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1938
Delta plantation landscape south of Wilson, Arkansas, 1938
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Wilson Residential Historic District
The Wilson Residential Historic District encompasses a cluster of four upscale residences just northeast of downtown Wilson, Arkansas, a city in Mississippi County, Arkansas.
About Wilson
City in Arkansas known for its cotton productionWilson is a city in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. The community is located in the Arkansas Delta and is surrounded by fertile cropland historically used to produce cotton. Wilson started as a company town in 1886 by Robert E. Lee Wilson, who would build a cotton empire and run it from the city. The Wilson Company would become so successful that all of the town's buildings were rebuilt in the Tudor Revival architectural style following Wilson's son's honeymoon to England in 1925. Wilson incorporated in 1959, becoming a town with public roads and municipal government. The extensive property holdings of the Lee Wilson and Company remained in the Wilson family until 2010. The com…
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Housing in Wilson
The median sale price was $90,000 in May 2026.
Safety in Wilson
Not graded
Wilson has fewer than 1,000 residents. At that size one or two incidents swing the numbers so much that a grade wouldn't be fair, so we show the counts instead.
Work & commute in Wilson
Full picture →Most working residents leave Wilson for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Osceola (13%), Blytheville (8%) and Jonesboro (6%). Half commute less than 25 miles.
Health in Wilson
Health Grade D
Healthier than 8% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Arkansas
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 27 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Wilson
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Wilson
Full climate →Wilson has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 31°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Wilson
All Wilson schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Wilson’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 52% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AR. Ratings are from neighbors.
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