o che e ▁is ▁a ▁city ▁in ▁At kin son ▁County , ▁Georgia , ▁United ▁States , ▁along ▁the ▁A lap aha ▁River . ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁ 1 , 3 9 1 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Georgia ▁General ▁Assembly ▁incorpor ated ▁W illa co o che e ▁as ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁W illa co o che e ▁is ▁a ▁name ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Creek ▁language ▁meaning ▁" home ▁of ▁the ▁wild c ats ". ▁ ▁Geography ▁W illa co o che e ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ ▁( 3 1 . 3 3 5 1 7 5 , ▁- 8 3 . 0 4 6 3 8 1 ). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁city ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁all ▁land . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 , 4 3 4 ▁people , ▁ 5 2 6 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 3 6 9 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 3 7 8 . 0 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 1 4 6 . 1 / km ²). ▁There ▁were ▁ 6 5 5 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 1 7 2 . 7 ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 6 6 . 7 / km ²). ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁ 4