Alamo, Georgia

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, Georgia
Town
Wheeler County Courthouse (Built 1917), Alamo, 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; -82.77861
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Wheeler
Area ^[1]
• Total	2.01 sq mi (5.21 km^2)
• Land	1.96 sq mi (5.07 km^2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.14 km^2)
Elevation	230 ft (70 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	771
• Density	393.57/sq mi (151.94/km^2)
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]

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″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

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
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]

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 / Ethnicity	Pop 2010^[18]	Pop 2020^[19]	% 2010	% 2020
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.

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.^[20] The district has 82 full-time teachers and over 1,150 students.^[21]

• Wheeler County Elementary School
• Wheeler County High School

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. . 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. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
10. "1870 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1870.
11. "1880 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1880.
12. "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930.
13. "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930. p. 253.
14. "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1940.
15. "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
16. "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
17. "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000.
18. "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.
19. "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.
20. Georgia Board of Education^{[permanent dead link]}, Retrieved June 30, 2010.
21. School Stats, Retrieved June 30, 2010.