Wabbaseka, Arkansas

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Etymology

Wabbaseka is a misinterpretation of the Quapaw name Wadittesha Wattiska, meaning "Black Clay Bayou." French trader Antoine Barraque visited Chief Heckaton, a Quapaw leader who told him the local name of the region. A surveyor named William Pelham later recorded the body of water as "Bayou Wabbaseekee."[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., all land.

Demographics

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Historical population
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U.S. Decennial Census[2]

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2020 Census

Wabbaseka, Arkansas – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[3] Pop 2010[4] Pop 2020[5] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
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%
Other race alone (NH) 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (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%

2000 census

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 323 people, 132 households, and 83 families residing in the city. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 150 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the city was 84.21% Black or African American, 15.17% 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 per capita income for the city was $10,902. About 28.1% of families and 30.7% of the population were below 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 Script error: No such module "convert". 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.[11] 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.[8] 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.[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

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References

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  8. ↑ a b "Altheimer Unified School District No. 22 Jefferson County, Arkansas General Purpose Financial Statements and Other Reports June 30, 2001." Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, Arkansas Legislature. Retrieved on August 2, 2017. page 3 (PDF p. 5/22).
  9. ↑ a b "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls Template:Webarchive." 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. ↑ a b "EPA Removes Chemicals from Former Wabbaseka School ." Environmental Protection Agency. May 25, 2011. Retrieved on August 2, 2017.
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External links

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