Jefferson County, Georgia
9 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 15,341
- Median household income
- $53,014
- ±7,090
- Unemployed
- 5.8%
- 402 of 6,908 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.7%
- 4,812 of 5,751 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Jefferson | 15,524 (2021) | Po Box 658, Louisville | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Avera | 218 (2021) | Po Box 125, Avera | — |
| City of Louisville | 2,361 (2021) | Po Box 527, Louisville | — |
| City of Stapleton | 395 (2021) | Po Box 218, Stapleton | — |
| City of Wadley | 1,622 (2021) | Po Box 219, Wadley | — |
| City of Wrens | 2,180 (2021) | Po Box 125, Wrens | Website |
| Town of Bartow | 184 (2021) | Po Box 248, Bartow | — |
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County-Louisville Hospital Authority | Hospitals | Po Box 528, Louisville | Website |
| Louisville Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 628, Waynesboro | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Jefferson County
School district5 schools
1001 Peachtree Street, Louisville, GA, 30434
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Swainsboro Emanuel Farmers Market (Swainsboro)
Augusta Market at the River (836 Reynolds St (8th Street Plaza) Augusta) · Saturday Farmers Market on Broad (945 Broad Street Augusta) · South Augusta Farmers Market (Augusta) · and 3 more
Downtown Sandersville Market (Sandersville) · Sandersville Downtown Farmers' Market (Sandersville)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.