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Chattahoochee County, also known as Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, is a
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located on the western border in central
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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,565. The
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is Cusseta, with which the county shares a
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government. The city of Cusseta remains a geographically distinct municipality within Chattahoochee County. The county was created on February 13, 1854. Chattahoochee County is included in the
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, GA- AL
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.


History

This area was occupied by the historic
Muscogee people The Muscogee, also known as the Mvskoke, Muscogee Creek, and the Muscogee Creek Confederacy ( in the Muscogee language), are a group of related indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands, indigenous (Native American) peoples of the Southe ...
(also known as the Creek) at the time of European encounter. They had a large confederacy in the Southeast. They were among the
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who were forcibly removed to
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in the 1830s during the administration of President
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. European Americans moved into their former areas, in some cases acquiring land through lotteries run by the state. The Georgia General Assembly created Chattahoochee County on February 13, 1854, from portions of
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counties. It is named for the
Chattahoochee River The Chattahoochee River forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida - Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chatta ...
that forms its western boundary. The county seat was named Cusseta to commemorate the historic Creek Indian town of that name that long existed nearby. In 2004–2005, the U.S. Census Bureau reported a 6.2% population decline, making this county at the top of those nationally with shrinking populations. The original courthouse, built in 1854 by enslaved African Americans, is preserved at the tourist attraction of Westville in
Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a consolidated city-county located on the west-central border of the U.S. state of Georgia. Columbus lies on the Chattahoochee River directly across from Phenix City, Alabama. It is the county seat of Muscogee County, with which it ...
. Since 1918, most of the land in Chattahoochee County has been part of the
Fort Benning Fort Benning is a United States Army post near Columbus, Georgia, adjacent to the Alabama–Georgia border. Fort Benning supports more than 120,000 active-duty military, family members, reserve component soldiers, retirees and civilian employees ...
military reservation.


Geography

According to the
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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.0%) is water. The vast majority of Chattahoochee County is located in the Middle
Chattahoochee River The Chattahoochee River forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida - Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chatta ...
-
Walter F. George Lake The Walter F. George Lake, named for Walter F. George (1878–1957), a United States senator from Georgia, is formed on the Chattahoochee River along the state line between Alabama and Georgia. It is also widely known by the name, Lake Eufaula – ...
subbasin of the
ACF River Basin The ACF River Basin is the drainage basin, or watershed, of the Apalachicola River, Chattahoochee River, and Flint River, in the Southeastern United States. This area is alternatively known as simply the Apalachicola Basin and is listed by t ...
(Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The very small southeastern corner of the county is located in the Kinchafoonee- Muckalee subbasin of the same larger ACF Basin.


Major highways

*
U.S. Route 27 U.S. Route 27 (US 27) is a north–south United States Highway in the southern and midwestern United States. The southern terminus is at US 1 in Miami, Florida. The northern terminus is at Interstate 69 (I-69) in Fort Wayne, Indiana. F ...
* U.S. Route 280 * State Route 1 * State Route 26 * State Route 355 * State Route 520


Adjacent counties

*
Muscogee County Muscogee County is a county located on the central western border of the U.S. state of Georgia; its western border with the state of Alabama is formed by the Chattahoochee River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 206,922. Its county se ...
(north) * Talbot County (northeast) * Marion County (east) * Stewart County (south) *
Russell County, Alabama Russell County is a county in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 59,183. Its county seat is Phenix City. Its name is in honor of Colonel Gilbert C. Russell, who fought in the wars agai ...
(which is west of the border of Central Standard Time border except for
Phenix City, Alabama Phenix City is a city in Lee and Russell counties in the U.S. state of Alabama, and the county seat of Russell County. As of the 2020 Census, the population of the city was 38,817. Phenix City lies immediately west across the Chattahoochee R ...
, a part of the Columbus Metropolitan Area)


Demographics

The county population has declined by more than half since its peak in 1970. People have left for job opportunities elsewhere.


2020 census

As of the
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, there were 9,565 people, 2,570 households, and 1,886 families residing in the county.


2010 census

As of the
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, there were 11,267 people, 2,686 households, and 2,067 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 3,376 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 68.8% white, 18.8% black or African American, 2.2% Asian, 0.7% American Indian, 0.6% Pacific islander, 4.4% from other races, and 4.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 12.4% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 17.5% were
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, 14.9% were
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, 10.1% were
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, 6.8% were
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, and 3.1% were
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. Of the 2,686 households, 53.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 23.0% were non-families, and 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.45. The median age was 24.0 years. Although its population has declined, the county was notable in 2016 for having the highest proportion of millennials (persons 15–34 years old) of any county within the United States: 59.7%. The median income for a household in the county was $51,089 and the median income for a family was $55,745. Males had a median income of $41,117 versus $31,422 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,202. About 14.7% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the
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, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 30.7% of those age 65 or over.


Education

The
Chattahoochee County School District The Chattahoochee County School District is a public school district in Chattahoochee County, Georgia based in Cusseta. It serves the communities of Cusseta and Fort Benning South Fort Benning South is a former census-designated place (CDP) in ...
holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. The district has 85 full-time teachers and over 1000 students. *Chattahoochee County Education Center *Chattahoochee County Middle School *Chattahoochee County High School All parts of the county except
Fort Benning Fort Benning is a United States Army post near Columbus, Georgia, adjacent to the Alabama–Georgia border. Fort Benning supports more than 120,000 active-duty military, family members, reserve component soldiers, retirees and civilian employees ...
are zoned to county schools for all grades. Fort Benning children are zoned to
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(DoDEA) schools for grades K-8.
Text list
- "Fort Benning Schools" refers to the DoDEA schools on Fort Benning. The document states that the county schools have high school zoning.
However Fort Benning high school students attend the public high schools in the respective counties they are located in. - The document states that the county schools have high school zoning.


Politics


Communities


Cities

* Cusseta


Former census-designated places

*
Fort Benning South Fort Benning South is a former census-designated place (CDP) in Chattahoochee County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 11,737 at the 2000 census. The area is now ...
(now part of Cusseta)


Unincorporated communities

* Ida Vesper


See also

*
National Register of Historic Places listings in Chattahoochee County, Georgia This is a list of properties and districts in Chattahoochee County, Georgia that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list ...
*
List of counties in Georgia The U.S. state of Georgia is divided into 159 counties, more than any other state except for Texas, which has 254 counties. Under the Georgia State Constitution, all of its counties are granted home rule to deal with problems that are purely lo ...


References


External links


''Columbus Enquirer'' archive
at Digital Library of Georgia
Chattahoochee County
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