Wheeler_County,_Georgia

Wheeler County, Georgia

Wheeler County, Georgia

County in Georgia, United States

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.[1] The county seat is Alamo.[2] The county is one of the most impoverished counties in the nation. The American Community Survey's 2009–2013 average reports that the county's per-capita income of $8,948 makes it the poorest county in the United States by this metric.[3] The measurement however is misleading as Wheeler County is the site of Wheeler Correctional Facility, a large prison with a capacity of 2,874 prisoners,[4] about 40 percent of the county's total population. Most prisoners have little income. The prison was opened in 1998 and the prison population may also account for the increased population of the county in the early 2000s.[5]

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History

Wheeler County is named after Confederate General Joseph Wheeler.[6] 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 km2), of which 295 square miles (760 km2) is land and 4.8 square miles (12 km2) (1.6%) is water.[7]

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.[8]

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

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References

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    "Census - Geography Profile: Wheeler County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
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    "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
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    United States counties by per capita income
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    "Wheeler Correctional Facility". Correctional Corporation of America. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
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    Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 251. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2003.
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    "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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    "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
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    "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
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    "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
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    "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
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    "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
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    Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 24, 2018.

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