Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson (, 1743July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father and the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He was the primary author of the United States Declaration of Indepe ...
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Founding Father
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president of the United States
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and the author of the
United States Declaration of Independence
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Buildings
Elementary schools
*Jefferson Elementary School, in
Cammack Village, Arkansas
Cammack Village is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 778 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway metropolitan area.
History
Cammack Village is located on land origin ...
Corona-Norco Unified School District
The Corona-Norco Unified School District (CNUSD) is a school district in Riverside County, California, in the United States, serving the cities of Corona, California, Corona, Norco, California, Norco, and Eastvale, California, Eastvale, along ...
Jefferson Elementary School (Santa Ana, California) Jefferson Elementary School Mr LaBarre and Ms Talley
United States schools by state
* Jefferson Elementary School (Little Rock, Arkansas), in Cammack Village, Arkansas
* Jefferson Elementary School (Berkeley, California), designed by Henry Hig ...
Jefferson Elementary School (Washington, Indiana)
Jefferson Elementary School is a historic elementary school building located in South Washington, Washington Township, Daviess County, Indiana. It was built in 1924, and is a one-story, I-shaped, red brick building on a high raised basement wi ...
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Jefferson Elementary School (Creston, Iowa)
The Jefferson Elementary School is a historic building located in Creston, Iowa, United States. There was an older Jefferson School building located on this property that was built in the 1880s. It had become overcrowded and lacked modern facili ...
* Jefferson School (Massachusetts), a historic school building in Weymouth, Massachusetts
*Thomas Jefferson, Baltimore, Maryland
*Jefferson-Barnes Elementary, Westland, Michigan (closed)
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Jefferson Elementary School (Winona, Minnesota)
Jefferson Elementary School is an elementary school in Winona, Minnesota, United States. Its building was completed in 1938, the last of five new facilities built by Winona Public Schools in the early 20th century. It was listed on the Nationa ...
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Jefferson School (Cape Girardeau, Missouri)
Jefferson School was an elementary school building located at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It was built in 1904, and is a two-story, red brick and stone elementary school building with a raised sandstone foundation and hipped roof. It featured a bel ...
, a historic school building
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Jefferson Elementary School (Westfield, New Jersey)
The Westfield Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Westfield, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
As of the 2023-24 school year, ...
*Jefferson Elementary, Huntington, New York
*Thomas Jefferson, Morristown, New Jersey
*Jefferson School, Union City, New Jersey
*Jefferson Elementary School, Hobbs, New Mexico
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United States schools by state
* Jefferson Elementary School (Little Rock, Arkansas), in Cammack Village, Arkansas
* Jefferson Elementary School (Berkeley, California), designed by Henry H ...
Jefferson Schoolhouse
The Jefferson Schoolhouse is a historic one-room school in the Village of Indian Hill, Ohio, United States. Built along Drake Road in 1851, it is Indian Hill's oldest extant school. Three early schools, known as the Franklin, Jefferson, and W ...
, a historic building in Indian Hill, Ohio
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Jefferson Elementary School (Pottstown, Pennsylvania)
The Jefferson Elementary School is an historic American school building that is located in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
History and architectural features
This his ...
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Jefferson School (Clifton Forge, Virginia)
Jefferson School, also known as East Elementary and Clifton Forge Elementary East, is a historic school building located at Clifton Forge, Alleghany County, Virginia. It was built in 1926, as a rectangular two-story building is clad in running-b ...
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United States schools by state
* Jefferson Elementary School (Little Rock, Arkansas), in Cammack Village, Arkansas
* Jefferson Elementary School (Berkeley, California), designed by Henry H ...
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Falls Church City Public Schools
Falls Church City Public Schools (FCCPS) is a public school district that serves the City of Falls Church, Virginia. It is a PreK-12 IB World School division, meaning all schools in the district are IB-certified.
The school division's five s ...
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Jefferson Elementary School (Spokane, Washington)
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Jefferson Elementary School (Tacoma, Washington) Jefferson Elementary School Mr LaBarre and Ms Talley
United States schools by state
* Jefferson Elementary School (Little Rock, Arkansas), in Cammack Village, Arkansas
* Jefferson Elementary School (Berkeley, California), designed by Henry H ...
, part of
Tacoma Public Schools
Tacoma School District No. 10, commonly called Tacoma Public Schools, is a school district headquartered in Tacoma, Washington, United States. Composed of 36 elementary schools, 11 middle schools, 11 high schools, and 4 early learning centers. ...
