Twiggs County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,022.[1] The county seat is Jeffersonville.[2] The county was created on December 14, 1809, and named for American Revolutionary War general John Twiggs.[3]
Twiggs County | |
|---|---|
 Twiggs County Courthouse, Jeffersonville | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Georgia | |
 Georgia's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 32°40′N 83°26′W / 32.67°N 83.43°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Georgia |
| Founded | December 14, 1809 |
| Named for | John Twiggs |
| Seat | Jeffersonville |
| Largest city | Jeffersonville |
| Area | |
• Total | 363 sq mi (940 km2) |
| • Land | 358 sq mi (930 km2) |
| • Water | 4.2 sq mi (11 km2) 1.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,022 |
| • Density | 22/sq mi (8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 8th |
| Website | www |
Twiggs County is included in the Macon, GA metropolitan statistical area. The Twiggs County Courthouse is located in Jeffersonville.
Geography
editAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 363 square miles (940 km2), of which 358 square miles (930 km2) is land and 4.2 square miles (11 km2) (1.2%) is water.[4]
Due to its location on the fall line, the county boasts a diverse geography. Northern parts of the county tend to be hillier, being part of the Piedmont region, and southern parts of the county tend to be flatter, being part of the upper Atlantic coastal plain.
The geographical center of Georgia lies in Twiggs County — off Bullard Road near Old Marion.[5]
The southwestern and central portion of Twiggs County, south of Dry Branch and west of Jeffersonville, is located in the Lower Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. A narrow northwestern portion of the county, from just north to southwest of Dry Branch, is located in the Upper Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. The entire eastern edge of the county is located in the Lower Oconee River sub-basin of the same Altamaha River basin, with a small triangular portion of Twiggs County, south of Interstate 16 and west of Danville, located in the Little Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the same larger Altamaha River basin.[6]
Major highways
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Adjacent counties
edit- Wilkinson County - northeast
- Laurens County - southeast
- Bleckley County - south
- Houston County - southwest
- Bibb County - west
- Jones County - northwest
National protected area
editCommunities
editCities
edit- Allentown (partly in Wilkinson County, Laurens County, and Bleckley County)
- Jeffersonville (county seat)
Town
edit- Danville (partly in Wilkinson County)
Unincorporated community
edit- Dry Branch (partly in Bibb County)
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1810 | 3,405 | — | |
| 1820 | 10,640 | 212.5% | |
| 1830 | 8,031 | −24.5% | |
| 1840 | 8,422 | 4.9% | |
| 1850 | 8,179 | −2.9% | |
| 1860 | 8,320 | 1.7% | |
| 1870 | 8,545 | 2.7% | |
| 1880 | 8,918 | 4.4% | |
| 1890 | 8,195 | −8.1% | |
| 1900 | 8,716 | 6.4% | |
| 1910 | 10,736 | 23.2% | |
| 1920 | 10,407 | −3.1% | |
| 1930 | 8,372 | −19.6% | |
| 1940 | 9,117 | 8.9% | |
| 1950 | 8,308 | −8.9% | |
| 1960 | 7,935 | −4.5% | |
| 1970 | 8,222 | 3.6% | |
| 1980 | 9,354 | 13.8% | |
| 1990 | 9,806 | 4.8% | |
| 2000 | 10,590 | 8.0% | |
| 2010 | 9,023 | −14.8% | |
| 2020 | 8,022 | −11.1% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 7,691 | [7] | −4.1% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1790-1880[9] 1890-1910[10] 1920-1930[11] 1930-1940[12] 1940-1950[13] 1960-1980[14] 1980-2000[15] 2010[16] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 4,487 | 55.93% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 3,099 | 38.63% |
| Native American | 16 | 0.2% |
| Asian | 37 | 0.46% |
| Other/Mixed | 259 | 3.23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 124 | 1.55% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 8,022 people, 3,044 households, and 1,838 families residing in the county.
