Waka is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in western
Ochiltree County,
Texas
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, United States. It lies along
State Highway 15 southwest of the city of
Perryton, the
county seat
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or parish (administrative division), civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, and the United States. An equiva ...
of Ochiltree County. Its elevation is 3,045 feet (928 m). Although Waka is unincorporated, it has a
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ...
, with the
ZIP code of 79093; the
ZCTA for ZIP code 79093 had a population of 76 at the
2000 census.
History
The community, initially named Wawaka, was founded by German settlers in 1885, and its post office was opened in 1901. When another community, Burnside, was platted along the
Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway 3 miles (5 km) away, Wawaka's residents and its postmaster moved to Burnside; the community was renamed Waka in 1921, two years after the Wawaka residents moved, but the post office remained "Wawaka" for six years.
In 2014, it was announced that, by March 29, the Post Office in Waka would close. Residents were encouraged to use the postal services in
Farnsworth or in
Perryton.
Geography
Climate
According to the
Köppen Climate Classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
system, Waka has a
semi-arid climate
A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of se ...
, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.
Education
It is within the
Perryton Independent School District, which operates
Perryton High School.
On September 9, 1990, the Perryton district absorbed the
Waka Independent School District.
Demographics
Waka first appeared as a
census designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in the
2020 U.S. Census.
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]
2020 census
References
External links
Community profile
from the ''Handbook of Texas Online
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Unincorporated communities in Ochiltree County, Texas
Unincorporated communities in Texas
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