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Wheeler County, Georgia
Wheeler County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,471. The county seat is Alamo.

History

Wheeler County is named after Confederate General Joseph Wheeler. The constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed August 14, 1912, and ratified November 5, 1912.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 300 square miles (780 km), of which 295 square miles (760 km) is land and 4.8 square miles (12 km) (1.6%) is water.

The eastern portion of Wheeler County, defined by a line running from north of Alamo to the southern border of the county, due south of Mount Vernon, is located in the Lower Oconee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. The bulk of the rest of the county is located in the Little Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the same Altamaha River basin, except for a small southern portion of Wheeler County, east of Lumber City, which is located in the Lower Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the larger Altamaha River basin.

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Communities

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Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19209,817—
19309,149−6.8%
19408,535−6.7%
19506,712−21.4%
19605,342−20.4%
19704,596−14.0%
19805,15512.2%
19904,903−4.9%
20006,17926.0%
20107,42120.1%
20207,4710.7%
2023 (est.)7,081−5.2%
U.S. Decennial Census
1790-1880 1890-1910
1920-1930 1930-1940
1940-1950 1960-1980
1980-2000 2010
Wheeler County racial composition as of 2020
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 4,157 55.64%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 2,875 38.48%
Native American 9 0.12%
Asian 17 0.23%
Other/Mixed 141 1.89%
Hispanic or Latino 272 3.64%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,471 people, 1,862 households, and 1,159 families residing in the county.

Politics

United States presidential election results for Wheeler County, Georgia
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 1,583 69.28% 689 30.15% 13 0.57%
2016 1,421 67.60% 646 30.73% 35 1.67%
2012 1,366 63.09% 772 35.66% 27 1.25%
2008 1,408 63.60% 794 35.86% 12 0.54%
2004 1,192 58.03% 847 41.24% 15 0.73%
2000 813 51.62% 752 47.75% 10 0.63%
1996 460 33.90% 751 55.34% 146 10.76%
1992 601 35.37% 880 51.80% 218 12.83%
1988 709 51.64% 658 47.92% 6 0.44%
1984 833 51.84% 774 48.16% 0 0.00%
1980 550 25.16% 1,599 73.15% 37 1.69%
1976 344 19.98% 1,378 80.02% 0 0.00%
1972 1,093 78.80% 294 21.20% 0 0.00%
1968 251 15.00% 488 29.17% 934 55.83%
1964 849 46.42% 980 53.58% 0 0.00%
1960 226 18.90% 970 81.10% 0 0.00%
1956 149 13.06% 992 86.94% 0 0.00%
1952 261 16.94% 1,280 83.06% 0 0.00%
1948 39 4.41% 560 63.28% 286 32.32%
1944 151 22.60% 517 77.40% 0 0.00%
1940 117 19.02% 495 80.49% 3 0.49%
1936 94 13.64% 594 86.21% 1 0.15%
1932 29 2.51% 1,127 97.41% 1 0.09%
1928 101 24.46% 312 75.54% 0 0.00%
1924 0 0.00% 772 88.84% 97 11.16%
1920 101 22.39% 350 77.61% 0 0.00%
1916 40 9.03% 372 83.97% 31 7.00%

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