Ohoopee, Georgia
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Ohoopee · Toombs County, Georgia
Population 20 (est. 2026: ~0)
Source: Census ACS 2023 · ACS 2023 + -75.0% annual growth projection

Ohoopee, Georgia

Toombs County, Georgia · Population 29

Ohoopee is a small census-designated place tucked into Toombs County in southeastern Georgia, sitting in the coastal plain roughly midway between Vidalia and the Altamaha River basin. The surrounding landscape is flat, pine-heavy, and agricultural — onion country, given Toombs County's identity as the home of the Vidalia sweet onion. With fewer than 30 residents, Ohoopee is less a functioning municipality and more a named place on the map: a handful of households along rural roads where people live quietly, drive to work, and rely on nearby Lyons and Vidalia for most services.

People & Demographics

The ACS 2022 five-year estimates count 41 residents in Ohoopee across 8 households. Every resident identifies as white. The average household size of 5.13 people is notably high — well above the county and state averages — which reflects the small number of households compressing the math. No children under 18 are counted in the data. The median age field returned no usable figure given the sample size. Toombs County as a whole holds 27,030 residents, meaning Ohoopee accounts for a fraction of a fraction of county population.

The education profile is unusual: of the 41 residents aged 25 and older counted in the data, 33 hold master's degrees and none are recorded with only a high school diploma or a bachelor's degree. These numbers reflect a statistically unreliable sample — eight households is not enough to draw firm conclusions — but they suggest the handful of people who live here are highly educated.

Economy & Employment

Eight residents are counted in the labor force, and none are unemployed. All eight are employed. Income and poverty figures are not available at this geographic scale — the sample is too small for reliable estimates. For context, Toombs County's economy is anchored by agriculture, food processing, healthcare, and retail centered in Vidalia and Lyons. Residents of Ohoopee almost certainly commute to those towns or beyond for work.

Housing

Ohoopee has 8 housing units. All 8 are occupied, all 8 are owner-occupied, and none are renter-occupied. Vacancy is zero. Median home value and median rent figures are not available for this CDP given the sample size. The full owner-occupancy rate stands out — in a place this small, there are no rental properties in the data at all. Anyone moving here is buying, not renting.

Schools

Ohoopee students fall within the Toombs County school system. The county runs five public schools:

The high school and middle school serve the full county. Lyons, the county seat, is the practical school hub for students in this part of Toombs County.

Getting Around

All 8 workers in Ohoopee drive alone to work. There is no carpooling, no public transit, no walking, and no remote work recorded. This is standard for rural southeastern Georgia — a car is not optional here. Aggregate commute time data is unavailable at this scale, but Lyons (the county seat) and Vidalia are the nearest employment centers, each within a short drive.

Healthcare

The nearest hospital is Memorial Health Meadows Hospital, serving the Vidalia–Lyons area of Toombs County. For providers in the immediate area, the NPI Registry can be searched directly: Search NPI Registry for Ohoopee, GA. For anything beyond routine care, residents look toward Savannah or Augusta — both are roughly two hours away — or to the regional facilities in Vidalia.

Library

The nearest public library is the Nelle Brown Memorial Library, located 10.6 miles from Ohoopee. Reachable by phone at (912) 526-6511, it serves as the primary public library resource for this part of Toombs County.

Natural Hazards

Toombs County sits in a corridor that gets hit repeatedly by Atlantic and Gulf storm systems. The FEMA declaration record is long and recent:

Fifteen federal disaster or emergency declarations since 2009. The pattern is consistent: this county faces a named storm or severe weather event almost every year. Flooding risk along the Ohoopee River and its tributaries is real. Anyone living here should understand that storm preparedness is not a precaution — it's a routine.

Government & Municipal Code

Ohoopee's municipal code is published through Municode and accessible at library.municode.com/ga/ohoopee-cdp-georgia. The CDP does not have a local building code on file.

Weather

Current forecasts for Ohoopee are available through the National Weather Service: NWS Forecast for Ohoopee, GA. Active alerts can be checked at weather.gov alerts. The nearest observation station is Piney Bluff, approximately 8.1 miles away.

References

The law belongs to the people. Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 590 U.S. (2020)