Tignall, Georgia

Tignall is a town in Wilkes County, Georgia, United States. The population was 485 in 2020.

Tignall, Georgia
Town
Hulin Avenue (SR 17)
Hulin Avenue (SR 17)
Nickname: 
Little Atlanta,
Motto: 
"I'd rather be in Tignall"
Location in Wilkes County and the state of Georgia
Location in Wilkes County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°52′1″N 82°44′28″W
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyWilkes
Area
[1]
 • Total2.79 sq mi (7.23 km2)
 • Land2.75 sq mi (7.13 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation
640 ft (191 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total485
 • Density176.11/sq mi (67.99/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30668
Area code706
FIPS code13-76532[2]
GNIS feature ID0356591[3]

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Tignall as a town in 1907.[4] It was named for Tignall Livingston Moss, a lieutenant in the Confederate army who was killed in battle in 1862.[5]

Geography

Tignall is located at 33°52′1″N 82°44′28″W (33.866861, -82.741195).[6] The town lies along Georgia State Route 17 south of Elberton and north of Washington, and a few miles west of the Georgia-South Carolina state line. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2), all land.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910320—
1920653104.1%
1930505−22.7%
194056712.3%
1950502−11.5%
196055610.8%
197075636.0%
1980733−3.0%
1990711−3.0%
2000653−8.2%
2010546−16.4%
2020485−11.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 615 people, 279 households, and 179 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population was 485.

Notable person

Region

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tignall, Georgia.
  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1907. p. 950.
  5. AARON, JANE. "Now complete mural in downtown Tignall immortalizes city's establishment in 1889". The News-Reporter. Wilkes Publishing Co., Inc. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  6. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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