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Jeffersonville, Georgia
City
Twiggs County Courthouse (built 1903), Jeffersonville, Georgia
Location in Twiggs County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°41′2″N 83°20′23″W / 32.68389°N 83.33972°W / 32.68389; -83.33972
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Twiggs
Area
• Total	3.67 sq mi (9.50 km)
• Land	3.65 sq mi (9.47 km)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km)
Elevation	518 ft (158 m)
Population
• Total	977
• Density	267.31/sq mi (103.20/km)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	31044
Area code	478
FIPS code	13-42100
GNIS feature ID	0356333
Website	cityofjeffersonville.org

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

Jeffersonville is part of the Macon metropolitan statistical area.

History

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

Geography

Jeffersonville is located at 32°41′2″N 83°20′23″W / 32.68389°N 83.33972°W / 32.68389; -83.33972 (32.683982, -83.339683).

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 km), all land.

Demographics

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. The district has 100 full-time teachers and over 1,489 students.

• Jeffersonville Elementary
• Twiggs Middle School
• Twiggs County High School

Private education

• Twiggs Academy

References

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6. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 120. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
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v t e Macon-Warner Robins-Fort Valley Combined Statistical Area
Principal cities	Macon Warner Robins Fort Valley
Municipalities	Allentown Byron Centerville Culloden Danville Forsyth Gray Jeffersonville Perry Roberta
Other communities	Avondale Bolingbroke Bonaire Clinchfield Dunbar Elberta Elko Franklinton Haddock Juliette Kathleen Knoxville Lizella Musella Robins AFB Sofkee Smarr Walden
Counties	Bibb Crawford Houston Jones Monroe Peach Twiggs
CSA components	Macon Metropolitan Statistical Area Warner Robins Metropolitan Statistical Area

v t e Municipalities and communities of Twiggs County, Georgia, United States
County seat: Jeffersonville
Cities	Allentown‡ Jeffersonville
Town	Danville‡
Unincorporated communities	Bullard Dry Branch‡ Fitzpatrick Huber Marion Myricks Mill Ripley Tarversville
Ghost town	Westlake
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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