Loachapoka

Also known as Loachapoka, AL

town in Lee County, Alabama, United States

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Country: United States
State: Alabama
County: Lee
Total: 1.15 sq mi (2.97 km )
Land: 1.14 sq mi (2.95 km )
Water: 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km )
Elevation: 689 ft (210 m)
Density: 140.6/sq mi (54.27/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( CST )
Summer dst: UTC-5 ( CDT )
Fips code: 01-43744

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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. As of the 2020 census, Loachapoka had a population of 160. 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". In literature, Lochapoka was the destination of the colonists in James H. Street's 1940 novel Oh, Promised Land.