Wake Village, Texas
Encyclopedia
Wake Village is a city in Bowie County
, Texas
, United States
, and a suburb of Texarkana, Texas
. It is part of the Texarkana, Texas
- Texarkana, Arkansas
Metropolitan Statistical Area
. The population was 5,129 at the 2000 census
.
and Old Redwater road, north of U.S. Route 67
and south of U.S. Route 82
. The city of 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 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²), all of it land.
The name came from Wake Island in the Pacific theater of the war. The population was over 1,000 in the early 1950s and has only increased. In the early 1990s it had reached 4,400 and the 2000 census reported over 5,000.
of 2000, there were 5,129 people, 2,042 households, and 1,511 families residing in the city. The population density
was 3,092.9 people per square mile (1,193.0/km²). There were 2,198 housing units at an average density of 1,325.4/sq mi (511.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 82.76% White, 14.19% African American, 0.92% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.96% from other races
, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 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.
Bowie County, Texas
Bowie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Texarkana, Texas - Texarkana, Arkansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 89,306. Its legal county seat is Boston, though its courthouse is located in New Boston...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and a suburb of Texarkana, Texas
Texarkana, Texas
Texarkana is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States. It effectively functions as one half of a city which crosses a state line — the other half, the city of Texarkana, Arkansas, lies on the other side of State Line Avenue...
. It is part of the Texarkana, Texas
Texarkana, Texas
Texarkana is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States. It effectively functions as one half of a city which crosses a state line — the other half, the city of Texarkana, Arkansas, lies on the other side of State Line Avenue...
- Texarkana, Arkansas
Texarkana, Arkansas
As of the census of 2000, there were 26,448 people, 10,384 households, and 7,040 families residing in the city. The population density was 830.5 people per square mile . There were 11,721 housing units at an average density of 368.1 per square mile...
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Texarkana metropolitan area
The Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area , as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget, is a two-county region anchored by the twin cities of Texarkana, Texas and Texarkana, Arkansas, and encompassing the surrounding communities in Bowie County, Texas and...
. The population was 5,129 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
.
Geography
Wake Village is located at 33°25′33"N 94°6′42"W (33.425701, -94.111716), immediately west of Texarkana, at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 989Farm to Market Road 989
Farm to Market Road 989, locally known as Kings Highway, is a Farm to Market Road in Bowie County, Texas, located to the west of Texarkana. It runs north to south, remaining 1–2 miles outside the Texarkana, Texas city limits.-History:...
and Old Redwater road, north of U.S. Route 67
U.S. Route 67
U.S. Route 67 is a 1,560 mile long north–south U.S. highway in the Central United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the United States-Mexico border in Presidio, Texas, where it continues south as Mexican Federal Highway 16 upon crossing the Rio Grande. The northern...
and south of U.S. Route 82
U.S. Route 82
U.S. Route 82 is an east–west United States highway in the southern United States. What started as a 1932 addition to the system across central Mississippi and southern Arkansas eventually became a 1,609 mile route extending from the White Sands of New Mexico to Georgia's Atlantic coast.The...
. The city of Nash
Nash, Texas
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 2,169 people, 891 households, and 603 families residing in the city. The population density was 768.4 people per square mile . There were 1,003 housing units at an average density of 355.3/sq mi...
is situated immediately to the north, also along FM 989.
According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the city has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²), all of it land.
History
Wake Village has no 19th Century history. It was built for the war effort in 1944/45 to provide housing for the plant workers at the Red River Army Depot and the Lone Star Ammunition Plant.The name came from Wake Island in the Pacific theater of the war. The population was over 1,000 in the early 1950s and has only increased. In the early 1990s it had reached 4,400 and the 2000 census reported over 5,000.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 5,129 people, 2,042 households, and 1,511 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 3,092.9 people per square mile (1,193.0/km²). There were 2,198 housing units at an average density of 1,325.4/sq mi (511.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 82.76% White, 14.19% African American, 0.92% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.96% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
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
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
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.