| County: | Wheeler County |
| State: | Georgia |
| Founded Date: | November 5 |
| Seat Wl: | Alamo |
| Largest City Wl: | Alamo |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 300 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 295 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 4.8 |
| Area Percentage: | 1.6% |
| Census Yr: | 2020 |
| Pop: | 7471 |
| Density Sq Mi: | 25 |
| Time Zone: | Eastern |
| District: | 12th |
| Web: | http://wheelercounty.georgia.gov/ |
| Ex Image: | Wheeler County Courthouse, Alamo, GA, US (08).jpg |
| Ex Image Cap: | Wheeler County Courthouse (built 1917), Alamo |
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]
Wheeler County is named after Confederate General Joseph Wheeler.[3] The constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed August 14, 1912, and ratified November 5, 1912.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and (1.6%) is water.[4]
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.[5]
| 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% |