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'''Wesley''' is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in western Madison County, Arkansas, United States. Wesley is located at the junction of Arkansas highways 74 and 295, {{convert|13|mi|km}} by road west-southwest of Huntsville.<ref name=atlas>''Arkansas Atlas and Gazetteer'', DeLorme, 2nd edition 2002, page = 23 {{ISBN|0-89933-345-1}}</ref> Wesley has a post office with ZIP code 72773.<ref>[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=72773&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup]</ref> It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 161.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==History== Wesley was platted in 1872.<ref name="Higginson">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5uwxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA461 | title=History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas | publisher=Higginson Book Company | year=1889 | page=461}}</ref> The first postmaster gave the community his last name.<ref name="Higginson" />

==Demographics== {{US Census population |2020= 161 |estyear= |estimate= |estref= |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/> }}

===2020 census=== {| class="wikitable" |+'''Wesley CDP, Arkansas – Demographic Profile'''<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br><small>''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''</small> !Race / Ethnicity !Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Wesley CDP, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0574090&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !% 2020 |- |White alone (NH) |150 |93.17% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |2 |1.24% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |0 |0.00% |- |Asian alone (NH) |0 |0.00% |- |Pacific Islander alone (NH) |0 |0.00% |- |Some Other Race alone (NH) |0 |0.00% |- |Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) |4 |2.48% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |5 |3.11% |- |'''Total''' |'''161''' |'''100.00%''' |}

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