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Jefferson, North Carolina

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The town of Jefferson is located in Ashe County and is the county seat.

Jefferson is 890 feet [271.27 m] above sea level.<1>

Time Zone: Jefferson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Jefferson can be found in:

 AlabamaNew Hampshire
 ArkansasNew Jersey
 CaliforniaNew York
 Colorado (historic<2>)Nova Scotia
 GeorgiaOhio
 IllinoisOklahoma
 IndianaOntario
 IowaOregon
 KansasPennsylvania
 LouisianaSouth Carolina
 MaineSouth Dakota
 MarylandTennessee
 MassachusettsTexas
 MichiganVirginia
 MississippiWashington
 Montana (historic)West Virginia
 Nevada (historic)Wisconsin

At the time of the 2000 Census, Jefferson had a population of 1,422 people<3> (or 5.82% of the total population of Ashe County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Jefferson had a population of 1,348 people. This is a decrease of 5.2% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Jefferson.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000		Year-to-Year Change
20081,348-5.2% 
20071,348-5.2%-0.88% since 2006
20061,360-4.36% 
20051,361-4.29% 
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20001,422The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance<4>2008
Population		Change
Since 2000
 Boone   SW18 mi [28.97 km]13,9453.51% increase
 Hays   SE22 mi [35.41 km]---
 Lansing   NW5 mi [8.05 km]1472.65% decrease
 Millers Creek   SE20 mi [32.19 km]---
 Mulberry   SE20 mi [32.19 km]---
 Sparta   E20 mi [32.19 km]1,7752.31% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Jefferson.


The Commemorative Quarter for North Carolina
The Commemorative
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Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned 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. 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.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

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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The following websites contain collections of photos taken around Jefferson:

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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Jefferson? Please visit the Map Page for Jefferson.


Footnotes

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jefferson - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<2>We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jefferson, please let us know so that we can make corrections.

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<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Jefferson.

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<4>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Jefferson and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<5>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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