Alamo, Georgia | |
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Coordinates: 32°8′54″N82°46′43″W / 32.14833°N 82.77861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Wheeler |
Area | |
• Total | 2.01 sq mi (5.21 km2) |
• Land | 1.96 sq mi (5.07 km2) |
• Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2) |
Elevation | 230 ft (70 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 771 |
• Density | 393.57/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 ID | 0331008 [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]
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.
Alamo is located at 32°8′54″N82°46′43″W / 32.14833°N 82.77861°W . [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]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1910 | 249 | — | |
1920 | 563 | 126.1% | |
1930 | 613 | 8.9% | |
1940 | 646 | 5.4% | |
1950 | 800 | 23.8% | |
1960 | 822 | 2.8% | |
1970 | 833 | 1.3% | |
1980 | 993 | 19.2% | |
1990 | 855 | −13.9% | |
2000 | 1,943 | 127.3% | |
2010 | 2,797 | 44.0% | |
2020 | 771 | −72.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [9] 1850-1870 [10] 1880 [11] 1890-1910 [12] 1920-1930 [13] 1930-1940 [14] 1940-1950 [15] 1960-1980 [16] 1980-2000 [17] |
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010 [18] | Pop 2020 [19] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 1,077 | 349 | 38.51% | 45.27% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 1,587 | 361 | 56.74% | 46.82% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 0.26% |
Asian alone (NH) | 3 | 2 | 0.11% | 0.26% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 2 | 0 | 0.07% | 0.00% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 7 | 19 | 0.25% | 2.46% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 121 | 38 | 4.33% | 4.93% |
Total | 2,797 | 771 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 771 people, 760 households, and 492 families residing in the town.
The Wheeler County School District holds grades pre-school to grade 12, and consists of one elementary school and a middle-high school. [20] The district has 82 full-time teachers and over 1,150 students. [21]
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