Wapanucka (pronounced Wop´-uh-nuck´-uh) is a town in northeastern Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 386 as of the 2020 Census. It is about northeast of Tishomingo. The town name refers to the Delaware Nation and means "Eastern Land People."
History
The Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church built the Wapanucka Female Manual Labour School in 1851–2. The school, which opened in 1852, was named for a nearby creek. Local residents often called it Allen's Academy, for James S. Allen, who supervised it. Later many dubbed it Rock Academy for its impressive stone building. The school closed in 1860 after the Presbyterian Board withdrew its financial support. The Confederate forces used the building during the Civil War as a hospital and a prison. After the war the academy reopened, serving male and female students. In 1890 it became a boys' school. In 1911 it was permanently closed and the property sold. The Wapanucka Academy site was listed in the National Register of Historic Places listings in Johnston County, Oklahoma (NR 72001065) in 1972.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Wapanucka had a population of 386. The median age was 34.6 years. 28.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 106.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 109.0 males age 18 and over.
There were 152 households in Wapanucka, of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 39.5% were married-couple households, 25.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 17.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 264 || 68.4%
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| Black or African American || 2 || 0.5%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 63 || 16.3%
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| Asian || 0 || 0.0%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 5 || 1.3%
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| Two or more races || 52 || 13.5%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 18 || 4.7%
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2000 census
As of the census