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Population (year 2000): 2,024. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,992 (-1.6% change)
Males: 901 (44.5%), Females: 1,123 (55.5%)
Marion County
Zip code:
75657
Median resident age: 44.7 years
Median household income: $17,034 (year 2000)
Median house value: $55,400 (year 2000)
Races in Jefferson:
- White Non-Hispanic (62.2%)
- Black (34.7%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (10.4%), Irish (7.3%),
German (7.1%), English (6.9%), French (2.4%), Scottish (2.0%).
Elevation: 196 feet
Land area: 4.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Jefferson
- High school or higher: 74.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Jefferson city
- Never married: 20.6%
- Now married: 42.2%
- Separated: 4.2%
- Widowed: 18.2%
- Divorced: 14.8%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -224 (-10.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Jefferson:
- MARSHALL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles;
MARSHALL, TX)
- LINDEN MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; LINDEN,
TX)
- NORTH CADDO MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; VIVIAN,
LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Jefferson:
- EAST TEXAS RGNL (about 36 miles; LONGVIEW, TX; ID:
GGG)
- SHREVEPORT REGIONAL (about 44 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA;
ID: SHV)
- BARKSDALE AFB (about 52 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; ID:
BAD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jefferson:
- MANNING FIELD (about 4 miles; JEFFERSON, TX; ID:
6F7)
- CYPRESS RIVER (about 4 miles; JEFFERSON, TX; ID:
24F)
- HARRISON COUNTY (about 18 miles; MARSHALL, TX; ID:
ASL)
Amtrak station near Jefferson:
- 15 miles: MARSHALL (FOOT OF N. WASHINGTON AVE.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Jefferson:
- KILGORE COLLEGE (about 45 miles; KILGORE, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 2,814)
- BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles;
BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 58
miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 72 miles;
TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 2,433)
- STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles;
NACOGDOCHES, TX; FT enrollment: 10,217)
- TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 76 miles; TYLER, TX; FT
enrollment: 5,872)
- SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 87
miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
Public high school in Jefferson:
- JEFFERSON H S (Students: 444; Location: #1
BULLDOG DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Jefferson:
- JEFFERSON ADVENTIST ACADEMY (Students: 51;
Location: RT 4 BOX 624; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Jefferson:
- JEFFERSON EL (Students: 438; Location: 805 N
TUTTLE ST; Grades: PK - 03)
- JEFFERSON JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 304;
Location: 411 E HARRISON ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 193;
Location: 411 E HARRISON ST; Grades: 04 - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Jefferson:
- CYPRESS BEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 54;
Location: RT 4 BOX 619; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Jefferson:
- JEFFERSON CARNEGIE LIBRARY (Operating income:
$34,409; Location: 301 W LAFAYETTE ST; 15,038 books; 304
audio materials; 85 video materials; 3 serial
subscriptions)
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