Twiggs County, Georgia
Twiggs County | |
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Coordinates:32°40′N83°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 Countyis acountylocated in thecentralportion of theU.S. stateofGeorgia.As of the2020 census,the population was 8,022.[1]Thecounty seatisJeffersonville.[2]The county was created on December 14, 1809, and named forAmerican Revolutionary WargeneralJohn Twiggs.[3]
Twiggs County is included in theMacon,GAmetropolitan statistical area.TheTwiggs County Courthouseis located in Jeffersonville.
Geography
[edit]According to theU.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 thefall line,the county boasts a diverse geography. Northern parts of the county tend to be hillier, being part of thePiedmontregion, and southern parts of the county tend to be flatter, being part of the upperAtlantic coastal plain.
Thegeographical centerof Georgia lies in Twiggs County — off Bullard Road near Old Marion.[5]
The southwestern and central portion of Twiggs County, south ofDry Branchand west ofJeffersonville,is located in the LowerOcmulgee Riversub-basin of theAltamaha Riverbasin. 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 LowerOconee Riversub-basin of the same Altamaha River basin, with a small triangular portion of Twiggs County, south ofInterstate 16and west ofDanville,located in the Little Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the same larger Altamaha River basin.[6]
Major highways
[edit]Adjacent counties
[edit]- Wilkinson County- northeast
- Laurens County- southeast
- Bleckley County- south
- Houston County- southwest
- Bibb County- west
- Jones County- northwest
National protected area
[edit]Communities
[edit]Cities
[edit]- Allentown(partly inWilkinson County,Laurens County,andBleckley County)
- Jeffersonville(county seat)
Town
[edit]- Danville(partly inWilkinson County)
Unincorporated community
[edit]- Dry Branch(partly inBibb 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% |
HispanicorLatino | 124 | 1.55% |
As of the2020 United States census,there were 8,022 people, 3,044 households, and 1,838 families residing in the county.
Education
[edit]TheTwiggs County School Districtis 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 theCincinnati Bengalsof the National Football League and former cornerback for theMichigan State Spartans footballteam. He was the winner of the 2013Jim 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 ofThe Allman Brothers Bandduring the height of their 1970s popularity, a founding member of the jazz-rock comboSea Level,a frequently-employed session musician, and long-time touring member ofThe Rolling Stones.
Politics
[edit]Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Census - Geography Profile: Twiggs County, Georgia".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedDecember 29,2022.
- ^"Find a County".National Association of Counties.RetrievedJune 7,2011.
- ^Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975).Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins(PDF).Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 234.ISBN0-915430-00-2.Archived(PDF)from the original on September 17, 2003.
- ^"US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990".United States Census Bureau.February 12, 2011.RetrievedApril 23,2011.
- ^"Historical Markers by County - GeorgiaInfo".University Association of Georgia.RetrievedMarch 16,2015.
- ^"Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience".Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Archived fromthe originalon October 22, 2016.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
- ^"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedMarch 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 fromthe originalon January 8, 2016.RetrievedJune 26,2014.
- ^"Explore Census Data".data.census.gov.RetrievedDecember 18,2021.
- ^"2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Twiggs County, GA"(PDF).U.S. Census Bureau.RetrievedSeptember 27,2024.-Text list
- ^Leip, David."Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".uselectionatlas.org.RetrievedMarch 22,2018.
Further reading
[edit]- Adiel Sherwood(1860),"Twiggs County",A Gazetteer of Georgia(4th ed.), Georgia – viaHathiTrust
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: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 toTwiggs County