Catoosa County, Georgia

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Catoosa County, Georgia
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Location in the state of Georgia
Georgia's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1853
Seat	Ringgold
Largest city	Fort Oglethorpe
Area - Total - Land - Water	163 sq mi (421 km²) 162 sq mi (420 km²) 0 sq mi (1 km²), .27%
Population^Est. - (2006) - Density	62,016 328/sq mi (127/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.catoosa.com

Catoosa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 5, 1853. As of 2000, the population was 53,282. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 62,241 [1]. The county seat is Ringgold, Georgia^[1].

Catoosa County is part of the Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 163 square miles (421 km²), of which, 162 square miles (420 km²) of it is land and 0 square miles (1 km²) of it (0.27%) is water.

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Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park (part)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 53,282 people, 20,425 households, and 15,400 families residing in the county. The population density was 328 people per square mile (127/km²). There were 21,794 housing units at an average density of 134 per square mile (52/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.39% White, 1.26% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. 1.17% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 20,425 households out of which 35.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.60% were married couples living together, 11.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.60% were non-families. 21.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 30.80% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 11.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,998, and the median income for a family was $45,710. Males had a median income of $31,746 versus $23,790 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,009. About 6.40% of families and 9.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.50% of those under age 18 and 11.00% of those age 65 or over.