Twiggs County, Georgia
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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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county seat is Jeffersonville.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The county was created on December 14, 1809, and named for American Revolutionary War general John Twiggs.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Twiggs County is included in the Macon, GA metropolitan statistical area. The Twiggs County Courthouse is located in Jeffersonville.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (1.2%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Major highways
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Adjacent counties
- Wilkinson County - northeast
- Laurens County - southeast
- Bleckley County - south
- Houston County - southwest
- Bibb County - west
- Jones County - northwest
National protected area
Communities
Cities
- Allentown (partly in Wilkinson County, Laurens County, and Bleckley County)
- Jeffersonville (county seat)
Town
- Danville (partly in Wilkinson County)
Unincorporated community
- Dry Branch (partly in Bibb County)
Demographics
| 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
The Twiggs County School District is the sole school district in the county.<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref> It includes Jefersonville Elementary and Twiggs County Comprehensive Middle/High School.
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Notable people
- 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.
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See also
References
Further reading
External links
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- Digital Public Library of America. Assorted items related to Twiggs County
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