Reeltown, Alabama
Reeltown, Alabama | |
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 Location of Reeltown in Tallapoosa County, Alabama. | |
  Reeltown, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 32°36′13″N 85°48′19″W / 32.60361°N 85.80528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Tallapoosa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.57 sq mi (19.62 km2) |
| • Land | 7.55 sq mi (19.55 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 620 ft (190 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 653 |
| • Estimate (2016)[3] | N/A |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 334 |
| GNIS feature ID | 158909[4] |
Reeltown is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 766 as of the 2010 census.[2]
This is also the home of Reeltown High School, notable for winning the state football championship in 1987 in the 2A division, 2001 in the 1A division, and 2009 in the 2A division. In addition, Reeltown has Hall of Fame two head coaches with over 200 career wins. Duane Webster: (218-93-9)1956-1987 Jackie O'Neal: (241-110-0) 1988-2015 [5]
Reeltown High School also had three former students serve as Alabama FFA Association State Officers.
Mickey Humphries(Alabama FFA State Vice President 1963-1964)
Lacey Newman(Alabama FFA State Secretary 2014-2015)
Torran Smith(Alabama FFA State Sentinel 2016-2017)(First African American Alabama FFA Central District President 2015-2016) [6]
Reeltown is also home to the Southeastern Kiwi Farming Cooperative,the only Kiwi Farm in the state of Alabama.[7]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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References
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 17, 2017.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "Reeltown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Reeltown High School. Alabama High School Football Historical Society
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- ^ [2]
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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