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, 13 miles (21 km) by road west-southwest of Huntsville.[4] Wesley has a post office with ZIP code 72773.[5] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 161.[3]
Wesley, Arkansas | |
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Census-designated place | |
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Coordinates: 36°01′38″N 93°55′13″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arkansas |
County | Madison |
Area | |
• Total | 1.387 sq mi (3.59 km2) |
• Land | 1.369 sq mi (3.55 km2) |
• Water | 0.018 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
Elevation | 1,263 ft (385 m) |
Population (2020)[3] | |
• Total | 161 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 72773 |
Area code(s) | 479 |
GNIS feature ID | 81902[2] |
FIPS code | 05-74090 |
Wesley was platted in 1872.[6] The first postmaster gave the community his last name.[6]
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
2020 | 161 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 2020[8] |
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2020[8] | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 150 | 93.17% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 2 | 1.24% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 4 | 2.48% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5 | 3.11% |
Total | 161 | 100.00% |
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.
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