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County in Pennsylvania, United States
County in Pennsylvania
Jefferson County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania . As of the 2020 census , the population was 44,492.[1] county seat is Brookville .[2] Lycoming County and later organized in 1830.[3] Thomas Jefferson .[4] Punxsutawney Phil , the most famous groundhog that predicts when spring will come every February 2 on Groundhog Day . The county is part of the North Central Pennsylvania region of the state.[a]
Geography [ edit ]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 657 square miles (1,700 km 2 km 2 km 2 [5] humid continental climate (Dfb ) and average monthly temperatures in Brookville range from 24.8 °F in January to 68.8 °F in July, while in Punxsutawney they range from 25.7 °F in January to 69.6 °F in July.[6] Appalachian Regional Commission ,[7] American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America [8]
Adjacent counties [ edit ]
Major highways [ edit ]
US 119
US 219
US 322
PA 28
PA 36
PA 310
PA 410
PA 536
PA 830
PA 899
PA 949
PA 950
Streams [ edit ]
There are many named streams flowing through Jefferson County, far too many to list here. An exhaustive list is presented in a separate article . All those streams eventually flow to the Allegheny River except for Bear Run, 1.36 square miles (3.5 km 2 Susquehanna River . The principal streams and the area of their watersheds that lie within the county are:
Clarion River : 130.50 square miles (338.0 km 2
Little Toby Creek: 34.46 square miles (89.3 km 2
Clear Creek: 20.12 square miles (52.1 km 2
Cathers Run: 15.69 square miles (40.6 km 2
Mill Creek: 30.70 square miles (79.5 km 2
Redbank Creek : 375.52 square miles (972.6 km 2
North Fork Creek : 91.63 square miles (237.3 km 2
Clear Run: 9.79 square miles (25.4 km 2
Pekin Run: 10.12 square miles (26.2 km 2
Sandy Lick Creek : 143.98 square miles (372.9 km 2
Wolf Run: 18.19 square miles (47.1 km 2
Soldier Run: 11.09 square miles (28.7 km 2
Trout Run: 10.74 square miles (27.8 km 2
Mill Creek: 53.69 square miles (139.1 km 2
Fivemile Run: 17.55 square miles (45.5 km 2
Falls Creek: 11.39 square miles (29.5 km 2
Little Sandy Creek : 70.65 square miles (183.0 km 2
Mahoning Creek : 149.63 square miles (387.5 km 2
East Branch Mahoning Creek: 15.27 square miles (39.5 km 2
Stump Creek: 14.86 square miles (38.5 km 2
Big Run: 19.41 square miles (50.3 km 2
Canoe Creek: 11.57 square miles (30.0 km 2
Elk Run: 13.20 square miles (34.2 km 2
Pine Run: 18.88 square miles (48.9 km 2
Demographics [ edit ]
Historical population
Census Pop. Note %± 1810 161 — 1820 561 248.4% 1830 2,025 261.0% 1840 7,253 258.2% 1850 13,518 86.4% 1860 18,270 35.2% 1870 21,656 18.5% 1880 27,935 29.0% 1890 44,005 57.5% 1900 59,113 34.3% 1910 63,090 6.7% 1920 62,104 −1.6% 1930 52,114 −16.1% 1940 54,090 3.8% 1950 49,147 −9.1% 1960 46,792 −4.8% 1970 43,695 −6.6% 1980 48,303 10.5% 1990 46,083 −4.6% 2000 45,932 −0.3% 2010 45,200 −1.6% 2020 44,492 −1.6%
As of the census [10] population density was 70 people per square mile (27 people/km2 2 White , 0.13% Black or African American , 0.16% Native American , 0.21% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.07% from other races , and 0.45% from two or more races. 0.41% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 31.1% were of German , 13.4% Italian , 10.8% American , 9.2% Irish and 7.8% English ancestry.
There were 18,375 households, out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.80% were married couples living together, 9.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.00% were non-families. 26.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.60% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.60 males.
2020 census [ edit ]
Law and government [ edit ]
Jefferson County is a very safe county for the Republican Party , which has won the vote of all but two presidential elections.
