The city of Jeffersonville is the largest city and
county seat
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of
Twiggs County,
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.
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 of the state.
Interstate 16 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
As of the
2020 United States census, there were 977 people, 375 households, and 199 families residing in the city.
Education
Twiggs County School District
The
Twiggs County School District 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
References
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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