Tag: Alapaha
Alapaha is a town in Berrien County, Georgia, along the Alapaha River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 668.
Alapaha developed from a trade settlement on the site of a Seminole village with the same name. The present-day Georgia town of Lakeland was originally named “Alapaha” and existed before the town that now bears the name.
Alapaha is located at 31°22′56″N 83°13′26″W / 31.38222°N 83.22389°W / 31.38222; -83.22389 (31.382148, -83.223952). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 682 people, 270 households, and 194 families residing in the town. The population density was 684.5 people per square mile (263.3/km²). There were 318 housing units at an average density of 319.2 per square mile (122.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 62.76% African American, 36.36% White, 0.15% Native American, and 0.73% from two or more races.
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