JEFFERSON COUNTY, KANSAS

'Jefferson County' (county code 'JF') is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. The population was estimated to be 18,848 in the year 2006. Its county seat is Oskaloosa, and its most populous city is Valley Falls. The county along with Shawnee, Jackson, Osage, and Wabaunsee counties is included in the Topeka Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 226,268 in the year 2003.

Contents

Geography

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

Incorporated cities

Townships

Education

Unified school districts

See also

References

External links

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,442 km² (557 mi²), of which 1,389 km² (536 mi²) is land and 54 km² (21 mi²), or 3.74%, is water.

Adjacent counties

★ Atchison County (north)

★ Leavenworth County (east)

★ Douglas County (south)

★ Shawnee County (southwest)

★ Jackson County (northwest)

Demographics

Jefferson County's population was estimated to be 18,848 in the year 2006, an increase of 381, or +2.1%, over the previous six years.^[1]
As of the U.S. Census in 2000, there were 18,426 people, 6,830 households, and 5,190 families residing in the county. The population density was 13/km² (34/mi²). There were 7,491 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (14/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.70% White, 0.92% Native American, 0.37% Black or African American, 0.17% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.42% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.28% of the population.

Population pyramid

There were 6,830 households out of which 35.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.20% were married couples living together, 7.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.00% were non-families. 20.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the county the population was spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 12.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 102.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $45,535, and the median income for a family was $50,557. Males had a median income of $36,174 versus $25,468 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,373. About 5.30% of families and 6.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.90% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Map of Jefferson County ()

Incorporated cities

Name and population (2006 estimate):

★ Valley Falls, 1,190

★ Oskaloosa, 1,127 (county seat)

★ Perry, 884

★ McLouth, 832

★ Meriden, 713

★ Nortonville, 590

★ Winchester, 570

★ Ozawkie, 567

Townships

Jefferson County is divided into twelve townships. None of the cities within the county are considered ''governmentally independent'', and all figures for the townships include those of the cities. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Education

Unified school districts

★ Valley Falls USD 338

★ Jefferson County USD 339

★ Jefferson West USD 340

★ Oskaloosa USD 341

★ McLouth USD 342

★ Perry USD 343

See also

References

1. Annual estimates of the population to 2006-07-01. Released 2007-03-22. Six year change is from 2000-07-01 to 2006-07-01.

External links

'Official sites'

★ Jefferson County

★ Jefferson County Economic Development Commission
'Additional information'

★ Jefferson County at Blue Skyways

★ County level data from Kansas Statistical Abstract