United States presidential election results for Jefferson County, Pennsylvania[12]
Year
Republican
Democratic
Third party
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
2020 17,964
78.54%
4,529
19.80%
379
1.66%
2016 15,192
77.53%
3,650
18.63%
753
3.84%
2012 13,048
71.78%
4,787
26.33%
343
1.89%
2008 12,057
63.75%
6,447
34.09%
408
2.16%
2004 13,371
68.36%
6,073
31.05%
116
0.59%
2000 11,473
65.24%
5,566
31.65%
547
3.11%
1996 8,156
49.56%
5,846
35.52%
2,455
14.92%
1992 7,271
41.05%
5,998
33.87%
4,442
25.08%
1988 9,743
60.48%
6,235
38.71%
131
0.81%
1984 11,334
65.31%
5,950
34.28%
71 0.41%
1980 9,628
57.38%
6,296
37.53%
854
5.09%
1976 9,437
55.09%
7,456
43.53%
237
1.38%
1972 11,631
68.92%
5,024
29.77%
221
1.31%
1968 10,214
55.67%
6,839
37.28%
1,294
7.05%
1964 8,373
43.47%
10,851
56.34%
37 0.19%
1960 13,845
63.82%
7,811
36.01%
38 0.18%
1956 13,051
66.26%
6,627
33.64%
19 0.10%
1952 11,833
64.61%
6,365
34.75%
116
0.63%
1948 9,395
61.43%
5,632
36.82%
268
1.75%
1944 10,970
62.52%
6,425
36.62%
152
0.87%
1940 12,081
58.40%
8,559
41.37%
47 0.23%
1936 11,943
51.24%
11,080
47.54%
283
1.21%
1932 8,246
52.48%
6,570
41.81%
897
5.71%
1928 13,233
74.63%
4,325
24.39%
173
0.98%
1924 10,673
64.88%
2,664
16.19%
3,113
18.92%
1920 7,970
66.69%
3,060
25.61%
920
7.70%
1916 4,332
51.74%
3,253
38.85%
788
9.41%
1912 1,608
18.65%
2,510
29.11%
4,504
52.24%
1908 5,652
60.17%
2,986
31.79%
755
8.04%
1904 5,860
69.09%
2,095
24.70%
527
6.21%
1900 5,950
62.38%
3,063
32.11%
525
5.50%
1896 5,500
57.18%
3,671
38.16%
448
4.66%
1892 4,100
50.41%
3,251
39.97%
782
9.62%
1888 4,090
53.48%
3,257
42.59%
301
3.94%
Voter Registration [ edit ]
As of February 5, 2024, there are 27,500 registered voters in Jefferson County.[13]
Chart of Voter Registration
Third Party (3.71%)
County commissioners [ edit ]
Herbert L. Bullers Jr.(R )
Scott E. North(R )
Jeffrey E. Pisarcik(D )
State Senate [ edit ]
Cris Dush, District 25
Joey Pittman, District 41
State House of Representatives [ edit ]
United States House of Representatives [ edit ]
United States Senate [ edit ]
Education [ edit ]
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Public School Districts
Colleges and universities [ edit ]
Public school districts [ edit ]
Related public entities [ edit ]
Jefferson County-DuBois AVTS
Riverview Intermediate Unit #6
Private schools [ edit ]
Allens Mills School - Reynoldsville
Bear Lane School - Punxsutawney
Blose Hill Amish School - Reynoldsville
Bucks Run - Reynoldsville
Canoe Ridge Amish School - Rossiter
Christ Dominion Academy
Colonial Drake - Punxsutawney
Eagles Nest Amish School - Brockway
Highland Park - Punxsutawney
Hillside School - Punxsutawney
Lone Maple School - Punxsutawney
Maple Grove School - Reynoldsville
Mountain View School - Punxsutawney
Munderf Amish School - Brockway
Oak Grove Parochial School - Smicksburg
Pine Valley Parochial School - Punxsutawney
Playhouse Children's Center - Punxsutawney
Praise Christian Academy - Reynoldsville
Punxsutawney Christian Sch - Ele Level - Punxsutawney
Spring Hollow Amish School - Reynoldsville
Spring Run School - Smickburg
Sts Cosmas & Damian School - Punxsutawney
Trout Run School - Punxsutawney
Valley View School - Punxsutawney
West Creek Road Amish School - Punxsutawney
Willow Drive School - Punxsutawney
Windy Hollow Amish School - Mayport
Libraries [ edit ]
Jefferson County Library System - Brockway[15]
Mengle Memorial Library - Brockway[16]
Punxsutawney Memorial Library - Punxsutawney
Rebecca M Arthurs Memorial Library - Brookville
Reynoldsville Public Library - Reynoldsville
Summerville Public Library - Summerville
Sykesville Public Library - Sykesville
Licensed entities [ edit ]
Full Circle Inc Boys Home - Reynolds
Jefferson County Adult Detention Center
Western Pennsylvania School of Taxidermy - Oliveburg
Recreation [ edit ]
Two Pennsylvania state parks are in the county.
