Canoochee, Georgia

Canoochee, Georgia
Unincorporated community Census-designated place
Canoochee
Coordinates: 32°40′20″N82°10′44″W / 32.67222°N 82.17889°W / 32.67222; -82.17889
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Emanuel
Area [1]
• Total	2.41 sq mi (6.23 km2)
• Land	2.36 sq mi (6.11 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2)
Elevation	377 ft (115 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	70
• Density	29/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	478
GNIS feature ID	2587027 [2]

Canoochee is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Emanuel County, Georgia, United States. Its population was 70 as of the 2020 census. ^[3]

Georgia State Route 192 passes through the community.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	71		—
2020	70		−1.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [4] 1850-1870 [5] 1870-1880 [6] 1890-1910 [7] 1920-1930 [8] 1940 [9] 1950 [10] 1960 [11] 1970 [12] 1980 [13] 1990 [14] 2000 [15] 2010 [16] 2020 [17]

Canoochee was first listed as a CDP in the 2010 census. ^{[16] [15]}

Canoochee CDP, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010 [16]	Pop 2020 [17]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	54	59	76.06%	84.29%
Black or African American alone (NH)	16	9	22.54%	12.86%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	1	0	1.41%	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	0	2	0.00%	2.86%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Total	71	70	100.00%	100.00%

History

Linguist William Bright believes "Canoochee" may be a name derived from the Muscogee language, meaning "little ground". ^[18] 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. ^[19] The town's charter was officially dissolved in 1995. ^[20]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
2. "Canoochee Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. "Canoochee CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau .
4. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
5. "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . 1870.
6. "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . 1880.
7. "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . 1930.
8. "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . 1930. pp. 251–256.
9. "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . 1940.
10. "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . 1980.
11. "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . 1960.
12. "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . 1970.
13. "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . 1980.
14. "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . 1990.
15. "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . 2000.
16. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Canoochee CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau .
17. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Canoochee CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau .
18. Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 80. ISBN   978-0-8061-3598-4.
19. Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. State printer. 1912. p. 693.
20. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 34. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.