Jefferson, Pennsylvania Codorus |
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Borough | |
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Location in York County and the state of Pennsylvania. |
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Coordinates: 39°49′00″N 76°50′30″W / 39.81667°N 76.84167°WCoordinates: 39°49′00″N 76°50′30″W / 39.81667°N 76.84167°W | |
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) |
ZIP code | 17311 |
Area code(s) | 717 |
Jefferson is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 733 at the 2010 census. The post office serving Jefferson is called Codorus.
Jefferson is located at 39°49′00″N 76°50′30″W / 39.816670°N 76.841659°W. 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..
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.