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Population (year 2000): 396. Estimated
population in July 2005: 383 (-3.3% change)
Males: 194 (49.0%), Females: 202 (51.0%)
Cottonwood County
Zip code:
56145
Median resident age: 45.0 years
Median household income: $29,286 (year 2000)
Median house value: $23,900 (year 2000)
Races in Jeffers:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (52.0%), Norwegian (16.2%),
Dutch (7.6%), English (5.3%), Danish (5.1%), Irish (3.8%).
Elevation: 1480 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Jeffers
- High school or higher: 70.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Jeffers city
- Never married: 15.6%
- Now married: 59.7%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 14.1%
- Divorced: 10.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -45 (-10.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Jeffers:
- WINDOM AREA HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; WINDOM, MN)
- WESTBROOK HEALTH CENTER (about 15 miles; WESTBROOK,
MN)
- SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CTR/MAYO HLTH SYS (about 20
miles; SPRINGFIELD, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Jeffers:
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 112 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD;
ID: FSD)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 114 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID:
BKX)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 126 miles; FORT DODGE,
IA; ID: FOD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jeffers:
- WINDOM MUNI (about 13 miles; WINDOM, MN; ID: MWM)
- SPRINGFIELD MUNI (about 19 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MN;
ID: D42)
- TRACY MUNI (about 31 miles; TRACY, MN; ID: Y68)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Jeffers:
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 74 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,711)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 81
miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 84 miles;
MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 86 miles; ST PETER,
MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 113 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
Public primary/middle school in Jeffers:
- RED ROCK CENTRAL EL. (Students: 229;
Location: BOX 68; Grades: PK - 05)
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