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Woodson, Arkansas
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Location in Pulaski County and the state of Arkansas
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| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Pulaski |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.45 sq mi (11.52 km2) |
| • Land | 4.35 sq mi (11.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2) |
| Elevation | 249 ft (76 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 346 |
| • Density | 79.60/sq mi (30.74/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
72180
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| Area code(s) | 501 |
| FIPS code | 05-76730 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403042 |
Woodson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. Its population was 403 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area. Woodson and its accompanying Woodson Lake and Wood Hollow are the namesake for Ed Wood Sr., a prominent plantation owner, trader, and businessman at the turn of the 20th century. Woodson is adjacent to the Wood Plantation, the largest of the plantations own by Ed Wood Sr.
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History
Ed Wood, Sr. founded a settlement in central Arkansas after migrating from Alabama with his mother circa 1880. What is now called Woodson was known for much of the area's early history as "Wood Hollow" in recognition of Ed Wood Sr. and his 1890 purchase of the first black-owned plantation in Arkansas.
In the period following Radical Reconstruction, Ed Wood, Sr. began hosting gathering of the Prince Hall Freemasonry, of which he was a founding member of the Arkansas Lodge and held rank of highest degree. It was in these meetings at the Wood Plantation that he became an associated with Scipio Africanus Jones, John E. Bush, Chester W. Keatts, and John Hamilton McConico. From these meetings, a vibrant African-American Establishment matured. Wood was able to sustain the Prince Hall Lodge, but his contemporaries spun off to form the Mosaic Templars of America.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11 km2), of which 4.3 square miles (11 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (2.29%) is water.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2020 | 346 | — | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 78 | 22.54% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 234 | 67.63% |
| Native American | 4 | 1.16% |
| Asian | 22 | 6.36% |
| Other/Mixed | 4 | 1.16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 1.16% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 346 people, 141 households, and 82 families residing in the CDP.
Education
It is within the Pulaski County Special School District.
It is zoned to Daisy Bates Elementary School, Fuller Middle School, and Wilbur D. Mills University Studies High School.
See also
In Spanish: Woodson (Arkansas) para niños
