Editing Wabasso, Florida

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'''Wabasso''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Indian River County, Florida|Indian River County]], [[Florida]], United States. The population was 609 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1274625| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Wabasso CDP, Florida| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=March 26, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213110547/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1274625| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> down from 918 at the 2000 census. It is located at the intersection of [[U.S. Route 1 in Florida|U.S. 1]] and [[State Road 510 (Florida)|SR 510]].

Wabasso is part of the [[Sebastian, Florida|Sebastian]]&ndash;[[Vero Beach, Florida|Vero Beach]] [[Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
A post office called Wabasso has been in operation since 1898.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=FL&county=Indian+River | title=Indian River County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=7 June 2015}}</ref> The name Wabasso is derived from [[Ossabaw Island|Ossabaw, Georgia]] – with the spelling reversed.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DUAxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7QgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6680%2C4335274 | title=What's in a name? | work=Ocala Star-Banner | date=May 10, 1999 | access-date=7 June 2015 | author=Clark, Alisson | pages=3C}}</ref>

==Geography==
Wabasso is located in northeastern Indian River County at {{coord|27|44|48|N|80|26|6|W|type:city}} (27.746775, -80.435115).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the north by [[Sebastian, Florida|Sebastian]] and to the south by [[Winter Beach, Florida|Winter Beach]]. To the east, across the tidal [[Indian River (Florida)|Indian River]], is [[Wabasso Beach, Florida|Wabasso Beach]]. [[U.S. Route 1]] leads south from Wabasso {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Vero Beach, Florida|Vero Beach]], the [[county seat]], and north {{convert|26|mi}} to [[Melbourne, Florida|Melbourne]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Wabasso CDP has a total area of {{convert|6.3|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 1627
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 918 people, 403 households, and 214 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|378.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 526 housing units at an average density of {{convert|217.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 2.90% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 95.56% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.65% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.42% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 7.41% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.07% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 12.75% of the population.

There were 403 households, out of which 20.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.7% were non-families. 36.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19.7% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 120.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.8 males.
[[File:Wabasso Tackle Shop Front 01 crop.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Wabasso Tackle Shop (area landmark)]]
The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,938, and the median income for a family was $25,815. Males had a median income of $21,188 versus $25,417 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $18,557. About 17.2% of families and 25.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 51.5% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable person==
*Poet, critic and essayist [[Laura Riding]] and her husband Schuyler B. Jackson lived in Wabasso from approximately 1941 until his death in 1968, and she remained a resident until her death on September 2, 1991.

==See also==
* [[List of geographic names derived from anagrams and ananyms]]

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Indian River County, Florida]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Florida]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Indian River County, Florida]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Florida]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Intracoastal Waterway in Florida]]
[[Category:Former municipalities in Florida]]