Canoochee, Georgia

Canoochee is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Emanuel County, Georgia, United States. Its population was 70 as of the 2020 census. Georgia State Route 192 passes through the community.

Canoochee, Georgia
Census-designated place
Canoochee
Coordinates: 32°40′20″N 82°10′44″W
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyEmanuel
Area
[1]
 • Total2.41 sq mi (6.23 km2)
 • Land2.36 sq mi (6.11 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2)
Elevation
354 ft (108 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total70
 • Density29.69/sq mi (11.46/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)478
GNIS feature ID312322[2]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
202070—
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

History

Linguist William Bright believes "Canoochee" may be a name derived from the Muscogee language, meaning "little ground".[4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the "Town of Canoochee" in 1912, with town corporate limits extending in a one-half mile radius from the Savannah and Statesboro Railway depot.[5] The town's charter was officially dissolved in 1995.[6]

References
  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. "Canoochee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.
  5. Acts and Resolutons of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. State printer. 1912. p. 693.
  6. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 34. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.


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