Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Alabama
- County
- Elmore
- Type
- Mayor/Council
- Total
- 11.39 sq mi (29.51 km )
- Land
- 10.95 sq mi (28.37 km )
- Water
- 0.44 sq mi (1.14 km )
- Elevation
- 125 ft (38 m)
- Density
- 659.1/sq mi (254.48/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Zip codes
- 36092-36093
- Fips code
- 01-81720
- Website
- www .cityofwetumpka .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Wetumpka
- Population
- 7220
- Area
- 27.191314
- Elevation
- 61
- Official website
- www.cityofwetumpka.com
- Image
- Wetumpka Alabama.JPG
- Households
- 3061
- Dialing code
- 334
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- Commons category
- Wetumpka, Alabama
- postal code
- 36093
- inception
- 1834-01-01
- water as percent of area
- 3.6603
- water area
- 0.995289
- per capita income
- 24105
- mean age
- 35.4
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Wetumpka ( US: /wɪˈtʌmkə/) is a city in and the county seat of Elmore County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 7,220. In the early 21st century, Elmore County became one of the fastest-growing counties in the state. The city is considered part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Area.
Wetumpka identifies as "The City of Natural Beauty". Among the notable landmarks are the Wetumpka crater and the Jasmine Hill Gardens, with a full-sized replica of the Temple of Hera of Olympia, Greece. Historic downtown Wetumpka developed on both sides of the Coosa River. It was near Fort Toulouse, built by French colonists in 1717, when they had claimed this territory for the king. In 2022, the city received worldwide ridicule after jailing two elderly women attempting to feed and neuter stray cats.