Guide to Jeffers Minnesota

Jeffers (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2007
(est)

1990-2000 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

436

437

443

396

350

-47

-10.61

Land Area (sq. mile)

0.40

0.38

0.39

-0.00

-0.94

Density (persons per sq. mile)

1,090.00

1,150.00

1,135.90

1,024.97

-110.93

-9.77

Housing Units

199

208

199

200

0.50

Households

185

184

173

0.00

Persons Per Household

2.36

2.41

2.15

2.02

-0.26

-10.70

Jeffers is a city in Amboy Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota. Minnesota State Highway 30 and County Highway 4 are two of the main routes in the community. U.S. Route 71 is nearby. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), all land and an elevation of 1480 ft. above sea level.

As of the census of 2000, there were 396 people, 184 households, and 114 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,025.0 people per square mile (392.0/km²). There were 200 housing units at an average density of 517.7/sq mi (198.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.74% White, 0.25% Asian, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population.

There were 184 households out of which 20.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.71.

In the city the population was spread out with 19.9% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 27.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,286, and the median income for a family was $35,625. Males had a median income of $23,125 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,649. About 7.3% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

JEFFERS, a city in Amboy Township, section 20, incorporated as a village on May 9, 1900, was named in honor of George Jeffers, a wealthy landowner, from whose homestead a part of the site of this railway village was purchased. The village was surveyed by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad in 1899, its first depot located in a box car. The townsite of 20 blocks, 4 blocks south and 5 blocks west of block 1, was platted by Frank H. Peavey, president of Interstate Land Co., and all streets were named after employees of the Peavey Elevator. The post office opened in 1900 in the Faust store, Albert A. Faust, first postmaster.

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