Editing Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Jefferson, Greene County,<br>Pennsylvania
| settlement_type    = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]]
| image_skyline      = Monongahela College site with historical marker.jpg
| image_alt          = 
| image_caption      = Site of the former [[Monongahela College]] on [[Pennsylvania Route 188]]
| image_flag         = 
| flag_alt           = 
| image_seal         = 
| seal_alt           = 
| image_shield       = 
| shield_alt         = 
| etymology          = [[Thomas Jefferson]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = 
| image_map          = File:Greene County Pennsylvania Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Jefferson Highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 
| map_alt            = 
| map_caption        = Location of Jefferson in Greene County, Pennsylvania.
| pushpin_map        = Pennsylvania#USA
| pushpin_label      = Jefferson
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| coordinates        = {{coord|39|55|49|N|80|3|32|W|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Pennsylvania]]
| subdivision_type2  = County
| subdivision_name2  = [[Greene County, Pennsylvania|Greene]]
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1795
| established_title1 = 
| established_date1  = 
| founder            = 
| seat_type          = 
| seat               = 
| leader_party       = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Dale E. Harshman
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='42'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 0.49
| area_land_km2      = 0.49
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_urban_sq_mi   = 
| area_rural_sq_mi   = 
| area_metro_sq_mi   = 
| area_water_percent = 
| area_note          = 
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_ft       = 960
| population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023">{{cite web |author=US Census Bureau |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=December 31, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
| population_total   = 253
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_density_km2 = 519.98
| population_demonym = 
| population_note    = 
| timezone1          = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset1        = -4
| timezone1_DST      = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST    = -5
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 15344
| area_code_type     = 
| area_code          = [[Area code 724|724]]
| blank_name_sec1    = [[FIPS code]]
| blank_info_sec1    = 42-37880
| website            = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 2023
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/>
| population_est     = 241
| area_total_sq_mi   = 0.19
| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.19
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00
| population_density_sq_mi = 1345.74
| named_for          = [[Thomas Jefferson]]
| governing_body     = Jefferson Borough Council
| leader_title1      = Tax Collector
| leader_name1       = Signa Coneybeer
[[Democratic Party (United States)|(Democrat)]]
}}

'''Jefferson''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Greene County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 253 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]],<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/> a decline from the figure of 270 tabulated in 2010.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4237880| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Jefferson borough (Greene County), Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=January 27, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The borough was named after [[Thomas Jefferson]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a4NIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G24DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2443%2C2320121 | title=Town names carry bit of history | work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | date=May 10, 1984 | access-date=31 October 2015 | author=Ackerman, Jan | pages=1}}</ref>

==Geography==
Jefferson is located in northeastern Greene County at {{coord|39|55|49|N|80|3|32|W|type:city}} (39.930322, -80.058993).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is surrounded by [[Jefferson Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Jefferson Township]], a separate municipality. [[Pennsylvania Route 188]] (Jefferson Road) passes through the center of the borough, leading east {{convert|3|mi|0}} to [[Dry Tavern, Pennsylvania|Dry Tavern]] and west {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Waynesburg, Pennsylvania|Waynesburg]], the [[county seat]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.49|km2|order=flip}}, all  land. The South Fork of [[Tenmile Creek (Pennsylvania)|Tenmile Creek]] passes just north of the borough.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 347
|1890= 327
|1900= 311
|1910= 357
|1920= 392
|1930= 528
|1940= 557
|1950= 575
|1960= 442
|1970= 366
|1980= 413
|1990= 355
|2000= 337
|2010= 270
|2020= 253
|estyear=2023
|estimate=241
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/>
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=11 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 337 people, 139 households, and 97 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,801.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 147 housing units at an average density of {{convert|786.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.41% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.30% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 0.30% from two or more races.

There were 139 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $40,893. Males had a median income of $28,958 versus $14,219 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $15,294. About 8.9% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Greene County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1795]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Greene County, Pennsylvania]]