Jeffersonville is a home rule-class city in Montgomery County,

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, in the United States. The population was 1,708 as of the 2020 census, up from 1,506 in

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. It is part of the Mount Sterling micropolitan area.

History

Jeffersonville began as an important cattle-trading center in

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during the mid-19th century. It was then known as "Ticktown", either for the tickgrass (''Eragrostis echinochloidea'') in the area or for the

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s in the cattle pens. Although it is unknown when the settlement became known as Jeffersonville, the first post office was established under that name on March 9, 1866. It presumably honors

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. Accessed November 6, 2009. Jeffersonville was incorporated on March 20, 1876.Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Jeffersonville, Kentucky". Accessed August 1, 2013.Rennick (1987) claims it was reïncorporated in 1967, but this is not recorded by the Kentucky Secretary of State's Land Office.

Geography

Jeffersonville is located in southeastern Montgomery County at (37.969148, -83.824466). U.S. Route 460 follows the city's Main Street and leads northwest to Mount Sterling, the

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, and east to Frenchburg. Kentucky Route 213 leads south from Jeffersonville to Stanton and north to its terminus at Kentucky Route 713. According to the

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, Jeffersonville has a total area of , of which , or 0.40%, are water. The city is drained to the north by tributaries of Slate Creek, which continues north to the Licking River, a tributary of the

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,804 people, 682 households, and 525 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 738 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.06%

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, 0.11%

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, 0.11% Native American, 0.17% Asian, and 0.55% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.94% of the population. There were 682 households, out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were

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living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.02. In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $29,392, and the median income for a family was $33,355. Males had a median income of $26,492 versus $17,576 for females. The

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for the city was $13,254. About 14.7% of families and 18.5% of the population were below the

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, including 22.7% of those under age 18 and 19.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public schools

Most students residing within Jeffersonville attend the following schools, which are located in nearby Mount Sterling: *Early Learning Center *Camargo Elementary School *Mapleton Elementary School *Mount Sterling Elementary School *J.B. McNabb Middle School *Montgomery County High School

Private schools

*Jeffersonville Christian Academy *Grace Christian Academy *Christian Traditional School

References

{{authority control Cities in Kentucky Cities in Montgomery County, Kentucky Mount Sterling, Kentucky micropolitan area Populated places established in 1876 1876 establishments in Kentucky