| Official Name: | Centralhatchee, Georgia |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Heard |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Barbie Crockett |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.49 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.49 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.28 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.28 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 348 |
| Population Density Km2: | 41.01 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 106.19 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 33.3686°N -85.1042°W |
| Elevation M: | 258 |
| Elevation Ft: | 846 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 30217 |
| Area Code: | 706 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 13-15026[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0355098[3] |
Centralhatchee is a small village in Heard County, Georgia, United States. The population was 348 in 2020.
The town of Centralhatchee was originally a militia district known as "Black Ankle". The community of Glenloch, to the north, was known as "Blue Shin". The geographic configuration of these two communities, according to Native American legend, resembled the ankle and shin portion of the leg and foot. The town became part of Heard County when the county was formed from parts of Carroll, Troup and Coweta counties in 1830.
The town was chartered in 1903 with the name "Centralhatchee". The community takes its name from nearby Centralhatchee Creek.[4]
Centralhatchee is located in northern Heard County at 33.3686°N -85.1042°W (33.368476, -85.104182).[5] Centralhatchee Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Chattahoochee River, passes just outside of the town limits to the west.
U.S. Route 27, a four-lane highway, passes through the west side of town, leading south 7miles to Franklin, the Heard County seat, and north to Carrollton.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.5km2, all land.[6]
As of the census of 2000, there were 383 people, 136 households, and 105 families residing in the town. In 2020, its population was 348.