Education
editThe Twiggs County School District is the sole school district in the county.[18] It includes Jefersonville Elementary and Twiggs County Comprehensive Middle/High School.
Private schools:
Notable people
edit- Philip Cook, Confederate general in the Civil War and postbellum U.S. Congressman.
- Darqueze Dennard, cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League and former cornerback for the Michigan State Spartans football team. He was the winner of the 2013 Jim Thorpe Award.
- Dudley Mays Hughes, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, American politician, farmer and railroad executive.
- Chuck Leavell, an American musician and current tree farmer in Twiggs County, who was a member of The Allman Brothers Band during the height of their 1970s popularity, a founding member of the jazz-rock combo Sea Level, a frequently-employed session musician, and long-time touring member of The Rolling Stones.
Politics
edit| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2024 | 2,549 | 57.20% | 1,895 | 42.53% | 12 | 0.27% |
| 2020 | 2,370 | 53.33% | 2,044 | 45.99% | 30 | 0.68% |
| 2016 | 2,035 | 50.14% | 1,971 | 48.56% | 53 | 1.31% |
| 2012 | 1,907 | 45.35% | 2,270 | 53.98% | 28 | 0.67% |
| 2008 | 2,087 | 46.15% | 2,402 | 53.12% | 33 | 0.73% |
| 2004 | 2,112 | 48.34% | 2,220 | 50.81% | 37 | 0.85% |
| 2000 | 1,570 | 43.43% | 1,977 | 54.69% | 68 | 1.88% |
| 1996 | 958 | 30.80% | 1,927 | 61.96% | 225 | 7.23% |
| 1992 | 853 | 25.15% | 2,097 | 61.82% | 442 | 13.03% |
| 1988 | 1,261 | 41.96% | 1,730 | 57.57% | 14 | 0.47% |
| 1984 | 1,143 | 39.44% | 1,755 | 60.56% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1980 | 747 | 25.07% | 2,213 | 74.26% | 20 | 0.67% |
| 1976 | 513 | 16.94% | 2,515 | 83.06% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1972 | 1,363 | 55.05% | 1,113 | 44.95% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 336 | 14.51% | 812 | 35.08% | 1,167 | 50.41% |
| 1964 | 1,178 | 59.98% | 786 | 40.02% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 263 | 23.74% | 845 | 76.26% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 168 | 14.36% | 1,002 | 85.64% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 191 | 15.03% | 1,080 | 84.97% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 55 | 6.75% | 359 | 44.05% | 401 | 49.20% |
| 1944 | 170 | 27.11% | 457 | 72.89% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1940 | 91 | 11.18% | 723 | 88.82% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1936 | 57 | 10.38% | 491 | 89.44% | 1 | 0.18% |
| 1932 | 15 | 2.26% | 646 | 97.29% | 3 | 0.45% |
| 1928 | 74 | 11.47% | 571 | 88.53% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1924 | 39 | 8.02% | 417 | 85.80% | 30 | 6.17% |
| 1920 | 44 | 13.88% | 273 | 86.12% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1916 | 15 | 3.75% | 365 | 91.25% | 20 | 5.00% |
| 1912 | 3 | 0.92% | 310 | 95.09% | 13 | 3.99% |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Twiggs County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 234. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 17, 2003.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Historical Markers by County - GeorgiaInfo". University Association of Georgia. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ^ "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
- ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
- ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
- ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
- ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
- ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
- ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 8, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Twiggs County, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2024. - Text list
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
Further reading
edit- Adiel Sherwood (1860), "Twiggs County", A Gazetteer of Georgia (4th ed.), Georgia – via HathiTrust
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Allen D. Candler; Clement A. Evans, eds. (1906). "Twiggs County". Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 3. Atlanta: State Historical Association. p. 479 – via HathiTrust.
External links
edit- "Twiggs County", New Georgia Encyclopedia, Georgia Humanities Council
- Digital Public Library of America. Assorted items related to Twiggs County