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Jefferson, Iowa
Jefferson is a city in, and the county seat of Greene County, Iowa, United States, along the North Raccoon River. The population was 4,182 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the home of the Mahanay Memorial Bell Tower, 168 feet (51 m) tall, located on the town square, and visible for miles. The tower is named for Floyd Mahanay, a businessman, philanthropist, and former resident. Jefferson is bisected east to west by the old Lincoln Highway (formerly U.S. 30). A new U.S. Route 30 is located approximately one mile to the north.
While platted and settled a few years earlier, "New Jefferson" was organized in the winter of 1855–56 and officially incorporated in January 1872. It began as a farming community and remains so today. The first settlers of the new city were the family of George S. Walton who built there in 1855. During the Civil War, Jefferson as well as Greene County contributed its sons to raising Company H, 10th Iowa Infantry (1861) and Company E, 39th Iowa Infantry (1862). The railway came to Jefferson in the decades after the Civil War. Jefferson's first mayor was Mahlon Head, elected in 1872. Jefferson's library was completed in 1904 through the generosity of the Carnegie library fund. The stretch of Lincoln Highway that runs through Jefferson was completed c. 1924.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.01 square miles (15.57 km2), of which 5.97 square miles (15.46 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Jefferson has a hot-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.
As of the 2020 census, there were 4,182 people, 1,872 households, and 1,116 families residing in the city. The population density was 695.1 inhabitants per square mile (268.4/km2). There were 2,091 housing units at an average density of 347.6 per square mile (134.2/km2); 10.5% of housing units were vacant, with a homeowner vacancy rate of 2.5% and a rental vacancy rate of 13.3%. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
Of the 1,872 households, 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married-couple households, 5.4% were cohabiting-couple households, 32.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present, and 17.9% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 40.4% of households were non-families, 36.8% of households were made up of individuals, and 19.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the city was 45.0 years. 22.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 25.9% were 65 years of age or older. Age distribution was 24.5% under the age of 20, 4.5% from 20 to 24, 21.0% from 25 to 44, and 24.1% from 45 to 64. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.8 males age 18 and over. The gender makeup of the city was 47.0% male and 53.0% female.
As of the census of 2010, there were 4,345 people, 1,900 households, and 1,172 families living in the city. The population density was 727.8 inhabitants per square mile (281.0/km2). There were 2,156 housing units at an average density of 361.1 per square mile (139.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.9% White, 0.1% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 1.0% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.3% of the population.
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Jefferson, Iowa
Jefferson is a city in, and the county seat of Greene County, Iowa, United States, along the North Raccoon River. The population was 4,182 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the home of the Mahanay Memorial Bell Tower, 168 feet (51 m) tall, located on the town square, and visible for miles. The tower is named for Floyd Mahanay, a businessman, philanthropist, and former resident. Jefferson is bisected east to west by the old Lincoln Highway (formerly U.S. 30). A new U.S. Route 30 is located approximately one mile to the north.
While platted and settled a few years earlier, "New Jefferson" was organized in the winter of 1855–56 and officially incorporated in January 1872. It began as a farming community and remains so today. The first settlers of the new city were the family of George S. Walton who built there in 1855. During the Civil War, Jefferson as well as Greene County contributed its sons to raising Company H, 10th Iowa Infantry (1861) and Company E, 39th Iowa Infantry (1862). The railway came to Jefferson in the decades after the Civil War. Jefferson's first mayor was Mahlon Head, elected in 1872. Jefferson's library was completed in 1904 through the generosity of the Carnegie library fund. The stretch of Lincoln Highway that runs through Jefferson was completed c. 1924.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.01 square miles (15.57 km2), of which 5.97 square miles (15.46 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Jefferson has a hot-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.
As of the 2020 census, there were 4,182 people, 1,872 households, and 1,116 families residing in the city. The population density was 695.1 inhabitants per square mile (268.4/km2). There were 2,091 housing units at an average density of 347.6 per square mile (134.2/km2); 10.5% of housing units were vacant, with a homeowner vacancy rate of 2.5% and a rental vacancy rate of 13.3%. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
Of the 1,872 households, 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married-couple households, 5.4% were cohabiting-couple households, 32.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present, and 17.9% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 40.4% of households were non-families, 36.8% of households were made up of individuals, and 19.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the city was 45.0 years. 22.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 25.9% were 65 years of age or older. Age distribution was 24.5% under the age of 20, 4.5% from 20 to 24, 21.0% from 25 to 44, and 24.1% from 45 to 64. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.8 males age 18 and over. The gender makeup of the city was 47.0% male and 53.0% female.
As of the census of 2010, there were 4,345 people, 1,900 households, and 1,172 families living in the city. The population density was 727.8 inhabitants per square mile (281.0/km2). There were 2,156 housing units at an average density of 361.1 per square mile (139.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.9% White, 0.1% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 1.0% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.3% of the population.
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