Wrightsville, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Big Rock Township. It stands on Cane Creek. The Survey maps it on the Woodson quadrangle. 1,542 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 256 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresWrightsville fell from 2,114 to 1,542 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,114 | |
| 2020 | 1,542 | -572 (-27%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1891 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Camp Pike quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1940 USGS Woodson quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Woodson quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Woodson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
118 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Wrightsville between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,486 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 29 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Wrightsville: 24 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Home Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Birnbach Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Brown Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Cheatham Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Coe Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Cole Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Concentration Plant | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Dreher Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Dreher-Junkin-Herrod | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Finnegan Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown |
Storms near this place
18 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wrightsville in 18 storm reports between 1994 and 2018: 8 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flood. The reports record 1 death and 8 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2012 | Flash Flood | Wrightsville | 1 killed, $350,000 | Numerous roads in Little Rock, North Little Rock, Sherwood, Jacksonville, and unincorporated areas of Pulaski County were flooded. Water entered some houses and garages on Stagecoach Rd. in Little Rock. In Little Rock's Boyle Park, the body of a 46 year-old woman was found in Rock Creek near the low-water bridge on the evening of the 21st. She had apparently been in the water since earlier in the day. The circumstances of how she ended up in the creek were unknown, but she had apparently been on foot. The state medical examiner ruled that drowning was the cause of death. |
| February 2001 | Tornado (F2) | Wrightsville | 8 hurt | A strong tornado moved from southeast Saline County into southwest Pulaski County about 7.5 miles west of Wrightsville. The tornado moved quickly northeast, and closely followed the track of a violent tornado on March 1, 1997. In fact, a few homes and buildings that were rebuilt after the March 1st event were destroyed during this latest event. The tornado affected much of southern Pulaski County, including the Sweet Home and College Station communities. Several houses and mobile homes were damaged or destroyed, including a church. Eight people suffered minor injuries. Trees and power lines were also downed. The tornado was on the ground about 12.3 miles before dissipating about 5.5 miles east of Little Rock. |
| March 2012 | Flood | Wrightsville | $10,000 | Flash flooding earlier in the day became widespread areal flooding, with many creeks out of their banks. |
| November 1994 | Hail | Wrightsville | $5,000 | Several vehicles had windows broken out by large hail. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wrightsville | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some large trees. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wrightsville | - | Thunderstorm winds caused some roof damage at the prison in Wrightsville. |
| February 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Wrightsville | - | A weak tornado touched down briefly in the Wrightsville area of Pulaski County. The tornado crossed Arkansas Highway 365 and tore the tops out of a number of pine trees. A few trees were uprooted, with part of a tree falling on a car. Also, some roofs suffered damage from fallen trees. Other roofs had shingles removed, with a shed damaged as well. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wrightsville | - | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and blew shingles off some houses. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Wrightsville | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Wrightsville | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Wrightsville | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Wrightsville | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wrightsville | - | no account filed |
| February 2000 | Hail | Wrightsville | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wrightsville | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Wrightsville | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wrightsville | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Wrightsville | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tafton | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Rottaken | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Bingham | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| Higgins | 3.5 miles | 23 | |
| Ironton | 3.8 miles | 26 | |
| Dickey (historical) | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Woodson | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Woodyardville | 5.2 miles | 26 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Wrightsville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q79512 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 56563. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










