Catoosa County, Georgia
| Catoosa County, Georgia | |
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Catoosa County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of Georgia |
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 Georgia's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1853 |
| Seat | Ringgold |
| Largest city | Fort Oglethorpe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 162 sq mi (420 km2) |
| • Land | 162 sq mi (420 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (1 km2), 0.27% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 63,942 |
| • Density | 394/sq mi (152/km²) |
| Congressional district | 14th |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | www |
Catoosa County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,942. The county seat is Ringgold. The county was created on December 5, 1853. The meaning of the Cherokee language name "Catoosa" is obscure.
Catoosa County is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
On April 27, 2011 a devastating tornado touched down in the town of Ringgold, located in Catoosa County, leaving a path of severe destruction.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 162 square miles (420 km2), of which 162 square miles (420 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (0.2%) is water. The entire county is located in the Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga sub-basin of the Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee basin.
As of the census of 2000, there were 53,282 people, 20,425 households, and 15,400 families residing in the county. The population density was 328 people per square mile (127/km²). There were 21,794 housing units at an average density of 134 per square mile (52/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.39% White, 1.26% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. 1.17% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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