Higgston, Georgia

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Higgston is a town in Montgomery County, Georgia, United States. The population was 314 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the Town of Higgston in 1903.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The community was named after James Higgs, proprietors of several local mills.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

Higgston is located in northeastern Montgomery County at Template:Coord (32.217330, -82.467332).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> U.S. Route 280 passes through the south side of town, leading west Template:Convert to Mount Vernon, the county seat, and east Template:Convert to Vidalia. State Routes 15 and 29 pass through the center of Higgston together as James Street and lead northwest Template:Convert to Soperton, while State Route 135 leads south from US 280 13 miles to Uvalda.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Higgston has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 0.32%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> Rocky Creek passes through the east side of town, flowing southeast to the Ohoopee River in Tattnall County.

Demographics

As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 316 people, 134 households, and 84 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population was 314.

Notable people

• J. Ollie Edmunds, fourth president of Stetson University<ref>Lycan, Stetson University: The First 100 Years</ref>

References

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