Chattahoochee County, Georgia

Chattahoochee County is a located in the  of. It was created on February 13, 1854. As of, the population is 14,882. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 14,679. It is part of the -. The is.

History
The Georgia General Assembly created Chattahoochee County on, from portions of  and  counties. It is named for the that forms its western boundary. The county seat was named Cusseta to commemorate the that used to exist nearby.

The original courthouse, built in 1854 by slaves, is preserved at the tourist attraction of, near.

In 2003 the county and its only incorporated city formed a consolidated Cusseta-Chattahoochee County government.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 651 (251 ). 644 km² (249 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.96%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Georgia 26.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 520.svg|25px]]

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 14,882 people, 2,932 households, and 2,624 families residing in the county. The was 23/km² (60/sq mi). There were 3,316 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 58.08%, 29.92% or , 0.80% , 1.80% , 0.45% , 5.18% from , and 3.77% from two or more races. 10.42% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,932 households out of which 64.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.30% were living together, 10.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.50% were non-families. 8.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.41 and the average family size was 3.64.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.40% under the age of 18, 27.90% from 18 to 24, 36.40% from 25 to 44, 5.50% from 45 to 64, and 1.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females there were 171.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 217.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,106, and the median income for a family was $38,313. Males had a median income of $21,975 versus $20,648 for females. The for the county was $14,049. About 8.90% of families and 10.60% of the population were below the, including 11.50% of those under age 18 and 18.60% of those age 65 or over.