Jacksonville, Georgia
History
Jacksonville was the original county seat of Telfair County. Land lot 340 in land district 8 was declared to be the permanent county seat in 1814. On November 25, 1815, the Georgia General Assembly declared that the new county seat be named Jacksonville after the hero of the recent Battle of New Orleans, Andrew Jackson. At the time it was located in the center of the county, but when Coffee County was created from the part of Telfair County below the Ocmulgee River in 1854, the town became near the southwestern boundary of the county. In 1856, a referendum was called for the change of the county seat. The results are unknown, but the county seat remained at Jacksonville until after the American Civil War.
In 1871, the seat was transferred from Jacksonville to McRae, which had been established as a station on the Macon and Brunswick Railroad a year before.
The world record largemouth bass was caught near Jacksonville on June 2, 1932, by George Perry.
Geography
Jacksonville is located at 31°48′48″N 82°58′31″W / 31.81333°N 82.97528°W (31.813397, -82.975191).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km), all land.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1850 | 119 | — | |
1870 | 40 | — | |
1960 | 236 | — | |
1970 | 227 | −3.8% | |
1980 | 206 | −9.3% | |
1990 | 128 | −37.9% | |
2000 | 118 | −7.8% | |
2010 | 140 | 18.6% | |
2020 | 111 | −20.7% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
As of the census of 2000, there were 118 people, 49 households, and 32 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population was 111.
See also
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 239. ISBN 978-1135948597. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.