Jacksonville, Georgia

For the community in Towns County, see Jacksonville, Towns County, Georgia.

Jacksonville, Georgia
City
Jacksonville City Hall, police station
Location in Telfair County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 31°48′48″N82°58′31″W / 31.81333°N 82.97528°W / 31.81333; -82.97528
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Telfair
Area [1]
• Total	1.12 sq mi (2.89 km2)
• Land	1.09 sq mi (2.81 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation	207 ft (63 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	111
• Density	102.12/sq mi (39.43/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	31544
Area code	229
FIPS code	13-41708 [2]
GNIS feature ID	0316026 [3]
Website	https://www.jacksonvillega.gov/

Jacksonville is a city in Telfair County, Georgia, United States. The population was 111 in 2020.

History

Jacksonville was the original county seat of Telfair County. Land lot 340 in land district 8 was declared to be the permanent county seat in 1814. On November 25, 1815, the Georgia General Assembly declared that the new county seat be named Jacksonville after the hero of the recent Battle of New Orleans, Andrew Jackson. ^[4] At the time it was located in the center of the county, but when Coffee County was created from the part of Telfair County below the Ocmulgee River in 1854, the town became near the southwestern boundary of the county. In 1856, a referendum was called for the change of the county seat. The results are unknown, but the county seat remained at Jacksonville until after the American Civil War.

In 1871, the seat was transferred from Jacksonville to McRae, which had been established as a station on the Macon and Brunswick Railroad a year before. ^[5]

The world record largemouth bass was caught near Jacksonville on June 2, 1932, by George Perry.

Geography

Jacksonville is located at 31°48′48″N82°58′31″W / 31.81333°N 82.97528°W / 31.81333; -82.97528 (31.813397, -82.975191). ^[6]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1850	119		—
1870	40		—
1960	236		—
1970	227		−3.8%
1980	206		−9.3%
1990	128		−37.9%
2000	118		−7.8%
2010	140		18.6%
2020	111		−20.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

As of the census ^[2] of 2000, there were 118 people, 49 households, and 32 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population was 111.

See also

• List of county seats in Georgia (U.S. state)

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Jacksonville". Georgia Historical Society. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
5. Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 239. ISBN   978-1135948597 . Retrieved November 30, 2013.
6. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.