Editing Wrightsville, Arkansas

{{Short description|City in Arkansas, USA}}
{{About|the city of Wrightsville in Arkansas|other uses|Wrightsville (disambiguation){{!}}Wrightsville}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Wrightsville, Arkansas
|settlement_type          = [[List of municipalities in Arkansas|City]]
|official_name            = City of Wrightsville
|motto                    = People, Progress, Prosperity
|image_skyline            = 
|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = 
|image_seal               = 
|image_map                = Pulaski County Arkansas Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Wrightsville Highlighted 0576970.svg
|mapsize                  = 250x200px
|map_caption              = Location in [[Pulaski County, Arkansas|Pulaski County]] and [[Arkansas]]
|pushpin_map              = Arkansas#USA#North America
|pushpin_label            = Wrightsville
|pushpin_relief           = yes
|pushpin_label_position   = left
|pushpin_map_caption      = Location in Arkansas
|subdivision_type         = Country
|subdivision_type1        = State
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Arkansas|County]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = {{flag|Arkansas}}
|subdivision_name2        = [[Pulaski County, Arkansas|Pulaski]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of Arkansas townships|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = Big Rock
|government_type          = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–Council]]
|leader_title             = [[Mayoralty in the United States|Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Terry Mizer
|leader_party             = [[Independent (politician)|I]]
|leader_title1            = [[City council|Council]]
|leader_name1             = Wrightsville City Council
|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = {{start date|1873|7|14}}<!-- Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28. Washington, D.C.: National Archives. -->
|established_title1       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date1        = {{start date|1982|6|2}}
|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           =<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_05.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 5.53
|area_total_sq_mi         = 2.14
|area_land_km2            = 5.48
|area_land_sq_mi          = 2.12
|area_water_km2           = 0.05
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.02
|elevation_ft             = 236
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 1542
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_km2   = 281.34
|population_density_sq_mi = 728.73
|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|coordinates              = {{coord|34|36|42|N|92|13|02|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 72183
|area_code                = [[Area code 501|501]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 05-76970
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2405794<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2405794}}</ref>
|blank2_name              = [[List of highways in Arkansas|Highways]]
|blank2_info              = [[Image:Arkansas 365.svg|20px]] [[Arkansas Highway 365|Highway 365]]
|blank3_name              = Major airport
|blank3_info              = [[Clinton National Airport|Clinton Airport]] ([[International Air Transport Association airport code|LIT]])
|footnotes                = 
|website                  = {{Official URL}}
}}
'''Wrightsville''' is a city in [[Pulaski County, Arkansas|Pulaski County]], Arkansas, United States. Its population was 1,542 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Wrightsville city, Arkansas| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| accessdate=December 2, 2011}}</ref> It is part of the [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]]–[[North Little Rock, Arkansas|North Little Rock]]–[[Conway, Arkansas|Conway]] [[Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. Located on [[Arkansas Highway 365|Highway 365]], Wrightsville existed as an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] for more than a century before it was incorporated late in the 20th century. Since 1981, it has been home to a major [[Arkansas Department of Corrections]] facility, which is the principal employer.

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|2.0|sqmi|km2}} is land and 0.49% is water.

