Jefferson, Georgia | |
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Coordinates: 34°7′36″N83°35′25″W / 34.12667°N 83.59028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Jackson |
Named for | Thomas Jefferson |
Government | |
• Type | Local government |
• Mayor | Jon Howell |
• City manager | Priscilla Murphy |
• City council | Steve Kinney (D1) Dawn Maddox (D2) Cody Cain (D3) Mark Mobley (D4) Alex Crawford (D5) |
Area | |
• Total | 22.87 sq mi (59.23 km2) |
• Land | 22.53 sq mi (58.36 km2) |
• Water | 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2) |
Elevation | 751 ft (229 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 13,233 |
• Density | 587.32/sq mi (226.77/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 30549 |
Area code | 706 |
FIPS code | 13-41988 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0356332 [3] |
Website | cityofjeffersonga.com |
Jefferson is a city and the county seat of Jackson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 13,233 at the 2020 census, [4] up from 9,432 at the 2010 census. As of 2024 the estimated population was 17,215. [5] [6]
Jefferson was founded in 1800. That same year, the seat of Jackson County was transferred to Jefferson from Clarkesboro. Jefferson was incorporated as a town in 1806 and as a city in 1896. [7] The city was named after Thomas Jefferson. [8]
Jefferson is located in central Jackson County at 34°7′36″N83°35′25″W / 34.12667°N 83.59028°W (34.126736, -83.590297). [9] It is bordered to the northwest by Pendergrass and to the southeast by Arcade. U.S. Route 129 passes through the southwest side of the city, leading northwest 21 miles (34 km) to Gainesville and southeast 19 miles (31 km) to Athens. Interstate 85 runs through the northern end of Jefferson, 5 miles (8 km) northwest of the center of town, with access from Exits 137 and 140. I-85 leads southwest 55 miles (89 km) to Atlanta and northeast 90 miles (140 km) to Greenville, South Carolina.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Jefferson has a total area of 22.0 square miles (57.0 km2), of which 21.7 square miles (56.1 km2) are land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km2), or 1.53%, are water. [4] Curry Creek, a tributary of the North Oconee River, flows just to the east of downtown, and the Middle Oconee River runs along the western edge of the city.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1880 | 419 | — | |
1890 | 540 | 28.9% | |
1900 | 726 | 34.4% | |
1910 | 1,207 | 66.3% | |
1920 | 1,626 | 34.7% | |
1930 | 1,869 | 14.9% | |
1940 | 1,839 | −1.6% | |
1950 | 2,040 | 10.9% | |
1960 | 1,746 | −14.4% | |
1970 | 1,647 | −5.7% | |
1980 | 1,820 | 10.5% | |
1990 | 2,763 | 51.8% | |
2000 | 3,825 | 38.4% | |
2010 | 9,432 | 146.6% | |
2020 | 13,233 | 40.3% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [10] |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 10,240 | 77.38% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,087 | 8.21% |
Native American | 22 | 0.17% |
Asian | 269 | 2.03% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.02% |
Other/mixed | 572 | 4.32% |
Hispanic or Latino | 1,040 | 7.86% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 13,233 people, 3,933 households, and 2,885 families residing in the city.
The Jackson County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of six elementary schools, two middle schools, two high schools, and one charter school. As of December 2020, the district had a total of 8,611 students. [12]
The Jefferson City School District holds kindergarten to grade twelve, and consists of two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. [13] The district has 115 full-time teachers and over 1,525 students. [14]
The Martin Institute was a school in Jefferson from 1818 to 1942.
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