Chattahoochee, Florida
The Hooch | |
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| City of Chattahoochee | |
 Chattahoochee City Hall | |
| Motto(s): "A Great Place to Live and Retire" | |
 Location in Gadsden County and the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 30°42′N 84°50′W / 30.700°N 84.833°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Florida |
| County | Gadsden |
| Settled | 1820s[1] |
| Incorporated | 1834[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–Manager |
| • Mayor | Christopher Moultry |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Ann Williams |
| • Council Members | Ken Kimrey, Amy Glass, and Ann Richardson |
| • City Manager | Robert Presnell |
| • City Clerk | Katy Joyner |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.79 sq mi (15.01 km2) |
| • Land | 5.60 sq mi (14.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2) |
| Elevation | 236 ft (72 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,955 |
| • Density | 527.58/sq mi (203.71/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 32324 |
| Area code | 850 |
| FIPS code | 12-11800[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0280346[5] |
| Website | www |
Chattahoochee is a city in Gadsden County, Florida, United States. Its history dates to the Spanish era.[6][7] It is part of the Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,955 as of the 2020 census, down from 3,652 at the 2010 census.
Chattahoochee sits on the banks of the Apalachicola River, and is separated by the Apalachicola and Victory bridges from neighboring Sneads, Florida, which is in Jackson County. Chattahoochee has its own police force with over ten sworn officers and a police chief. Chattahoochee is a name derived from the Creek language meaning "marked rocks".
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ChatHistwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Act of the Territorial Legislative Council to Incorporate the Town of Chattahoochee in Gadsden County, January 22, 1834". Florida Memory.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Nestor, Sandy (May 7, 2015). Indian Placenames in America. ISBN 9780786493395.
- ^ "City of Chattahoochee".