JEFFERSON COUNTY, IOWA

'Jefferson County' is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of 2000, the population is 16,181. Its county seat is Fairfield.⁶

Contents

Law and government

Geography

Major Highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

External links

Law and government

Jefferson County's executive branch is a three-member board of supervisors. Supervisors are elected to four-year terms. The current board members, their party affiliations and the years in which they were last elected are: Steve Burgmeier (Republican, 2004), Mike Pech (Republican, 2004), and Dick Reed (Republican, 2002). Other elected officials are Scott Reneker, county auditor; Jerry Droz, county sheriff; Connie Hedger, county treasurer; and Charlotte Fleig, county recorder.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,131 km² (437 mi²). 1,128 km² (435 mi²) of it is land and 4 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.32%) is water.

Major Highways

★ U.S. Highway 34

★ Iowa Highway 1

★ Iowa Highway 78

Adjacent counties

★ Keokuk County (northwest)

★ Washington County (northeast)

★ Henry County (east)

★ Van Buren County (south)

★ Wapello County (west)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 16,181 people, 6,649 households, and 4,281 families residing in the county. The population density was 14/km² (37/mi²). There were 7,241 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (17/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.02% White, 0.64% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 1.70% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.53% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. 1.84% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 6,649 households out of which 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.10% were married couples living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.60% were non-families. 30.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.40% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 29.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $33,851, and the median income for a family was $43,819. Males had a median income of $32,066 versus $22,479 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,579. About 7.40% of families and 10.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.40% of those under age 18 and 9.00% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

★ Batavia

★ Coppock

★ Fairfield

★ Libertyville

★ Lockridge

★ Maharishi Vedic City

★ Packwood

★ Pleasant Plain

External links

★ Jefferson County

★ ARDA religion survey for Jefferson County, Iowa - shows heavy weighting in "unclaimed" group, likely relating to a large number of Transcendental Meditation practitioners living in Fairfield and Vedic City, and the presence of Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield.