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Jefferson City, Missouri

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The 2000 Census showed that Jefferson City had a population of 39,636 people ^<1>. This represents 0.71% of the total population of Missouri, making it the state's 15th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	40,771	+2.86%	+0.88% since 2007
2007	40,416	+1.97%	+0.52% since 2006
2006	40,205	+1.44%	+0.54% since 2005
2005	39,988	+0.89%	+2.06% since 2004
2004	39,179	-1.15%	-1.62% since 2003
2003	39,826	+0.48%
2002	39,794	+0.4%
2001	39,800	+0.41%	+0.41% since 2000
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2000	39,636	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
12	Chesterfield	E	86 mi [138.4 km]	46,064	1.58% decrease
13	O'Fallon	E	80 mi [128.7 km]	76,819	66.39% increase
14	Joplin	SW	163 mi [262.3 km]	49,775	9.39% increase
-15-	Jefferson City			40,771	2.86% increase
16	University City	E	100 mi [160.9 km]	36,289	3.04% decrease
17	Cape Girardeau	SE	166 mi [267.2 km]	37,370	5.72% increase
18	Wildwood	E	81 mi [130.4 km]	34,195	3.99% increase

Jefferson City had 16,987 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Jefferson City has a total area of 28.27 square miles [73.2 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 27.25 square miles [70.6 km²]1.02 square miles [2.64 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Jefferson City had a 2000 population density of 1,454 people per square mile [561 people/km²], making it the state's 174th most densely populated area.

Callaway County

The city of Jefferson City is primarily located in Callaway County and is the county seat. A portion of Jefferson City extends into Cole County.

The county had a population of 40,925 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 39,636 people, Jefferson City contained 96.9% of the Callaway County total.

In addition, where the community of Jefferson City has a population density of 1,454 people per square mile [561 people/km²], Callaway County averages 48.79 people per square mile [18.84 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Callaway County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Jefferson City and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Jefferson City. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	2	41,767	2.84% increase
10 mi [16 km]	7	47,995	4.49% increase
15 mi [24 km]	14	52,628	4.98% increase
20 mi [32 km]	18	54,681	4.98% increase
25 mi [40 km]	26	73,357	4.85% increase
30 mi [48 km]	37	181,096	12.24% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Jefferson City. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Jefferson City, it also contains a comparison between Jefferson City and the state of Missouri.

Click here for the Jefferson City QuickFact (QF-2937000).

A Census Quickfact is available for Callaway County (QF-29027).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Callaway County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Audrain	QF-29007	N	26,049	0.93% increase
Boone	QF-29019	NW	154,365	13.64% increase
Cole	QF-29051	SW	74,313	3.97% increase
Gasconade	QF-29073	SE	15,261	0.71% decrease
Montgomery	QF-29139	E	11,804	2.7% decrease
Osage	QF-29151	S	13,465	2.94% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Jefferson City:

	State Code:	29 (Missouri)
	County Code:	027 (Callaway County)
	Place Code:	37000 (Jefferson City)

	State & County Code:	29027 (Missouri/Callaway County)

	State & Place Code:	2937000 (Missouri/Jefferson City)

Jefferson City is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Jefferson City.

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Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Jefferson City. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Jefferson City and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Jefferson City. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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