Jeffersonville, Georgia

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Jeffersonville is a city in Twiggs County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,209 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Twiggs County^GR6.

[edit] Geography

Jeffersonville is located at 32°41′2″N, 83°20′23″W (32.683982, -83.339683)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.5 km² (3.7 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,209 people, 436 households, and 320 families residing in the city. The population density was 126.8/km² (328.8/mi²). There were 496 housing units at an average density of 52.0/km² (134.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 36.72% White, 62.37% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.73% of the population.

There were 436 households out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 23.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 85.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,000, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $29,722 versus $21,042 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,021. About 17.4% of families and 21.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.9% of those under age 18 and 21.2% of those age 65 or over.