Twiggs County, Georgia

Twiggs County
Twiggs County
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.twiggscounty.us

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.