Twiggs County is a

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located in the central portion of the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,022. The

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is Jeffersonville. The county was created on December 14, 1809, and named for

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John Twiggs General John Twiggs (June 5, 1750 – March 29, 1816) served as a leader in the Georgia Militia during the American Revolutionary War. Twiggs County, Georgia was named after him. Biography Twiggs was born in Maryland in 1750, and his family ...

. Twiggs County is included in the Macon, GA metropolitan statistical area. The Twiggs County Courthouse is located in Jeffersonville.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.2%) is water. Due to its location on the

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, the county boasts a diverse geography. Northern parts of the county tend to be hillier, being part of the

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region, and southern parts of the county tend to be flatter, being part of the upper

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. The

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of Georgia lies in Twiggs County — off Bullard Road near Old Marion. The southwestern and central portion of Twiggs County, south of Dry Branch and west of Jeffersonville, is located in the Lower

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basin. A narrow northwestern portion of the county, from just north to southwest of Dry Branch, is located in the Upper Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. The entire eastern edge of the county is located in the Lower

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sub-basin of the same Altamaha River basin, with a small triangular portion of Twiggs County, south of

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and west of Danville, located in the Little Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the same larger Altamaha River basin.

Major highways

* (Interstate 16) * * * * * * * * * * * (unsigned designation for I-16) * (

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Adjacent counties

* Wilkinson County - northeast * Laurens County - southeast * Bleckley County - south * Houston County - southwest * Bibb County - west * Jones County - northwest

National protected area

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Communities

Cities

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(partly in Wilkinson County, Laurens County, and Bleckley County) * Jeffersonville (county seat)

Town

* Danville (partly in Wilkinson County)

Unincorporated community

* Dry Branch (partly in Bibb County)

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 8,022 people, 3,044 households, and 1,838 families residing in the county.

Education

The Twiggs County School District is the sole school district in the county.
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Notable people

* Philip Cook, Confederate general in the Civil War and postbellum U.S. Congressman. * Darqueze Dennard, cornerback for the

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of the National Football League and former cornerback for the

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team. He was the winner of the 2013

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Dudley Mays Hughes Dudley Mays Hughes (October 10, 1848 – January 20, 1927) was an American politician, farmer and railroad executive. Hughes was born in Jeffersonville, Georgia, and attended the University of Georgia in Athens. In 1882, Hughes was elected ...

, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, American politician, farmer and railroad executive. *

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, an American musician and current tree farmer in Twiggs County, who was a member of

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during the height of their 1970s popularity, a founding member of the jazz-rock combo

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, a frequently-employed session musician, and long-time touring member of

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Politics

References

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