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County in Georgia, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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![]() 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 | |
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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.
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]
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] |
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.
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% |
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