| County: | Twiggs County |
| State: | Georgia |
| Founded Date: | December 14 |
| Seat Wl: | Jeffersonville |
| Largest City Wl: | Jeffersonville |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 363 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 358 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 4.2 |
| Area Percentage: | 1.2% |
| Census Yr: | 2020 |
| Pop: | 8022 |
| Density Sq Mi: | 22 |
| Time Zone: | Eastern |
| Web: | www.twiggscounty.us |
| Ex Image: | Twiggs County Georgia Courthouse.jpg |
| Ex Image Cap: | Twiggs County Courthouse, Jeffersonville |
| District: | 8th |
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.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and (1.2%) is water.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
| White (non-Hispanic) | 4,487 | 55.93% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 3,099 | 38.63% | |
| Native American | 16 | 0.2% | |
| Asian | 37 | 0.46% | |
| Other/Mixed | 259 | 3.23% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 124 | 1.55% |