Editing Wake Village, Texas

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| official_name            = Wake Village, Texas
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
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| map_caption              = Location of Wake Village, Texas
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| subdivision_name         = [[United States]]
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Texas]]
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| subdivision_name2        = [[Bowie County, Texas|Bowie]]
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| area_total_km2           = 7.75
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total         = 5945
| population_density_km2   = 686.96
| population_density_sq_mi = 1779.23
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| postal_code              = 75501
| area_code                = [[Area codes 903 and 430|903, 430]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-76096<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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'''Wake Village''' is a city in [[Bowie County, Texas|Bowie County]], [[Texas]], United States, and a suburb of [[Texarkana, Texas]]. It is part of the [[Texarkana metropolitan area]]. The population was 5,945 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4876096| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212201343/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4876096| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wake Village city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=April 16, 2014}}</ref>

==History==
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Wake Village was founded in 1944 for the [[World War II|war effort]] to provide housing for the plant workers at the [[Red River Army Depot]] and the [[Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant]].

The name was taken from [[Wake Island]], in the [[World War II in the Pacific|Pacific theater]] of the war. The population was over 1,000 in the early 1950s; in the early 1990s it had reached 4,400, and the 2000 census reported 5,129. The sections of Wake Village in which the original post-war homes exist are named WWII-related names, i.e. Manila, Guam, Singapore, Arizona, Burma Victory, etc.  The 1950s mid-century modern home enclaves feature names such as Esther and Marianna.

==Geography==

Wake Village is located in eastern Bowie County immediately west of Texarkana, at the intersection of [[Farm to Market Road 989]] and Old Redwater Road, north of [[U.S. Route 67 in Texas|U.S. Route 67]] and south of [[U.S. Route 82 in Texas|U.S. Route 82]]. The city of [[Nash, Texas|Nash]] is situated immediately to the north, also along FM 989.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|6.0|km2|disp=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 1066
|1960= 1140
|1970= 2408
|1980= 3865
|1990= 4757
|2000= 5129
|2010= 5492
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
|2020=5945}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Wake Village racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4876096&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|3,528
|59.34%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|1,570
|26.41%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|37
|0.62%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|48
|0.81%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|21
|0.35%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|335
|5.63%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|406
|6.83%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''5,945'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 5,945 people, 2,185 households, and 1,478 families residing in the city.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5,129 people, 2,042 households, and 1,511 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,092.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,198 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,325.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 82.76% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 14.19% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.92% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.47% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.96% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.66% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.18% of the population.

There were 2,042 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% 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 2.94.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,961, and the median income for a family was $47,474. Males had a median income of $32,486 versus $20,648 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,447. About 8.3% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.8% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.

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==External links==
*[http://wakevillagetx.com/ City of Wake Village official website]

{{Bowie County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Cities in Bowie County, Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:Texarkana]]
[[Category:Cities in Texarkana metropolitan area]]