The Jefferson County Fair is held annually in July.
Communities [ edit ]
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania with Municipal Labels showing Boroughs (red) and Townships (white).
Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities , boroughs , townships , and, in at most two cases, towns . The following boroughs and townships are located in Jefferson County:
Boroughs [ edit ]
Brockway
Brookville (county seat)
Corsica
Falls Creek (partly in Clearfield County )
Punxsutawney
Reynoldsville
Summerville
Sykesville
Timblin
Worthville
Townships [ edit ]
Beaver
Bell
Clover
Eldred
Gaskill
Heath
Henderson
Knox
McCalmont
Oliver
Perry
Pine Creek
Polk
Porter
Ringgold
Rose
Snyder
Union
Warsaw
Washington
Winslow
Young
Census-designated place [ edit ]
Unincorporated communities [ edit ]
Alaska
Allens Mills
Anita
Baxter
Beechtree
Beechwoods
Bells Mills
Blowtown
Bowersville
Cloe
Coal Glen
Conifer
Content
Coolspring
Cortez
Desire
Dora
East Branch
Ella
Emerickville
Fordham
Forestville
Frostburg
Fuller
Hamilton
Hazen
Heathville
Horatio
Howe
Kahletown
Knox Dale
Lanes Mills
Langville
Markton
McMinns Summit
Munderf
North Freedom
Ohl
Oliveburg
Panic
Pancoast
Pansy
Pardus
Port Barnett
Porter
Prescottville
Ramsaytown
Rathmel
Richardsville
Ringgold
Rockdale
Roseville
Sandy Valley
Schoffner Corner
Sigel
Soldier
Sprankle Mills
Stanton
Stump Creek
Sugar Hill
Valier
Walston
Warsaw
Westville
Winslow
Wishaw
Population ranking [ edit ]
The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Jefferson County.[17]
† county seat
Notable people [ edit ]
John T. Morrison , sixth Governor of Idaho from 1903 until 1905; born in Jefferson County.[18]
Sparky Lyle , professional baseball player
Chuck Daly , American basketball head coach
George Jenks , politician
Florence Parry Heide , author
Wilbur Good , professional baseball player
Andy Hastings , professional football player
Mal Eason , professional baseball player
John Mizerock , professional baseball player
Devin Mesoraco , professional baseball player
Jim Pittsley , professional baseball player
Britt Baker , professional wrestler and dentist
Laura Temple , missionary teacher and archaeologist in Mexico
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Includes Clearfield, Jefferson, Tioga, McKean, Warren, Clarion, Elk, Potter, Forest and Cameron Counties
^ "Find a County" . National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011 .
^ "Pennsylvania: Individual County Chronologies" . Pennsylvania Atlas of Historical County Boundaries . The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2015 .
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States 168 .
^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files" . United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2015 .
^ "PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University" .
^ "About the Appalachian Region" . Appalachian Regional Commission. Retrieved June 23, 2024 .
^ Woodard, Colin. "The Maps That Show That City vs. Country Is Not Our Political Fault Line" . New York Times. Retrieved July 30, 2018 .
^ "Census 2020" .
^ "U.S. Census website" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008 .
^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Jefferson County, Pennsylvania" .
^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections" . uselectionatlas.org . Archived from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2018 .
^ Pennsylvania Department of State (February 5, 2024). "Voter registration statistics by county" . dos.pa.gov . Retrieved February 5, 2024 .
^ Center, Legislativate Data Processing. "Find Your Legislator" . The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly . Archived from the original on May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017 .
^ "Hours and Locations" . JeffCo Libraries . Retrieved December 6, 2021 .
^ "Home" . Mengle Memorial Library . Retrieved December 6, 2021 .
^ "2010 U.S. Census website" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 20, 2022 .
^ "Idaho Governor John T. Morrison" . National Governors Association. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2012 .
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