Cusseta-Chattahoochee County

Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, Georgia

PO Box 299
Cusseta, GA 31805
Phone: (706) 989-3602
Fax: (706) 989-2005
chattahoocheecounty.georgia.gov

On the central western border of GA, south of Columbus; organized Feb 13, 1854 from Muscogee and Marion counties. Name Origin: For the Chattahoochee River, which forms its western border. From an Indian word probably meaning 'marked rocks,' for painted stones found in the river

Area (sq mi):: 251.17 (land 248.77; water 2.40) Population per square mile: 59.00
Population 2005: 14,679 State rank: 107 Population change: 2000-20005 -1.40%; 1990-2000 -12.10% Population 2000: 14,882 (White 55.00%; Black or African American 29.90%; Hispanic or Latino 10.40%; Asian 1.80%; Other 10.30%). Foreign born: 6.00%. Median age: 23.20
Income 2000: per capita $14,049; median household $37,106; Population below poverty level: 10.60% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $15,743-$20,163
Unemployment (2004): 6.80% Unemployment change (from 2000): 0.80% Median travel time to work: 14.30 minutes Working outside county of residence: 35.80%
Cities with population over 10,000: None
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