Chattahoochee County, Georgia

The Chattahoochee County is a county located in the state of Georgia in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Cusseta. In 2000, the County had 14,882 inhabitants and a population density of 23 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Geography

The County is located in the west of Georgia, bordering even on the west by Alabama. It has an area of 651 square kilometers, of which six square kilometers of water surface are bordered clockwise to the following counties: Talbot County, Marion County, Stewart County and Muscogee County.

History

Chattahoochee County was formed on February 13, 1854 from parts of Marion County and Muscogee County. It was named for the Chattahoochee River, which forms the western Countygrenze.

Others

In Chattahoochee County is the Fort Benning - Barracks, named after General Henry Lewis Benning, the world's largest Infantry Barracks, also known as West Point of the South.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census of 2000, there were 14,882 people in Chattahoochee County. Of these, 4,876 people lived in collective centers, the other residents living in 2,932 households and 2,624 families. The population density was 23 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 58.08 percent White, 29.92 percent Black or African American, 0.80 percent Native American, 1.80 percent Asian, 0.45 percent Pacific Islander residents from the 5.18 percent from other races groups; 3.77 percent were descended from two or more races. 10.42 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,932 households out of which 64.8 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 76.3 percent were married couples living together, 10.1 percent were single mothers and 10.5 percent were non-families. 8.9 percent of all households and 2.3 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 3.41 and the average family size was 3.64 persons.

28.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 27.9 percent between 18 to 24, 36.4 percent between 25 and 44, 5.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 1.8 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 23 years. For every 100 females there were 171.7 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 217.6 males.

The median income for a household was $ 37,106, and the median income for a family $ 38,313. Males have a median income of $ 21,975, women $ 20,648. The per capita income was $ 14,049. 8.9 percent of families and 10.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Chattahoochee County

• Christopher
• Cusseta
• Eelbeck
• Gobblers Hill
• Ida Vesper
• Jamestown
• Manta
• Ochillee
• Renfroe