Jeffersonville, Georgia

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Jeffersonville, Georgia
City
Twiggs County Georgia Courthouse.jpg
Twiggs County Courthouse (built 1903), Jeffersonville, Georgia
Twiggs County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Jeffersonville Highlighted.svg
Location in Twiggs County and the state of Georgia
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
[1]
 • Total
3.67 sq mi (9.50 km2)
 • Land3.65 sq mi (9.47 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
518 ft (158 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
977
 • Density267.31/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 ID0356333 [3]
Website cityofjeffersonville.org

The city of Jeffersonville is the largest city and county seat of Twiggs County, Georgia, United States. [4] The population was 1,035 at the 2010 census, down from 1,209 in 2000.

Contents

Jeffersonville is part of the Macon metropolitan statistical area.

History

The city was named after the Jefferson family of settlers. [5] Jeffersonville was named county seat in 1868, when the seat was transferred from Marion. [6]

Geography

Jeffersonville is located at 32°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 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 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, the city has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 156—
1910 740—
1920 84213.8%
1930 692−17.8%
1940 80416.2%
1950 787−2.1%
1960 1,01328.7%
1970 1,30228.5%
1980 1,47313.1%
1990 1,5454.9%
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]
Jeffersonville racial composition as of 2020 [21]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)30731.42%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)63264.69%
Asian 121.23%
Other/Mixed 121.23%
Hispanic or Latino 141.43%

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. [22] The district has 100 full-time teachers and over 1,489 students. [23]

Private education

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  14. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  15. ↑ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
  16. ↑ "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
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  23. ↑ School Stats, Retrieved June 29, 2010.
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