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Willacoochee, Georgia
City in Georgia, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Willacoochee is a city in Atkinson County, Georgia, United States, along the Alapaha River. The population was 1,240 in 2020.[4]
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History
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Willacoochee as a town in 1889.[5] Willacoochee is a name derived from the Creek language meaning "home of the wildcats".[6]
Geography
Willacoochee is located at 31°20′7″N 83°2′47″W (31.335175, -83.046381), within the Southeast Georgia region.[7] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.9 km2), all land.[8]
Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,240 people, 529 households, and 291 families residing in the city,[4] down from 2010's 1,391.[8] 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
- 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
- Signs indicating drainage divide
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