 34°32′17″N 92°13′16″W / 34.53806°N 92.22111°W / 34.53806; -92.22111
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Woodson, Arkansas
FIPS code
05-76730
GNIS feature ID2403042[2]

Woodson is a

Metropolitan Statistical Area
. Woodson and its accompanying Woodson Lake and Wood Hollow are the namesake for Ed Wood Sr., a prominent plantation owner, trader, and businessman at the turn of the 20th century. Woodson is adjacent to the Wood Plantation, the largest of the plantations own by Ed Wood Sr.

History

Ed Wood, Sr. founded a settlement in central Arkansas after migrating from Alabama with his mother circa 1880. What is now called Woodson was known for much of the area's early history as "Wood Hollow" in recognition of Ed Wood Sr. and his 1890 purchase of the first black-owned plantation in Arkansas.[citation needed]

In the period following

Radical Reconstruction, Ed Wood, Sr. began hosting gathering of the Prince Hall Freemasonry, of which he was a founding member of the Arkansas Lodge and held rank of highest degree. It was in these meetings at the Wood Plantation that he became an associated with Scipio Africanus Jones, John E. Bush, Chester W. Keatts, and John Hamilton McConico. From these meetings, a vibrant African-American Establishment matured. Wood was able to sustain the Prince Hall Lodge, but his contemporaries spun off to form the Mosaic Templars of America.[citation needed
]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11 km2), of which 4.3 square miles (11 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (2.29%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020346—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

2020 census

Woodson racial composition[5]
Race Number Percentage
White
(non-Hispanic) 		78 22.54%
Black or African American
(non-Hispanic) 		234 67.63%
Native American
 4 1.16%
Asian
 22 6.36%
Other/Mixed
 4 1.16%
Latino
 4 1.16%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 346 people, 141 households, and 82 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census

As of the

African American
, and 1.12% from two or more races.

There were 177 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 19.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $35,781. Males had a median income of $22,143 versus $30,893 for females. The

poverty line
, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is within the Pulaski County Special School District.[7]

It is zoned to Daisy Bates Elementary School, Fuller Middle School, and

Wilbur D. Mills University Studies High School.[8]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woodson, Arkansas
  3. U.S. Census Bureau
    . Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. U.S. Census Bureau
    . Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  8. ^ "School Zone Map". Pulaski County Special School District. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
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