Wesley, Arkansas Explained

Official Name:Wesley, Arkansas
Pushpin Map:Arkansas#USA
Pushpin Label:Wesley
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Arkansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Madison
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:1.387
Area Land Sq Mi:1.369
Area Water Sq Mi:0.018
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:161
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1280
Coordinates:36.0292°N -93.9164°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:72773
Area Code:479
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2805697
Blank1 Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Info:05-74090

Wesley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in western Madison County, Arkansas, United States. Wesley is located at the junction of Arkansas highways 74 and 295, 13miles by road west-southwest of Huntsville.[3] Wesley has a post office with ZIP code 72773.[4] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 161.[2]

History

Wesley was platted in 1872.[5] The first postmaster gave the community his last name.

Demographics

2020 census

Wesley CDP, Arkansas – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
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 may be of any race.!Race / Ethnicity!Pop 2020[6] !% 2020
White alone (NH)15093.17%
Black or African American alone (NH)21.24%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%
Asian alone (NH)00.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)00.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)42.48%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)53.11%
Total161100.00%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Arkansas . United States Census Bureau . May 27, 2022.
  2. Web site: P1. Race – Wesley CDP, Arkansas: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. May 27, 2022.
  3. Arkansas Atlas and Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2nd edition 2002, page = 23
  4. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=72773&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
  5. Book: History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas . Higginson Book Company . 1889 . 461.
  6. Web site: P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Wesley CDP, Arkansas. United States Census Bureau.