 Cusseta,
the county seat of Chattahoochee County, was incorporated on
December 22, 1855. The name "Cusseta" comes from the Muskogean
Kashihta, which means "a trading place".
The
Chattahoochee County courthouse in Cusseta was constructed in
1854 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Chattahooche County jail, built in 1902, now houses the
county archives and library.
A
few miles south of Cusseta is River Bend Park, a U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers access point on Lake Eufaula, near the southern
edge of Fort Benning. The park includes a book ramp, picnic and
camping areas.
Cusseta
is the only incorporated city in Chattahooche County. Located on
U.S. 27, Cusseta is a few miles south of Fort Benning Military
Reservation. A mile or so from the city is a transmission tower,
built in 1960, that is visible from miles away. Up until the
mid-1970s, this tower was the tallest man-made object on the
planet, later being surpassed by the Sears Tower in Chicago.
Population (year 2000): 1,196
Males: 597 (49.9%), Females: 599 (50.1%)
Chattahoochee County
Zip code:
31805
Median resident age: 31.8 years
Median household income: $25,625 (year 2000)
Median house value: $52,400 (year 2000)
Races in Cusseta:
- White Non-Hispanic (60.1%)
- Black (36.5%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (16.6%), Irish (8.8%),
German (8.4%), English (2.1%), French (1.8%), Polish (1.8%).
Elevation: 520 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Cusseta
- High school or higher: 65.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 6.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Cusseta city
- Never married: 26.6%
- Now married: 49.6%
- Separated: 5.4%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 12.6%
2.3% Foreign born (1.8% Europe, 0.3% Asia, 0.3%
Latin America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Cusseta:
- STEWART WEBSTER HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; RICHLAND,
GA)
- COLUMBUS DOCTORS HOSPITAL, INC (about 19 miles;
COLUMBUS, GA)
- MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 19 miles; COLUMBUS, GA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Cusseta:
- LAWSON AAF (FORT BENNING) (about 15 miles; FORT
BENNING(COLUMBUS), GA; ID: LSF)
- COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN (about 18 miles; COLUMBUS, GA;
ID: CSG)
- SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 68 miles; ALBANY,
GA; ID: ABY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cusseta:
- MARION COUNTY (about 20 miles; BUENA VISTA, GA; ID:
82A)
- PETERSON FIELD (about 33 miles; PLAINS, GA; ID: 7A9)
- WEEDON FIELD (about 34 miles; EUFAULA, AL; ID: EUF)
Amtrak station near Cusseta:
- 19 miles: COLUMBUS (818 VETERANS PKY.) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, vending machines.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Cusseta:
- COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; COLUMBUS,
GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,886)
- AUBURN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 54 miles;
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL; FT enrollment: 19,703)
- FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; FT
VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)
- TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL;
FT enrollment: 2,732)
- GORDON COLLEGE (about 68 miles; BARNESVILLE, GA; FT
enrollment: 2,263)
- ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; ALBANY, GA;
FT enrollment: 2,996)
- SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80
miles; WADLEY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,925)
Public primary/middle schools in Cusseta:
- CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY EDUCATION CENTER
(Students: 332; Location: 27 MERRELL STREET; Grades: PK
- 05)
- CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
154; Location: 27 MERRELL STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
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