Chattooga County, Georgia
PO Box 211
Summerville, GA 30747
Phone: (706) 857-0701
Fax: (706) 857-0742
On the northwestern border of GA, north of Rome; organized Dec 28, 1838 from Floyd and Walker counties. Name Origin: For the Chattooga River, which runs diagonally through the county; a Cherokee word whose meaning is unclear.
Area (sq mi): 313.55 (land 313.33; water 0.23). Pop per sq mi: 84.80.
Pop 2005: 26,570. State rank: 66. Pop change: 2000-20005 4.30%; 1990-2000 14.50%. Pop 2000: 25,470 (White 85.50%; Black or African American 11.20%; Hispanic or Latino 2.10%; Asian 0.10%; Other 1.90%). Foreign born: 1.90%. Median age: 36.50.
Income 2000: per capita $14,508; median household $30,664; Pop below poverty level: 14.30%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $17,998-$18,951.
Unemployment 2004: 4.70%. Change from 2000: 0.30%. Median travel time to work: 23.90 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 36.10%.
Summerville, GA 30747
Phone: (706) 857-0701
Fax: (706) 857-0742
On the northwestern border of GA, north of Rome; organized Dec 28, 1838 from Floyd and Walker counties. Name Origin: For the Chattooga River, which runs diagonally through the county; a Cherokee word whose meaning is unclear.
Area (sq mi): 313.55 (land 313.33; water 0.23). Pop per sq mi: 84.80.
Pop 2005: 26,570. State rank: 66. Pop change: 2000-20005 4.30%; 1990-2000 14.50%. Pop 2000: 25,470 (White 85.50%; Black or African American 11.20%; Hispanic or Latino 2.10%; Asian 0.10%; Other 1.90%). Foreign born: 1.90%. Median age: 36.50.
Income 2000: per capita $14,508; median household $30,664; Pop below poverty level: 14.30%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $17,998-$18,951.
Unemployment 2004: 4.70%. Change from 2000: 0.30%. Median travel time to work: 23.90 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 36.10%.
Cities with population over 10,000: None.
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