Wacissa is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 362, down from 386 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. It shares its name with the Wacissa River, the headwaters of which are about one mile to the south.

Geography

Wacissa is in western Jefferson County, 16 mi southwest of Monticello, the county seat, and 20 mi southeast of Tallahassee, the state capital. Florida State Road 59 runs through the community, leading north 4 mi to U.S. Route 27 and south 14 mi to U.S. Route 98. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Wacissa CDP has a total area of 10.9 sqkm, of which 0.06 sqkm, or 0.53%, are water.

Demographics

Wacissa was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.

2020 census

As of the 2010 census, Wacissa had a population of 386 and 197 housing units. The Wacissa Census Designated Place (CDP) had a population of 418 and 215 housing units as of July 1, 2021.

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Education

Jefferson County Schools operates public schools, including Jefferson County Middle / High School.