Twiggs County, Georgia

County in Georgia, United States

County in Georgia

Twiggs County

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 / 32.67; -83.43
Country|  United States
State|  Georgia
Founded| December 14, 1809; 215 years ago (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.twiggscounty.us
Courthouse in 2015

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 is included in the Macon, GA metropolitan statistical area. The Twiggs County Courthouse is located in Jeffersonville.

## Geography

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According 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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* Interstate 16
* U.S. Route 23
* U.S. Route 80

U.S. Route 129 Alternate
* State Route 18
* State Route 19
* State Route 57
* State Route 87
* State Route 96
* State Route 112
* State Route 358
* State Route 404 (unsigned designation for I-16)
* State Route 540 (Fall Line Freeway)

### Adjacent counties

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* Wilkinson County \- northeast
* Laurens County \- southeast
* Bleckley County \- south
* Houston County \- southwest
* Bibb County \- west
* Jones County \- northwest

### National protected area

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* Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (part)

## Communities

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### Cities

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* Allentown (partly in Wilkinson County, Laurens County, and Bleckley County)
* Jeffersonville (county seat)

### Town

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* Danville (partly in Wilkinson County)

### Unincorporated community

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* Dry Branch (partly in Bibb County)

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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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]
Twiggs County racial composition as of 2020[17] Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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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

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* Twiggs Academy
* Twiggs County Comprehensive Middle/High School
* Jefersonville Elementary

## Notable people

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* 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

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United States presidential election results for Twiggs County, Georgia[18] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies)

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No. | % | No. | % | No. | %
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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* State of Georgia portal

* National Register of Historic Places listings in Twiggs County, Georgia
* List of counties in Georgia

## References

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1. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Twiggs County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
5. ^ "Historical Markers by County - GeorgiaInfo". University Association of Georgia. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
6. ^ "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.
7. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
8. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". United States Census Bureau.
9. ^ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
10. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
11. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
12. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
13. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
14. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
15. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
16. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 8, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
17. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
18. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 22, 2018.

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County seat: Jeffersonville

Cities|

* Allentown‡
* Jeffersonville

Map of Georgia highlighting Twiggs County

Town|

* Danville‡

Unincorporated
communities|

* Bullard
* Dry Branch‡
* Fitzpatrick
* Huber
* Marion
* Myricks Mill
* Ripley
* Tarversville

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* Westlake

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