Woodson, Arkansas | |
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CDP | |
Location in Pulaski County and the state of Arkansas |
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Coordinates: 34°31′51″N 92°12′52″W / 34.53083°N 92.21444°WCoordinates: 34°31′51″N 92°12′52″W / 34.53083°N 92.21444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arkansas |
County | Pulaski |
Area | |
• Total | 4.4 sq mi (11.5 km2) |
• Land | 4.3 sq mi (11.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
Elevation | 249 ft (76 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 403 |
• Density | 92/sq mi (35/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 72180 |
Area code(s) | 501 |
FIPS code | 05-76730 |
GNIS feature ID | 0056536 |
Woodson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pulaski County, Arkansas, in the 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.
Woodson is located at 34°31′51″N 92°12′52″W / 34.530964°N 92.214511°W.
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) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (2.29%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 445 people, 177 households, and 113 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 97.6 people per square mile (37.7/km²). There were 198 housing units at an average density of 43.4/sq mi (16.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 24.94% White, 73.93% Black or African American, and 1.12% from two or more races.