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Jefferson County

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Also known as Jefferson County, Kansas, Jefferson County, KS

county in Kansas, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Kansas
Founded
August 25, 1855
Named after
Thomas Jefferson
Seat
Oskaloosa
Largest city
Oskaloosa
Total
557 sq mi (1,440 km )
Land
533 sq mi (1,380 km )
Water
24 sq mi (62 km ) 4.3%
Estimate 2025
18,296
Density
34.5/sq mi (13.3/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district
1st
Website
jfcountyks.com

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Named after
Thomas Jefferson
Located in
Kansas
Contains
Oskaloosa
Capital
Oskaloosa
Population
18368
Area
1442
Shares border with
Shawnee County
Official website
www.jfcountyks.com
Image
Jefferson county courthouse kansas.jpg
Households
7619
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Commons category
Jefferson County, Kansas
inception
1855-08-25
water as percent of area
4.3
native label
Jefferson County
per capita income
33441
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Encyclopedic overview

Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Oskaloosa. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 18,368. The county was named after Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd president of the United States.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jefferson County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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