Willacoochee, Georgia

Willacoochee is a city in Atkinson County, Georgia, United States, along the Alapaha River. The population was 1,240 in 2020.<ref name=":0" />

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Willacoochee as a town in 1889.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Willacoochee is a name derived from the Creek language meaning "home of the wildcats".<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

Willacoochee is located at Template:Coord (31.335175, -83.046381), within the Southeast Georgia region.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>

Demographics

Willacoochee racial composition as of 2020<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	500	40.32%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	423	34.11%
Native American	5	0.4%
Pacific Islander	2	0.16%
Other/Mixed	28	2.26%
Hispanic or Latino	282	22.74%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,240 people, 529 households, and 291 families residing in the city,<ref name=":0" /> down from 2010's 1,391.<ref name="Census 2010" /> Among its population in 2020, 40.32% were non-Hispanic white, 34.11% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 2.26% multiracial, and 22.74% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Gallery

• Lockheed T-33 Willacoochee Ga
  A Lockheed T-33 in Willacoochee. A T-33 crashed here ca. 1960s. Located 31°20'28.7"N 83°02'52.1"W(31.341306,-83.047806)
• McCranie's Turpentine Still, just west of Willacoochee, on the National Register of Historic Places
  McCranie's Turpentine Still, just west of Willacoochee, on the National Register of Historic Places
• Signs indicating drainage divide
  Signs indicating drainage divide

External links

• City of Willacoochee official website