Jefferson is a

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which is located in York County,

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, United States. The population was 655 at the time of the 2020 census. The name of the

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serving Jefferson is Codorus.

Geography

Jefferson is located at . The town was obviously named for

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. According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 631 people, 253 households, and 191 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 261 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 99.52%

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, 0.16%

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, and 0.32% from two or more races.

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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

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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

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for the borough was $19,070. About 1.1% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

Fire protection

Jefferson Borough is served by the Jefferson Volunteer Fire Company (Station 47) as well as the surrounding mutual aid departments, including Spring Grove Fire Department, North Codorus Fire Department, Seven Valleys Fire Department, Porters Community Fire Company, and Lineboro Fire Department (MD).

Emergency Medical Services

Jefferson is primarily covered by Spring Grove Ambulance service, which occasionally has Advanced Life Support (ALS) capabilities for EMS needs. The Jefferson Fire Department also has a Quick Response Service (QRS), that responds 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, including when they lack ALS coverage, includes the Lineboro Volunteer Fire Department (ALS), Community LifeTeam EMS, Pleasant Hill Fire Company (BLS), and other surrounding organizations. Closest hospitals include UPMC Hanover Hospital, Wellspan York Hospital, and UPMC Memorial Hospital.

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{{authority control Populated places established in 1812 Boroughs in York County, Pennsylvania 1866 establishments in Pennsylvania