Chattahoochee, Florida
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Chattahoochee, Florida The Hooch |
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Downtown Chattahoochee on U.S. Route 90
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| Motto: "A Great Place to Live and Retire" | |
 Location in Gadsden County and the state of Florida |
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| Coordinates: 30°42′N 84°50′W / 30.700°N 84.833°WCoordinates: 30°42′N 84°50′W / 30.700°N 84.833°W | |
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 United States
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 Florida
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| County | Gadsden |
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| • Type | City Council |
| • City Manager | Lee Garner |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.7 sq mi (14.7 km2) |
| • Land | 5.5 sq mi (14.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 236 ft (72 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,652 |
| • Density | 667/sq mi (257.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 32324 |
| Area code(s) | 850 |
| FIPS code | 12-11800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0280346 |
| Website | www |
Chattahoochee is a city in Gadsden County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,652 as of the 2010 census, up from 3,287 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Chattahoochee sits on the banks of the Apalachicola River, and is separated by the Apalachicola and Victory bridges from neighboring Sneads, Florida, which is in Jackson County. Its local paper is the Twin City News, which covers Sneads and Chattahoochee as well as the surrounding areas. Chattahoochee has its own police force with over ten sworn officers and a police chief. Chattahoochee is a name derived from the Creek language meaning "marked rocks".
Chattahoochee is located in the northwest corner of Gadsden County at 30°42′N 84°51′W (30.703,-84.847). It is bordered to the west by the Apalachicola River, formed by the juncture of the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers within Lake Seminole just north of the city. The northern border of Chattahoochee follows the Florida–Georgia state line, and the Apalachicola River forms the Gadsden–Jackson county line.
U.S. Route 90 passes through the middle of Chattahoochee as Washington Street; it leads southeast 19 miles (31 km) to Quincy, the Gadsden County seat, and west 5 miles (8 km) to Sneads and 24 miles (39 km) to Marianna. Tallahassee, the state capital, is 43 miles (69 km) to the southeast. Main Street (Little Sycamore Road outside the city limits) leads south 6 miles (10 km) via Flat Creek Road to Interstate 10 at Exit 166.
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