Jefferson, North Carolina | |
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Coordinates: 36°25′15″N 81°28′06″W / 36.42083°N 81.46833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Ashe |
Founded | as Jeffersonton (1799) as Jefferson (1799) |
Named for | Thomas Jefferson |
Area | |
• Total | 2.12 sq mi (5.48 km2) |
• Land | 2.11 sq mi (5.47 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
Elevation | 2,907 ft (886 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,622 |
• Density | 767.63/sq mi (296.33/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP Code | 28640 |
Area code | 336 |
FIPS code | 37-34440[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 2405910[2] |
Website | www |
Jefferson is a town in Ashe County, North Carolina, United States. In 2020, 1,622 people lived there.[3] It is the county seat of Ashe County.[5]
Jefferson is at 36°25′12″N 81°28′08″W / 36.419922°N 81.468899°W.[6]
The United States Census Bureau says that the town has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2). Of that, 0.0039 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.20%, is water.[7] The New River, which is part of the Ohio River. It is one of the oldest in the eastern United States, and it goes through the town.
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1860 | 128 | — | |
1880 | 196 | — | |
1890 | 413 | 110.7% | |
1900 | 230 | −44.3% | |
1910 | 184 | −20.0% | |
1920 | 196 | 6.5% | |
1930 | 266 | 35.7% | |
1940 | 304 | 14.3% | |
1950 | 359 | 18.1% | |
1960 | 814 | 126.7% | |
1970 | 943 | 15.8% | |
1980 | 1,086 | 15.2% | |
1990 | 1,300 | 19.7% | |
2000 | 1,422 | 9.4% | |
2010 | 1,611 | 13.3% | |
2020 | 1,622 | 0.7% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[8] |