Wrightsville
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city in Arkansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Arkansas
- County
- Pulaski
- Township
- Big Rock
- Founded
- July 14, 1873 ( 1873-07-14 )
- Incorporated
- June 2, 1982 ( 1982-06-02 )
- Type
- Mayor–Council
- Mayor
- Terry Mizer ( I )
- Council
- Wrightsville City Council
- Total
- 2.14 sq mi (5.53 km )
- Land
- 2.12 sq mi (5.48 km )
- Water
- 0.019 sq mi (0.05 km )
- Elevation
- 236 ft (72 m)
- Estimate 2025
- 1,630
- Density
- 728.7/sq mi (281.34/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 05-76970
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Wrightsville
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Pulaski County
- Population
- 1542
- Area
- 5.368692
- Elevation
- 78
- Time zone
- Q5390
- Official website
- cityofwrightsville-ar.org
- Households
- 277
- Dialing code
- 501
- Motto
- People, Progress, Prosperity
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- water as percent of area
- 0.8485
- P8168
- Posnaya
- water area
- 0.045555
- inception
- 1873-07-14
- per capita income
- 8989
- Commons category
- Wrightsville, Arkansas
- postal code
- 72183
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Encyclopedic overview
Wrightsville is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. Its population was 1,542 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located on Highway 365, Wrightsville existed as an unincorporated community for more than a century before it was incorporated late in the 20th century. Since 1981, it has been home to a major Arkansas Department of Corrections facility, which is the principal employer.
Geography
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