==Arkansas Negro Boys' Industrial School==
The [[Arkansas Negro Boys' Industrial School]] (1927-1968) was a juvenile [[Prison|correctional facility]] for black male youth in [[Arkansas]].<ref name="bbbStockley">{{cite book |last1=Stockley |first1=Grif |title=Black boys burning : the 1959 fire at the Arkansas Negro Boys Industrial School |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=56M7DwAAQBAJ&dq=arkansas+gazette+March+6+1959&pg=PT126 |date=28 July 2017 |publisher=University Press of Mississippi |isbn=978-1496812698 |edition=Hardcover}}</ref> There were two locations in 1936, one in [[Jefferson County, Arkansas|Jefferson County]]<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20031231010709/http://www.arkansashighways.com/Maps/Counties/1936/mjeff36.tif 1936 Jefferson County, Arkansas Highway Map]." [[Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department]]. Retrieved on September 28, 2011.</ref> and one in Wrightsville<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20031231010709/http://www.arkansashighways.com/Maps/Counties/1936/mpula36.tif 1936 Pulaski County, Arkansas Highway Map]." [[Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department]]. Retrieved on September 28, 2011</ref> {{convert|10|mi|km}} southeast of [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]]. A fire in 1959 at the children's dormitory killed twenty-one victims.  There were 59 boys locked inside of the school intentionally when it was set ablaze.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 1062
|2000= 1368
|2010= 2114
|2020= 1542
|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 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Wrightsville racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0576970&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-31|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 544
| 35.28%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 923
| 59.86%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 3
| 0.19%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 3
| 0.19%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 4
| 0.26%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 20
| 1.3%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 45
| 2.92%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,542 people, 276 households, and 143 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the census<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> of 2000, there were 1,368 people, 262 households, and 193 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|667.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 291 housing units at an average density of {{convert|142.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 24.12% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 74.56% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.07% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.29% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.29% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.66% from two or more races.  0.29% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 262 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 24.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.37.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 16.5% under the age of 18, 13.7% from 18 to 24, 44.0% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 250.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 299.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,036, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $26,563 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $9,518.  About 21.5% of families and 22.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.4% of those under age 18 and 28.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
The Arkansas Department of Corrections [[Wrightsville Unit]] focuses on educational and rehabilitative services, aiding in workforce preparation, substance abuse recovery, and other aspects of re-entry into society for as many as 850 male and 200 female inmates. A 212-inmate capacity boot camp program was administered at the site for first-time non-violent inmates, along with a 50-inmate capacity female work release program, operated by the ADC since 1990. Since 2011, faith based program Pathway to Freedom has served the Hawkins Men unit, and the Hawkins female unit has taken up industry and food services programs. Wrightsville men's unit houses many programs: Agriculture – Beef Production, Forage Production; Arkansas State Police Barracks (located in Little Rock); Braille Program; Canine Unit; GED Program; WAGE job skills; Industry Operations – Graphic Arts, Furniture Manufacturing, and Data Imaging; Reentry Program; Regional Maintenance; Substance Abuse Therapeutic Community Program (TC); Substance Abuse Treatment Program (SATP); and ACI Warehouse vocational program. It is a major employer in the community, with a staff of 169 employees in various fields.<ref>[http://www.adc.arkansas.gov/facilities/facilities5.html Facilities 5]. [[Arkansas Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on March 8, 2011.</ref> The land occupied by the unit formerly housed the [[Arkansas Negro Boys' Industrial School]].<ref>"[http://www.todaysthv.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=60021 THV Extra: Arkansas' Secret Holocaust]." THV. Retrieved on March 9, 2011.</ref>

Wrightsville also serves as the [[city of license]] for one Little Rock area radio station, [[KLAL-FM]], and the [[United States Postal Service|U.S. Postal Service]] operates the Wrightsville Post Office.<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/wrightsville-16220-highway-365-wrightsville-ar-1388349 Post Office™ Location – WRIGHTSVILLE]." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on March 8, 2011.</ref>

==Education==
Wrightsville is within the [[Pulaski County Special School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st05_ar/c05119_pulaski/DC10SD_C05119_001.pdf|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Pulaski County, AR|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2021-02-28}}</ref> It is zoned to Daisy Bates Elementary School, Mills Middle School, and [[Wilbur D. Mills University Studies High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ches.pcssd.org/o/pcssd/page/school-zone-map--10|title=School Zone Map|publisher=[[Pulaski County Special School District]]|accessdate=2021-03-03}}</ref>

==See also== <!-- EDITORS NOTE: This section should primarily contain lists linked to the main article which are directly related to the settlement. Thank you. -->
* [[List of municipalities in Arkansas]]

==References==
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* [https://cals.org/brooks-library Millie Brooks Library] at [[Central Arkansas Library System]]
* {{Ballotpedia|Wrightsville,_Arkansas|Wrightsville, Arkansas}}
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