Tignall, Georgia

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Tignall, Georgia
Town
Tignall-Hulin-17-ga.jpg
Hulin Avenue (SR 17)
Nickname: 
Little Atlanta,
Motto: 
"I'd rather be in Tignall"
Wilkes County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Tignall Highlighted.svg
Location in Wilkes County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°52′1″N82°44′28″W / 33.86694°N 82.74111°W / 33.86694; -82.74111
Country United States
State Georgia
County Wilkes
Area
[1]
 • Total2.79 sq mi (7.23 km2)
 • Land2.75 sq mi (7.13 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation
640 ft (191 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total485
 • Density176.11/sq mi (67.99/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30668
Area code 706
FIPS code 13-76532 [2]
GNIS feature ID0356591 [3]

Tignall is a town in Wilkes County, Georgia, United States. The population was 485 in 2020.

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History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Tignall as a town in 1907. [4] It was named for Tignall Livingston Moss, a lieutenant in the Confederate army who was killed in battle in 1862. [5]

Geography

Tignall is located at 33°52′1″N82°44′28″W / 33.86694°N 82.74111°W / 33.86694; -82.74111 (33.866861, -82.741195). [6] The town lies along Georgia State Route 17 south of Elberton and north of Washington, and a few miles west of the Georgia-South Carolina state line. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910 320—
1920 653104.1%
1930 505−22.7%
1940 56712.3%
1950 502−11.5%
1960 55610.8%
1970 75636.0%
1980 733−3.0%
1990 711−3.0%
2000 653−8.2%
2010 546−16.4%
2020 485−11.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

As of the census [2] of 2010, there were 615 people, 279 households, and 179 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population was 485.

Notable person

Region

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. 1 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. ↑ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1907. p. 950.
  5. ↑ AARON, JANE. "Now complete mural in downtown Tignall immortalizes city's establishment in 1889". The News-Reporter. Wilkes Publishing Co., Inc. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  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.
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