Twiggs County, Georgia

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. The county seat is Jeffersonville. The county was created on December 14, 1809, and named for American Revolutionary War general John Twiggs.

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

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 363 sqmi, of which 358 sqmi is land and 4.2 sqmi (1.2%) is water.

Due to its location on the fall line, the county boasts a diverse geography. Northern parts of the county tend to be hillier, being part of the Piedmont region, and southern parts of the county tend to be flatter, being part of the upper Atlantic coastal plain.

The geographical center 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 Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River 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 Oconee River sub-basin of the same Altamaha River basin, with a small triangular portion of Twiggs County, south of Interstate 16 and west of Danville, located in the Little Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the same larger Altamaha River basin.

Major highways
U.S. Route 129 Alternate
 * I-16.svg Interstate 16
 * US 23.svg U.S. Route 23
 * US 80.svg U.S. Route 80
 * Alternate plate.svg
 * Georgia 18.svg State Route 18
 * Georgia 19.svg State Route 19
 * Georgia 57.svg State Route 57
 * Georgia 87.svg State Route 87
 * Georgia 96.svg State Route 96
 * Georgia 112.svg State Route 112
 * Georgia 358.svg State Route 358
 * Georgia 404.svg State Route 404 (unsigned designation for I-16)
 * Georgia 540.svg State Route 540 (Fall Line Freeway)

Adjacent counties

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

National protected area

 * Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Cities

 * Allentown (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

 * Twiggs Academy
 * Twiggs County Comprehensive Middle/High School
 * Jefersonville Elementary

Notable people

 * Philip Cook, Confederate general in the Civil War and postbellum U.S. Congressman.
 * Darqueze Dennard, cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League and former cornerback for the Michigan State Spartans football team. He was the winner of the 2013 Jim Thorpe Award.
 * Dudley Mays Hughes, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, American politician, farmer and railroad executive.
 * Chuck Leavell, an American musician and current tree farmer in Twiggs County, who was a member of The Allman Brothers Band during the height of their 1970s popularity, a founding member of the jazz-rock combo Sea Level, a frequently-employed session musician, and long-time touring member of The Rolling Stones.