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Map of Wilson: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land0.5%3 of 671 acres
Trails1.1 mi1.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves33 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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City in Arkansas known for its cotton production
1959Established
766Population
1.1 sq miArea
240 ftElevation

Wilson 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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ZIP code72395
Area code870
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$90K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $90,000 in May 2026.

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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.

Violent0
Property3
Reported in 20233
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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.

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