Jeffersonville is a

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Sullivan County, New York Sullivan County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 78,624. The county seat is Monticello. The county's name honors Major General John Sullivan, who was labeled at the time as a hero in th ...

, United States. The population was 369 at the 2020 census. The name is derived indirectly from

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. The Village of Jeffersonville is in the southeastern section of the Town of Callicoon on

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. The postal code is 12748. The Village of Jeffersonville is home to the Sullivan West Central School elementary school.

History

The original settlers arrived and called the village Winkelried. The first hotel in the village was The Jefferson House, named after President Jefferson, and the village was subsequently renamed to Jeffersonville. The hotel is now known as the Abel Building and still stands on Main St. In 1897 and 1898, a total of bills from hotels and saloons in town showed that 3000 kegs of beer were consumed in a village with a population of 500. The village was incorporated on November 24, 1924. In June 1974, Patty Hearst was kept in a home in Jeffersonville that was rented by Nicki Scott, a

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ally. Patty Hearst described Jeff as "remote and as near nowhere in particular." (Times Herald Record, June 1974). During her days in captivity in Jeffersonville, it was rumored that she trained in guerrilla warfare. The Jeffersonville School was listed on the

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in 2008.

Geography

Lake Jefferson is a small lake near the village. Jeffersonville is located at (41.780417, -74.932281). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and (6.82%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 420 people, 162 households, and 92 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 206 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.95%

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, 1.43%

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, 1.67% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.86% of the population. There were 162 households, out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were

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living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.2% were non-families. 37.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 3.05. In the village, the population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 29.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.2 males. The median income for a household in the village was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $48,125. Males had a median income of $34,219 versus $22,232 for females. The

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for the village was $17,899. None of the families and 6.7% of the population were living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 5.4% of those over 64.

Media

Since 1990 Jeffersonville has been home to public radio station and

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affiliate WJFF at 90.5 FM. A translator at 94.5 serves the Monticello village. WPDA-FM (106.1 MHz) simulcasts WPDH-FM (101.5 MHz) from Poughkeepsie, NY, and is licensed to Jeffersonville. Its transmitter, however, is located just northwest of Liberty, NY.

''Town Haul''

In 2004, Jeffersonville was the subject of TLC Network

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'' Town Haul'' in which

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er Genevieve Gorder, a regular designer for TLC's program ''

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'', undertook to make over several buildings in the town.

References

External links

Jeffersonville Area Chamber of Commerce
{{authority control Villages in New York (state) Villages in Sullivan County, New York