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Welcome to Chattooga County ...

Time Zone: Chattooga County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Summerville is the Seat for Chattooga County.

Chattooga County was founded in 1838. Chattooga was created by taking area from Walker and Floyd Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Chattooga had a population of 24,789 people. This is a decrease of 4.51% since the last Census (which gave a population of 25,959 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Chattooga represented 0.27% of the total population of Georgia.

Below are some of the communities located in Chattooga County:

  • Deep Spring
    • Deep Spring is located in Chattooga County (GA)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 120 people
  • Lyerly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyerly is located in Chattooga County (GA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyerly <2>
  • Menlo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <2>
  • Summerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Taliaferro ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
  • Trion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Trion is located in Chattooga County (GA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trion <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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