Willacoochee is a city in Atkinson County, Georgia, United States, along the Alapaha River. The population was 1,240 in 2020. Willacoochee is a name derived from the Creek language meaning "home of the wildcats".
Geography
Willacoochee is located at (31.335175, -83.046381), within the Southeast Georgia region. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
{| class="wikitable"
|+Willacoochee racial composition as of 2020
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|White (non-Hispanic)
|500
|40.32%
|-
|Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|423
|34.11%
|-
|Native American
|5
|0.4%
|-
|Pacific Islander
|2
|0.16%
|-
|Other/Mixed
|28
|2.26%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino
|282
|22.74%
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,240 people, 529 households, and 291 families residing in the city,