Loachapoka, Alabama | |
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 Loachapoka Town Hall (left) and Fred's Feed & Seed and Pickin’ Parlor (right) | |
 Location of Loachapoka in Lee County, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 32°36′17″N 85°35′49″W / 32.60472°N 85.59694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Lee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.15 sq mi (2.97 km2) |
| • Land | 1.14 sq mi (2.95 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 679 ft (207 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 160 |
| • Density | 140.60/sq mi (54.27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 36865 |
| Area code | 334 |
| FIPS code | 01-43744 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0121934 |
Loachapoka (/ˌloʊ.tʃəˈpoʊ.kə/ LOH-chə-POH-kə) is a town in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It is located less than 1/2 mile west of Auburn and approximately 5 miles (8 km) west of Auburn University, in west-central Lee County. The population was 180 as of the 2010 Census. It is part of the Auburn metropolitan area.
The name "Loachapoka" means "turtle killing place" in Muskogee, with locha meaning "turtle" and poga meaning "killing place".[2] In literature, Lochapoka was the destination of the colonists in James H. Street's 1940 novel Oh, Promised Land.
Loachapoka is the location of the first Rosenwald School.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ Read, William A. (1984). Indian Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 41. ISBN 0-8173-0231-X.