Jefferson, North Carolina Jefferson, North Carolina State North Carolina Jefferson is a town in Ashe County, North Carolina, United States.
The populace was 1,611 at the 2010 census. It is the governmental center of county of Ashe County. The North Carolina General Assembly created a special commission in 1799 to problematic a governmental center of county for Ashe County.
The commission purchased 50 acres (200,000 m2) of territory to form the town of Jeffersonton, later titled Jefferson.
It is one of the first suburbs in the country to bear the name of Thomas Jefferson, who was the Vice President of the United States in 1799. The Ashe County Courthouse and Poe Fish Weir are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), of which 0.0039 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.20%, is water. The New River, which is part of the Ohio River watershed and is one of the earliest and most scenic rivers in the easterly United States, flows through the town.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,422 citizens , 582 homeholds, and 334 families residing in the town.
There were 617 housing units at an average density of 320.3 per square mile (123.4/km2).
In the town, the populace was spread out with 14.3% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 34.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $22,847, and the median income for a family was $34,554.
About 11.6% of families and 15.3% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 18.3% of those under age 18 and 19.6% of those age 65 or over.
Jefferson Township, Ashe County, North Carolina United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Jefferson town, North Carolina".
"History of Ashe County by Ashe County Government".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
Town of Jefferson official website Municipalities and communities of Ashe County, North Carolina, United States County seat: Jefferson Jefferson Lansing West Jefferson
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Towns in Ashe County, North Carolina - Towns in North Carolina - County seats in North Carolina - Populated places established in 1799
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