Gordo, Alabama
Gordo, Alabama | |
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Location of Gordo in Pickens County, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 33°19′17″N 87°54′13″W / 33.32139°N 87.90361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Pickens |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.26 sq mi (8.44 km2) |
| • Land | 3.25 sq mi (8.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 282 ft (86 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,628 |
| • Density | 500/sq mi (190/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 35466 |
| Area code | 205, 659 |
| FIPS code | 01-30736 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0119169 |
| Website | www |
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
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ↑ "Gordo town, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Alabama, 2012
- ↑ "Towns have unusual beginning". Cherokee County Herald. February 22, 1989. pp. 7B. Retrieved 28 April 2015.