Tignall, Georgia

Tignall, Georgia
Town
Hulin Avenue (SR 17)
Nickname:  Little Atlanta,
Motto:  "I'd rather be in Tignall"
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]
• Total	2.79 sq mi (7.23 km2)
• Land	2.75 sq mi (7.13 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation	640 ft (191 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	485
• Density	176.11/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 ID	0356591 [3]

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

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

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	320		—
1920	653		104.1%
1930	505		−22.7%
1940	567		12.3%
1950	502		−11.5%
1960	556		10.8%
1970	756		36.0%
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

• James E. Boyd, scientist and educator

Region

• State of Georgia portal

• Central Savannah River Area

City hall

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. 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.