Jefferson City is an

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and

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(CDP) in Jefferson County,

Montana Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...

, United States. The population was 472 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area. The community began as a stop along the Fort Benton and Virginia City stage line. It took its name when Jefferson County was named one of Montana Territory’s original counties on February 2, 1865. Summer activities include the Tizer Botanic Gardens & Arboretum with its 100 varieties of roses and 150 varieties of clematis.

Geography

Jefferson City is located in northern Jefferson County in the valley of Prickly Pear Creek. It is bordered to the north by Clancy.

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passes through the community, with access from Exit 176. I-15 leads north to Helena and south to

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, the Jefferson

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. According to the

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, the Jefferson City CDP has a total area of , all land.

Climate

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 295 people, 110 households, and 85 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 115 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.59%

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, 2.03% Native American, 1.36% Asian, 0.34% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.34% of the population. There were 110 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.1% were

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living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.11. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $53,125, and the median income for a family was $52,917. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $32,500 for females. The

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for the CDP was $21,953. None of the families and 1.4% of the population were living below the

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Education

The school districts for the community are Clancy Elementary School District and Jefferson High School District.
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/ref> Jefferson High School in Boulder serves the Jefferson City students.

Notable person

* Anne Appleby, landscape artist

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Jefferson County, Montana Census-designated places in Montana Helena, Montana micropolitan area