Twiggs County, Georgia

thumb|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. The county seat is Jeffersonville. The county was created on December 14, 1809, and named for American Revolutionary War general John Twiggs.

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 , of which is land and (1.2%) is water.

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.

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.

Major highways

(Interstate 16)
(unsigned designation for I-16)
(Fall Line Freeway)

Adjacent counties

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

National protected area

Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (part)

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

Racial and ethnic composition

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

|+Twiggs County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 1980

!Pop 1990

!Pop 2000

!Pop 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" | Pop 2020

!% 1980

!% 1990

!% 2000

!% 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020

|White alone (NH)

|4,571

|5,266

|5,784

|5,059

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,487

|48.87%

|53.70%

|54.62%

|56.07%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |55.93%

|Black or African American alone (NH)

|4,639

|4,480

|4,589

|3,703

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,099

|49.59%

|45.69%

|43.33%

|41.04%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |38.63%

|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|21

|27

|style='background: #ffffe6; |16

|0.07%

|0.08%

|0.20%

|0.30%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20%

|Asian alone (NH)

|11

|14

|style='background: #ffffe6; |37

|0.05%

|0.06%

|0.10%

|0.16%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.46%

|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.03%

|0.01%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

|Other race alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |18

|0.00%

|0.02%

|0.07%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22%

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|68

|89

|style='background: #ffffe6; |241

|0.64%

|0.99%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.00%

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|132

|46

|112

|124

|style='background: #ffffe6; |124

|1.41%

|0.47%

|1.06%

|1.37%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.55%

|Total

|9,354

|9,806

|10,590

|9,023

|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,022

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 8,022, and the median age was 50.1 years. 17.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.9% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.9 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

The racial makeup of the county was 56.4% White, 38.9% Black or African American, 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.5% from some other race, and 3.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.5% of the population.

There were 3,387 households in the county, of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 30.7% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. It includes Jefersonville Elementary and Twiggs County Comprehensive Middle/High School.

Private schools:

Twiggs Academy

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.

Politics

For elections to the United States House of Representatives, Twiggs County is part of Georgia's 8th congressional district, currently represented by Austin Scott. For elections to the Georgia State Senate, Twiggs County is part of District 26. For elections to the Georgia House of Representatives, Twiggs County is part of District 133.

References

External links

Digital Public Library of America. Assorted items related to Twiggs County