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Loachapoka (/ˌloʊ.tʃəˈpoʊ.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.” 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.

Loachapoka town overview:
Name:	Loachapoka town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Alabama
County:	Lee County
Elevation:	679 ft (207 m)
Total Area:	1.15 sq mi (2.97 km²)
Land Area:	1.14 sq mi (2.95 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²)
Total Population:	160
Population Density:	140.60/sq mi (54.27/km²)
ZIP code:	36865
Area code:	334
FIPS code:	0143744
GNISfeature ID:	0121934

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History

Loachapoka was a Creek Indian town for some decades prior to white settlement. In the last census prior to the Native removal to Oklahoma, Loachapoka was found to have a population of 564. Upon settlement by Euro-Americans, Loachapoka—temporarily renamed Ball’s Fork—became the regional trade center, a position that was reinforced in 1845 when it became the easternmost point on the railroad to Montgomery. Loachapoka’s influence peaked in the early 1870s, when her population reached nearly 1,300. Within a few years, a collapse of trade due to the Panic of 1873 and additional rail lines in the area sent Loachapoka into economic decline. Loachapoka roughly stabilized as a small farming community by the mid-20th century, and by the early 2000s (decade) had become a small-town suburb of Auburn. The mayor of Loachapoka is Zach Holmes.