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, down from 386 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Tallahassee metropolitan area. 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, southwest of Monticello, the county seat, and southeast of Tallahassee, the state capital. Florida State Road 59 runs through the community, leading north to U.S. Route 27 and south to U.S. Route 98.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Wacissa CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.53%, are water.
Demographics
Wacissa was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
2020 census +Wacissa CDP, Florida – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010% 2010White alone (NH)29930977.46%85.36%Black or African American alone (NH)713018.39%8.29%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)030.00%0.83%Asian alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Pacific Islander alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Some Other Race alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)7151.81%4.14%Hispanic or Latino (any race)952.33%1.38%Total386362100.00%100.00%
As of the 2010 census, Wacissa had a population of 386 and 197 housing units.
The Wacissa Census Designated Place (CDP) had a population of 418 and 215 housing units as of July 1, 2021.Florida home town locator
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
External links Wacissa local community website