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Alamo, Georgia
Town
Wheeler County Courthouse (Built 1917), Alamo, Georgia
Wheeler County Courthouse (Built 1917), Alamo, Georgia
Location in Wheeler County and the state of Georgia
Location in Wheeler County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°8′54″N 82°46′43″W / 32.14833°N 82.77861°W / 32.14833; -82.77861Coordinates: 32°8′54″N 82°46′43″W / 32.14833°N 82.77861°W / 32.14833; -82.77861
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyWheeler
Area
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 • TotalTemplate:Infobox settlement/areadisp
 • LandTemplate:Infobox settlement/areadisp
 • WaterTemplate:Infobox settlement/areadisp
Elevation
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Population
 (2020)
 • Total771
 • DensityTemplate:Infobox settlement/densdisp
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30411
Area code(s)912
FIPS code13-00996[2]
GNIS feature ID0331008[3]
Websitehttps://www.cityofalamo.us/

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]

History

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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

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Alamo is located at 32°8′54″N 82°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

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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[9] Pop 2010[10] Pop 2020[11] % 2010 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 895 1,077 349 46.06% 38.51% 45.27%
Black or African American alone (NH) 1,021 1,587 361 52.55% 56.74% 46.82%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0 2 0.00% 0.00% 0.26%
Asian alone (NH) 0 3 2 0.00% 0.11% 0.26%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 2 0 0.00% 0.07% 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 9 7 19 0.46% 0.25% 2.46%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 18 121 38 0.93% 4.33% 4.93%
Total 1,943 2,797 771 100.00% 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

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Wheeler County School District

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The Wheeler County School District holds grades pre-school to grade 12, and consists of one elementary school and a middle-high school.[12] The district has 82 full-time teachers and over 1,150 students.[13]

References

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  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. ↑ "Alamo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  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. ↑ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Alamo city, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ Georgia Board of Education[permanent dead link], Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  13. ↑ School Stats Archived April 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved June 30, 2010.

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