Jefferson, York County, Pennsylvania

Jefferson, York County, Pennsylvania
Borough
Borough Hall
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	York
Settled	1812
Incorporated	1866
Government
• Type	Borough Council
Area
• Total	0.6 sq mi (2 km2)
Elevation	656 ft (200 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	733
• Density	1,200/sq mi (470/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	717

Jefferson is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 733 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Jefferson is located at . The town is named for Thomas Jefferson.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land..

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1850	164		—
1860	204		24.4%
1870	327		60.3%
1880	320		−2.1%
1890	374		16.9%
1900	374		0.0%
1910	347		−7.2%
1920	514		48.1%
1930	423		−17.7%
1940	400		−5.4%
1950	449		12.3%
1960	447		−0.4%
1970	540		20.8%
1980	685		26.9%
1990	675		−1.5%
2000	631		−6.5%
2010	733		16.2%
Est. 2014	737		0.5%
Sources:

As of the census of 2000, there were 631 people, 253 households, and 191 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,036.4 people per square mile (399.4/km²). There were 261 housing units at an average density of 428.7/sq mi (165.2/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.52% White, 0.16% African American, and 0.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.32% of the population.

There were 253 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the borough the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 105.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.1 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $43,542, and the median income for a family was $49,028. Males had a median income of $37,313 versus $27,031 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $19,070. About 1.1% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

Fire protection

Jefferson Borough is served by Jefferson Volunteer Fire Company (Station 47) as well as the surrounding mutual aid departments.

Emergency Medical Services

Jefferson is primarily covered by Spring Grove Ambulance service, which has Advanced Life Support (ALS) capabilities for EMS needs. The Jefferson Fire Department also has a Quick Response Service (QRS), that responds as Service 47 to provide Basic Life Support (BLS) care to patients until the arrival of a transport unit.

Other organizations that may provide EMS to this jurisdiction if Spring Grove is unavailable includes the Lineboro Volunteer Fire Department (ALS), Hanover Hospital Medic 46 (ALS), Tri Community Ambulance (BLS), Pleasant Hill Fire Company (BLS), and other surrounding organizations.

Closest hospitals include Hanover General Hospital, Wellspan York Hospital, Memorial Hospital, and Carroll Hospital Center.

In case of emergency, dial 911.