Census Data for Jacksonville

Population ...

The most recent Census Estimate<1> was for 2019 and it gave Jacksonville a population of 5,239 people.

The last Decennial Census<2> was in 2010, which gave Jacksonville a population of 5,045 people.

The community of Jacksonville is located in Towns County. The 2010 Census gave Towns County; a population of 10,535 people. This means that Jacksonville had 47.89% of the county's total population.

At the same time, Georgia had a population of 9,687,653 people, meaning that Jacksonville had 0.05% of the total population of Georgia.

Towns County ...

Jacksonville is located in Towns County<3>.

The county had a population of 10,535 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 5,045 people, Jacksonville represented 47.89% of the county's total.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Towns County.

Miscellaneous Information for Jacksonville ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Towns County or the community of Jacksonville:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Jacksonville:
- GNIS ID for Jacksonville: 332082
- GNIS ID for Towns County: 351252
- GNIS ID for State of Georgia: 1705317

The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 13 (Georgia)
- County Code: 281 (Towns County)
- Place Code: 41736 (Jacksonville)
- State & County Code: 13/281 (Georgia / Towns County)
- State & Place Code: 13/41736 (Georgia / Jacksonville)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Jacksonville is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Jacksonville.

Footnotes ...

<1>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<2>	Every 10 years (eg- 1990, 2000, 2010), the US Census Bureau conducts a Constitutionally-mandated count (or enumeration) of people living within the United States. This count is called a Decennial Census. The last Decennial Census was the 2010 Census, with the next one planned for 2020.
<3>	If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Towns, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.