Wacissa is a small

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and

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(CDP) in

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, 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

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, the

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, and southeast of

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, 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

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, the Wacissa CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.53%, are water.

Demographics

Wacissa was first listed as a

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in the 2010 U.S. Census.

2020 census

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
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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 Jefferson County Middle / High School (JCMHS) is a public school in unincorporated Jefferson County, Florida, with a Monticello postal address. A part of Jefferson County Schools, it serves grades 6 - 12. The school's mascot is a tiger and th ...

References

External links

Wacissa local community website
Unincorporated communities in Jefferson County, Florida Tallahassee metropolitan area Unincorporated communities in Florida Census-designated places in Florida {{JeffersonCountyFL-geo-stub