Editing Tignall, Georgia

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'''Tignall''' is a town in [[Wilkes County, Georgia|Wilkes County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 485 in 2020.

==History==
The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated Tignall as a town in 1907.<ref>{{cite book|title=Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FWp-89AXKDUC&pg=PA950|year=1907|publisher=Clark & Hines, State Printers|page=950}}</ref> It was named for Tignall Livingston Moss, a lieutenant in the Confederate army who was killed in battle in 1862.<ref>{{cite web |last1=AARON |first1=JANE |title=Now complete mural in downtown Tignall immortalizes city’s establishment in 1889 |url=https://www.news-reporter.com/articles/now-complete-mural-in-downtown-tignall-immortalizes-citys-establishment-in-1889/ |website=The News-Reporter |publisher=Wilkes Publishing Co., Inc. |access-date=March 17, 2021}}</ref>

==Geography==
Tignall is located at {{Coord|33|52|1|N|82|44|28|W|type:city}} (33.866861, -82.741195).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The town lies along [[Georgia State Route 17]] south of [[Elberton, Georgia|Elberton]] and north of [[Washington, Georgia|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 {{convert|2.9|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 320
|1920= 653
|1930= 505
|1940= 567
|1950= 502
|1960= 556
|1970= 756
|1980= 733
|1990= 711
|2000= 653
|2010= 546
|2020= 485
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 615 people, 279 households, and 179 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population was 485.

==Notable person==
*[[James E. Boyd (scientist)|James E. Boyd]], scientist and educator

==Region==
{{Portal|State of Georgia}}
*[[Central Savannah River Area]]
[[File:Tignall-City-Hall-ga.jpg|thumb|center|City hall]]

==References==
{{Commons category|Tignall, Georgia}}
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{{Wilkes County, Georgia}}
{{Central Savannah River Area}}

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[[Category:Towns in Wilkes County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Towns in Georgia (U.S. state)]]