The city of Jeffersonville is the largest city and
county seat
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of
Twiggs County
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 Rev ...
,
Georgia
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, United States.
The population was 1,035 at the
2010 census, down from 1,209 in
2000
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.
Jeffersonville is part of the
Macon Metropolitan Statistical Area
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.
History
The city was named after the Jefferson family of settlers. Jeffersonville was named county seat in 1868, when the seat was transferred from Marion.
Geography
Jeffersonville is located at (32.683982, -83.339683).
The city is located in the central part of the state, very close to the
geographic center
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of the state.
Interstate 16
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runs northwest to southeast just south of the city, leading southeast 148 mi (238 km) to
Savannah
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and northwest 25 mi (40 km) to
Macon.
U.S. Route 80 travels through the city, as well as state routes
18 and
96.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census
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, there were 977 people, 375 households, and 199 families residing in the city.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 1,209 people, 436 households, and 320 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 496 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 36.72%
White
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, 62.37%
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, 0.25%
Native American, 0.17%
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, 0.08% from
other races
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, and 0.41% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 2.73% of the population.
There were 436 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were
married couples
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living together, 23.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,000, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $29,722 versus $21,042 for females. The
per capita income
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for the city was $13,021. About 17.4% of families and 21.4% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 30.9% of those under age 18 and 21.2% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Twiggs County School District
The
Twiggs County School District
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holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of four elementary schools (two include pre-school programs), a middle school and a high school. The district has 100 full-time teachers and over 1,489 students.
School Stats
Retrieved June 29, 2010.
*Jeffersonville Elementary
*Twiggs Middle School
* Twiggs County High School
Private education
*Twiggs Academy
Twiggs Academy is a private school, private Christian school near Jeffersonville, Georgia that was founded in 1970 as a segregation academy. Classes are offered for kindergarten through twelfth grade in a traditional classroom setting.
The curren ...
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Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Cities in Twiggs County, Georgia
County seats in Georgia (U.S. state)
Macon metropolitan area, Georgia