Wacissa, Florida

Census-designated place in Florida, United States
30°21′30″N 83°59′24″W / 30.35833°N 83.99000°W / 30.35833; -83.99000Country United StatesState FloridaCounty JeffersonArea • Total4.22 sq mi (10.93 km2) • Land4.20 sq mi (10.87 km2) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)Elevation39 ft (12 m)Population
 (2020)
 • Total362 • Density86.25/sq mi (33.30/km2)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
32361
Area code850FIPS code12-74700[3]GNIS feature ID292809[2]

Wacissa is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 362. It shares its name with the Wacissa River, the headwaters of which are about one mile to the south.

Geography

Wacissa is in western Jefferson County, 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Monticello, the county seat, and 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Tallahassee, the state capital. Florida State Road 59 runs through the community, leading north 4 miles (6 km) to U.S. Route 27 and south 14 miles (23 km) to U.S. Route 98.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Wacissa CDP has a total area of 4.2 square miles (10.9 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.06 km2), or 0.53%, are water.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020362—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

As of the 2010 census, Wacissa had a population of 386 and 197 housing units.[3]

The Wacissa Census Designated Place (CDP) had a population of 418 and 215 housing units as of July 1, 2021.[5]

Cemeteries

  • Bethpage Cemetery
  • Broomsage Cemetery
  • Walker Cemetery
  • Story Cemetery

Churches

  • Bethpage Church
  • Wacissa Pentecostal Holiness Church
  • United Methodist Church
  • Welaunee Church
  • Union Hill AME Church

Education

Jefferson County Schools operates public schools, including Jefferson County Middle / High School.

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wacissa, Florida
  3. ^ a b c "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Wacissa CDP, Florida". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ Florida home town locator

External links

  • Wacissa local community website
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