Alamo, Georgia

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Alamo, Georgia
Town
Wheeler County Georgia Courthouse.jpg
Wheeler County Courthouse (Built 1917), Alamo, Georgia
Wheeler County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Alamo Highlighted.svg
Location in Wheeler County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°8′54″N82°46′43″W / 32.14833°N 82.77861°W / 32.14833; -82.77861
Country United States
State Georgia
County Wheeler
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.01 sq mi (5.21 km2)
 • Land1.96 sq mi (5.07 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation
230 ft (70 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
771
 • Density393.57/sq mi (151.94/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30411
Area code 912
FIPS code 13-00996 [2]
GNIS feature ID0331008 [3]

Alamo is a town in Wheeler County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 771. The town is the county seat of Wheeler County. [4]

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History

Alamo was founded in 1890 as a stop on the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. It was named for the Alamo Mission in San Antonio, Texas. [5] Alamo was chartered in 1909. [6]

Alamo's courthouse was built in 1917 and is on the National Register of Historical Places. The Lamplighter Little Theatre dates back to 1919.

Geography

Alamo is located at 32°8′54″N82°46′43″W / 32.14833°N 82.77861°W / 32.14833; -82.77861 . [7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), of which, 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2) is land and 0.52% is water.

The main soil in and around Alamo is Tifton loamy sand. [8]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910 249—
1920 563126.1%
1930 6138.9%
1940 6465.4%
1950 80023.8%
1960 8222.8%
1970 8331.3%
1980 99319.2%
1990 855−13.9%
2000 1,943127.3%
2010 2,79744.0%
2020 771−72.4%
2023 (est.)2,811 [9] 264.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [10]
1850-1870 [11] 1870-1880 [12]
1890-1910 [13] 1920-1930 [14]
1940 [15] 1950 [16] 1960 [17]
1970 [18] 1980 [19] 1990 [20]
2000 [21] 2010 [22] 2020 [23]
Alamo town, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
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.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000 [24] Pop 2010 [25] Pop 2020 [23] % 2010% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)8951,07734946.06%38.51%45.27%
Black or African American alone (NH)1,0211,58736152.55%56.74%46.82%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)0020.00%0.00%0.26%
Asian alone (NH)0320.00%0.11%0.26%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%
Other race alone (NH)0200.00%0.07%0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)97190.46%0.25%2.46%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)18121380.93%4.33%4.93%
Total1,9432,797771100.00%100.00%100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 771 people, 760 households, and 492 families residing in the town.

Education

Wheeler County School District

The Wheeler County School District holds grades pre-school to grade 12, and consists of one elementary school and a middle-high school. [26] The district has 82 full-time teachers and over 1,150 students. [27]

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  23. 1 2 "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Alamo town, Georgia". United States Census Bureau .
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