Wetumpka
Elmore · USGS GNIS name record 155305
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These Census tracts have reference points near Wetumpka. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 308.01 ↗
Elmore County · AL
- Population
- 2,408
- Median home value
- $160,900
Census tract 308.02 ↗
Elmore County · AL
- Population
- 4,441
- Median home value
- $192,000
Census tract 307.02 ↗
Elmore County · AL
- Population
- 3,722
- Median home value
- $273,100
Census tract 306 ↗
Elmore County · AL
- Population
- 7,245
- Median home value
- $190,800
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Wetumpka ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 12/11/2013 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
"Wetumpka" is an Indian name likely signifying rumbling waters. Probably adopted by the Creek Indians on account of shoal at this place in the Coosa River. Known to them by that name in 1814. Inscriptions on tombstones erected in 1834, 1836, 1837,1842 and continuously since, show that the name was spelt "Wetumpka". (Postmaster, Wetumpka) Became the county seat of Elmore County in 1866.
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
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