Canoochee, Georgia

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]

Canoochee, Georgia
Unincorporated community Census-designated place
Canoochee
Coordinates: 32°40′20″N 82°10′44″W
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]

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.