Catoosa County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- 1853 ; 173 years ago ( 1853 )
- Seat
- Ringgold
- Largest city
- Fort Oglethorpe
- Total
- 162 sq mi (420 km )
- Land
- 162 sq mi (420 km )
- Water
- 0.3 sq mi (0.78 km ) 0.27%
- Estimate 2025
- 69,628
- Density
- 419/sq mi (162/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 14th
- Website
- https://www.catoosacountyga.gov/
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Catoosa County is a county in the Northwest region of the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2020 census, the population was 67,872. The county seat is Ringgold. The county was created on December 5, 1853. The meaning of the Cherokee language name "Catoosa" is obscure. "Catoosa" may come from the Cherokee words gatusi ("hill", "small mountain" or "high place") or gatu'gitse ("new settlement place").
Catoosa County is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.