Reeltown, Alabama
Reeltown is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 766 as of the 2010 census.
The "Reel" in Reeltown is a misspelling of "Real" from the last name of settlers James Patrick and Phillip O'Real. The town was called Thaddeus from 1880 to 1902 in honor of postmaster Thaddeus P. Webster. The name changed back to Reeltown in 1902.
This is also the home of Reeltown High School, notable for winning the state football championship in 1987 in the 2A division, 2001 in the 1A division, and also in 2009 and 2024 in the 2A division. In addition, Reeltown has two notable head football coaches with over 200 career wins.
- Duane Webster: 1956-1987
- Jackie O'Neal: 1988-2015
Reeltown used to be home to the Southeastern Kiwi Farming Cooperative, which was the Kiwi Farm in the state of Alabama.
Demographics
Reeltown was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
| White alone | 621 | 589 | 81.07% | 74.18% |
| Black or African American alone | 116 | 142 | 15.14% | 17.88% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone | 1 | 0 | 0.13% | 0.00% |
| Asian alone | 1 | 3 | 0.13% | 0.38% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.13% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial | 6 | 45 | 0.78% | 5.67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 14 | 2.74% | 1.76% |
| Total | 766 | 794 | 100.00% | 100.00% |