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 Alamo,
the county seat of Wheeler County, was incorporated on August
16, 1909. The city is named for the mission that was the site of
the famous battle in the Texas Revolution. Wheeler County became
the 146th county created in Georgia and was created from
Montgomery County. The county is named for renowned Commander of
Tennessee's Confederate Army, Joseph Wheeler.
The
Wheeler County courthouse, in Alamo, was constructed in 1917 and
is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This
brick courthouse has columned facades on all four sides.
The
Savannah, Americus and Montgomery Railroad opened in Alamo in
1890 and later became the Seaboard Airline Railroad.
Alamo
is located at the intersection of Ga. 126 and U.S. 280 near the
western border of Wheeler County. The only other city in the
county is Glenwood.
Population (year 2000): 1,943. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,451 (+26.1% change)
Males: 1,400 (72.1%), Females: 543 (27.9%)
Wheeler County
Zip code:
30411
Median resident age: 34.6 years
Median household income: $25,000 (year 2000)
Median house value: $44,500 (year 2000)
Races in Alamo:
- Black (52.6%)
- White Non-Hispanic (46.1%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (4.1%), Irish (2.9%),
German (1.1%).
Elevation: 235 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Alamo
- High school or higher: 74.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 9.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Alamo city
- Never married: 8.9%
- Now married: 80.0%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 4.2%
- Divorced: 4.4%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1,085
(+126.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Alamo:
- WHEELER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; GLENWOOD,
GA)
- TAYLOR TELFAIR REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; MC
RAE, GA)
- JEFF DAVIS HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; HAZLEHURST, GA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Alamo:
- ROBINS AFB (about 65 miles; WARNER ROBINS, GA; ID:
WRB)
- MIDDLE GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 70 miles; MACON, GA;
ID: MCN)
- MOODY AFB (about 86 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VAD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alamo:
- TELFAIR-WHEELER (about 8 miles; MC RAE, GA; ID: MQW)
- HAZLEHURST (about 21 miles; HAZLEHURST, GA; ID: AZE)
- TREUTLEN COUNTY (about 23 miles; SOPERTON, GA; ID:
4J8)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Alamo:
- GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles;
STATESBORO, GA; Full-time enrollment: 12,724)
- GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72
miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 4,028)
- MERCER UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; MACON, GA; FT
enrollment: 5,859)
- MACON STATE COLLEGE (about 77 miles; MACON, GA; FT
enrollment: 2,557)
- CENTRAL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 77 miles;
MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,383)
- FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; FT
VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)
- VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; VALDOSTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 7,157)
Public primary/middle schools in Alamo:
- WHEELER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 600;
Location: SNOWHILL ROAD; Grades: 06 - 12)
- WHEELER COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
534; Location: HIGHWAY 126; Grades: PK - 05)
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