Alamo, Georgia

Last updated

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]
 • Total2.01 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)
 • Total771
 • 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]

Contents

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] 1880 [12]
1890-1910 [13] 1920-1930 [14]
1930-1940 [15] 1940-1950 [16]
1960-1980 [17] 1980-2000 [18]
Alamo town, Georgia – Racial and Ethnic Composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
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 / EthnicityPop 2010 [19] Pop 2020 [20] % 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)1,07734938.51%45.27%
Black or African American alone (NH)1,58736156.74%46.82%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)020.00%0.26%
Asian alone (NH)320.11%0.26%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)200.07%0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)7190.25%2.46%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)121384.33%4.93%
Total2,797771100.00%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. [21] The district has 82 full-time teachers and over 1,150 students. [22]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Washington County, Georgia</span> County in Georgia, United States

Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,988. The county seat is Sandersville. The county was established on February 25, 1784. It was named for Revolutionary War general George Washington.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Seminole County, Georgia</span> County in Georgia, United States

Seminole County is a county located in the southwestern corner of U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,147. The county seat is Donalsonville.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richmond County, Georgia</span> Consolidated city-county in Georgia, United States

Richmond County is located in the state of Georgia in the U.S. As of the 2020 census, the population was 206,607. It is one of the original counties of Georgia, created on February 5, 1777. Following an election in 1995, Augusta consolidated governments with Richmond County. The consolidated entity is known as Augusta-Richmond County, or simply Augusta. Exempt are the cities of Hephzibah and Blythe, in southern Richmond County, which voted to remain separate. Richmond County is included in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metropolitan statistical area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Monroe County, Georgia</span> County in Georgia, United States

Monroe County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,957. The county seat is Forsyth. The county was created on May 15, 1821. The county was named for James Monroe. Monroe County is included in the Macon, GA metropolitan statistical area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Miller County, Georgia</span> County in Georgia, United States

Miller County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,000. The county seat is Colquitt. The county was created on February 26, 1856, and named after Andrew Jackson Miller (1806–56), president of the Medical College of Georgia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Laurens County, Georgia</span> County in Georgia, United States

Laurens County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 49,570, up from 48,434 in 2010. The county seat is Dublin. The county was founded on December 10, 1807, and named after Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens, an American soldier and statesman from South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lamar County, Georgia</span> County in Georgia, United States

Lamar County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,500. The county seat is Barnesville.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Johnson County, Georgia</span> County in Georgia, United States

Johnson County is a county located along the oconee River in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,189. The county seat is Wrightsville. Johnson County is part of the Dublin, Georgia, micropolitan statistical area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jefferson County, Georgia</span> County in Georgia, United States

Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,709. The county seat and largest city is Louisville. The county was created on February 20, 1796, and named for Thomas Jefferson, the main author of the Declaration of Independence who became the third president of the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Echols County, Georgia</span> County in Georgia, United States

Echols County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,697. The county seat is Statenville. Since 2008, Statenville is a disincorporated municipality. Echols and Webster counties are the only two counties in Georgia to currently have no incorporated municipalities. The county was established in 1858 and named in honor of Robert Milner Echols (1798–1847).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clinch County, Georgia</span> County in Georgia, United States

Clinch County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,749. The county seat is Homerville. The county was created on February 14, 1850, named in honor of Duncan Lamont Clinch.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charlton County, Georgia</span> County in Georgia, United States

Charlton County is the southernmost county of the U.S. state of Georgia, located in the southeastern part of the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,518. The county seat is Folkston.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Keysville, Georgia</span> Town in Georgia, United States

Keysville is a town in Burke and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 300.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Midville, Georgia</span> City in Georgia, United States

Midville is a city in Burke County, Georgia, United States. The population was 269 at the 2010 census, and 385 in 2020. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Martinez, Georgia</span> Place in Georgia, United States

Martinez is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, Georgia, United States. It is a northwestern suburb of Augusta and is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area. The population was 34,535 at the 2020 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oglethorpe, Georgia</span> City in Georgia, United States

Oglethorpe is a city in Macon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 995 at the 2020 census, down from 1,328 in 2010. The city is the county seat of Macon County. It was named for Georgia's founder, James Oglethorpe.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sharon, Georgia</span> City in Georgia, United States

Sharon is a city in Taliaferro County, Georgia, United States. The population was 104 in 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Deenwood, Georgia</span> Place in Georgia, United States

Deenwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Ware County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,207 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Waycross micropolitan statistical area. Deenwood Baptist Church is named after this geographical area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Norwood, Georgia</span> City in Georgia, United States

Norwood is a city in Warren County, Georgia, United States. The population was 202 in 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abbeville, Georgia</span> City in Georgia, United States

Abbeville is a city in Wilcox County, Georgia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 2,685. The city is the county seat of Wilcox County.

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. ↑ Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 215. ISBN   978-1135948597 . Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  6. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 2. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  7. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  8. ↑ "SoilWeb: An Online Soil Survey Browser | California Soil Resource Lab".
  9. ↑ "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau. May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  11. ↑ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1870.
  12. ↑ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1880.
  13. ↑ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1930.
  14. ↑ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1930. p. 253.
  15. ↑ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1940.
  16. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1980.
  17. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1980.
  18. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 2000.
  19. ↑ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Alamo town, Georgia". United States Census Bureau .
  20. ↑ "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 .
  21. ↑ Georgia Board of Education [ permanent dead link ], Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  22. ↑ School Stats, Retrieved June 30, 2010.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.