Chattahoochee County
| Chattahoochee County, Georgia | |
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Chattahoochee County Courthouse in Cusseta
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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 | 1854 |
| Named for | Chattahoochee River |
| Seat | Cusseta |
| Largest city | Cusseta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 251 sq mi (650 km2) |
| • Land | 249 sq mi (645 km2) |
| • Water | 2.4 sq mi (6 km2), 1.0% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 11,368 |
| • Density | 45/sq mi (17/km²) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | www |
Chattahoochee County, also known as Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,267. The county seat is Cusseta, with which the county shares a consolidated city-county government. Despite the city-county government Cusseta is not coterminous with the county; it remains a geographically distinct municipality within the county. The county was created on February 13, 1854.
Chattahoochee County is included in the Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Georgia General Assembly created Chattahoochee County on February 13, 1854, from portions of Muscogee and Marion counties. It is named for the Chattahoochee River that forms its western boundary. The county seat was named Cusseta to commemorate the Creek Indian town that once existed nearby. In 2004-2005, the US Census Bureau reported a 6.2% population decline, making it top on the national list of counties with shrinking population.
The original courthouse, built in 1854 by slaves, is preserved at the tourist attraction of Westville, near Lumpkin.
Since 1918 most of county has been occupied by the Fort Benning military reservation.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 251 square miles (650 km2), of which 249 square miles (640 km2) is land and 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2) (1.0%) is water.
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