Jeffersonville, Georgia | |
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 Twiggs County Courthouse (built 1903), Jeffersonville, Georgia | |
 Location inTwiggs County and the state ofGeorgia | |
| Coordinates:32°41′2″N83°20′23″W / 32.68389°N 83.33972°W /32.68389; -83.33972 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Twiggs |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.67 sq mi (9.50 km2) |
| • Land | 3.65 sq mi (9.47 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 518 ft (158 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 977 |
| • Density | 267.31/sq mi (103.20/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 31044 |
| Area code | 478 |
| FIPS code | 13-42100[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0356333[3] |
| Website | cityofjeffersonville |
The city ofJeffersonville is the largest city andcounty seat ofTwiggs County,Georgia, United States.[4] The population was 1,035 at the2010 census, down from 1,209 in2000.
Jeffersonville is part of theMaconmetropolitan statistical area.
The city was named after the Jefferson family of settlers.[5] Jeffersonville was named county seat in 1868, when the seat was transferred fromMarion.[6]
Jeffersonville is located at32°41′2″N83°20′23″W / 32.68389°N 83.33972°W /32.68389; -83.33972 (32.683982, -83.339683).[7]
The city is located in the central part of the state, very close to thegeographic center of the state.Interstate 16 runs northwest to southeast just south of the city, leading southeast 148 mi (238 km) toSavannah and northwest 25 mi (40 km) toMacon.U.S. Route 80 travels through the city, as well as state routes18 and96.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km2), all land.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 156 | — | |
| 1910 | 740 | — | |
| 1920 | 842 | 13.8% | |
| 1930 | 692 | −17.8% | |
| 1940 | 804 | 16.2% | |
| 1950 | 787 | −2.1% | |
| 1960 | 1,013 | 28.7% | |
| 1970 | 1,302 | 28.5% | |
| 1980 | 1,473 | 13.1% | |
| 1990 | 1,545 | 4.9% | |
| 2000 | 1,209 | −21.7% | |
| 2010 | 1,035 | −14.4% | |
| 2020 | 977 | −5.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1850-1870[9] 1870-1880[10] 1890-1910[11] 1920-1930[12] 1940[13] 1950[14] 1960[15] 1970[16] 1980[17] 1990[18] 2000[19] 2010[20] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 307 | 31.42% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 632 | 64.69% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.23% |
| Other/Mixed | 12 | 1.23% |
| Hispanic orLatino | 14 | 1.43% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 977 people, 375 households, and 199 families residing in the city.
TheTwiggs 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.[22] The district has 100 full-time teachers and over 1,489 students.[23]
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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