Gordo, Alabama

Gordo, Alabama
Town
Location of Gordo in Pickens County, Alabama
Location of Gordo in Pickens County, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°19′17″N 87°54′13″W / 33.32139°N 87.90361°W / 33.32139; -87.90361
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyPickens
Area
[1]
 • Total3.26 sq mi (8.44 km2)
 • Land3.25 sq mi (8.42 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
282 ft (86 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total1,628
 • Density500/sq mi (190/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35466
Area code205, 659
FIPS code01-30736
GNIS feature ID0119169
Websitewww.townofgordo.org

Gordo is a town of Alabama in the United States.[3] The name was derived from the Battle of Cerro Gordo during the Mexican-American War.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Gordo town, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  3. ↑ Encyclopedia of Alabama, 2012
  4. ↑ "Towns have unusual beginning". Cherokee County Herald. February 22, 1989. pp. 7B. Retrieved 28 April 2015.


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