Back مقاطعة تويغز (جورجيا) Arabic تویققز بؤلگهسی، جورجیا AZB Twiggs County, Georgia BAR Туигс (окръг, Джорджия) Bulgarian টুইগস কাউন্টি, জর্জিয়া BPY Twiggs Gông (Georgia) CDO Твиггс (гуо, Джорджи) CE Twiggs County CEB Twiggs County, Georgia Welsh Twiggs County German
Twiggs County | |
|---|---|
 Twiggs County Courthouse, Jeffersonville | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Georgia | |
 Georgia's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 32°40′N 83°26′W / 32.67°N 83.43°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Georgia |
| Founded | December 14, 1809 |
| Named for | John Twiggs |
| Seat | Jeffersonville |
| Largest city | Jeffersonville |
| Area | |
• Total | 363 sq mi (940 km2) |
| • Land | 358 sq mi (930 km2) |
| • Water | 4.2 sq mi (11 km2) 1.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,022 |
| • Density | 22/sq mi (8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 8th |
| Website | www |
Twiggs County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,022.[1] The county seat is Jeffersonville.[2] The county was created on December 14, 1809, and named for American Revolutionary War general John Twiggs.[3]
Twiggs County is included in the Macon, GA metropolitan statistical area. The Twiggs County Courthouse is located in Jeffersonville.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Twiggs County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 234. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 17, 2003.