* Jefferson Elementary School, in
Appleton, Wisconsin
Appleton () is the county seat of Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States, with small portions extending into Calumet County, Wisconsin, Calumet and Winnebago County, Wisconsin, Winnebago counties. Located on the Fox River (Green Bay tributary ...
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President Thomas Jefferson Elementary School (Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii)
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High schools
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Jefferson County High School (Arkansas)
Coleman High School was a public secondary school in Pine Bluff, Arkansas established in 1915. It served as a high school for black students until the public schools were integrated in 1971. It was a part of the Watson Chapel School District.
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Jefferson High School (Daly City, California)
Jefferson High School is an American public high school in Daly City, California, United States, and was the first school in the Jefferson Union High School District (JUHSD). Jefferson serves Daly City, Brisbane, Pacifica, and Colma.
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Jefferson High School (Los Angeles)
Thomas Jefferson High School, usually referred to as Jefferson High School, is a public high school in South Los Angeles. Founded in 1916, it is the fourth oldest high school in the school district. Jefferson's school colors are kelly green and g ...
Bellarmine-Jefferson High School
Bellarmine-Jefferson High School was a private, Roman Catholic high school in Burbank, California. It was located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The school was reopened in 2019 as St. John Paul II STEM Academy, which later clos ...
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Thomas Jefferson High School (Denver)
Thomas Jefferson High School is a secondary school located in the Southmoor Park neighborhood, on the southeast side of Denver, Colorado, United States. It is operated under the Denver Public Schools. The school teams are the Spartans. The sch ...
Thomas Jefferson High School (Tampa, Florida)
Thomas Jefferson High School is a public high school located in the heart of the Westshore Business District of Tampa, Florida, United States. It is an Area 1 school under the Hillsborough County Public Schools system.
History
In 1939, due to ...
Jefferson County, Florida
Jefferson County is a county located in the Big Bend region in the northern part of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,510. Its county seat is Monticello. Jefferson County is part of the Tallahassee, F ...
Jefferson High School (Indiana)
Jefferson High School (often referred to as "Lafayette Jefferson" or "Lafayette Jeff" or "Jeff") is a high school located in Lafayette, Indiana, United States and administered by the Lafayette School Corporation. Its mascot is the Broncho and ...
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Jefferson High School (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
Thomas Jefferson High School is a public high school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It is the eighth largest high school in Iowa. The school's mascot is Jeffy the J-Hawk and the official school colors are Columbia Blue and white.
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Thomas Jefferson High School (Council Bluffs, Iowa)
Thomas Jefferson High School is a public high school located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. It is one of two high schools in the Council Bluffs Community School District.
The school was opened in 1922 to serve students on the west en ...
Jefferson County, Kentucky
Jefferson County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 782,969. It is the most populous county in the commonwealth (with more than twice the population of sec ...
East Jefferson High School
East Jefferson High School is a public high school located in Metairie in unincorporated area, unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its attendance boundary includes: portions of Metairie and Kenner, Louisiana, Kenner.
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West Jefferson High School (Louisiana)
West Jefferson High School, also known as WJHS, and West Jeff is a public high school located in Harvey in unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, just outside New Orleans.Jefferson Schools, a public school district in Frenchtown Charter Township, Michigan
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Jefferson High School (Alexandria, Minnesota)
Alexandria Area High School is a public high school located in Alexandria, Minnesota. The school replaced Jefferson High School. It is a part of Alexandria Public Schools.
In addition to Alexandria, it serves the cities of Carlos, Forada, Garfi ...
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Jefferson High School (Bloomington, Minnesota)
Thomas Jefferson High School, or simply Jefferson High School, is one of the two high schools in Bloomington, Minnesota, United States Independent School District No. 271. It is located at 102nd Street and France Avenue on the suburb's southwest s ...
Thomas Jefferson School (St. Louis, Missouri)
Thomas Jefferson School ("TJ") is a small coeducational boarding and day school located in St. Louis, Missouri.
Overview
The school is located on 20 acres (8.1 ha) in the middle of St. Louis's South County suburbs. It is small for a school of i ...
Thomas Jefferson High School (New Jersey)
Thomas Jefferson High School was an all-boys public high school in Elizabeth, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, which operated as part of the Elizabeth Public Schools. The school opened in 1929 at which time Battin High School ...
Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy is a public high school in Elizabeth, New Jersey in Union County in the United States, specializing in the visual, performing, and media arts. Located in historic Midtown, the school serves students in ninth thro ...
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Thomas Jefferson High School (Brooklyn)
Thomas Jefferson High School was a high school in the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. It was the alma mater of many people who grew up in the Great Depression and World War II and rose to prominence in the arts, literat ...
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Thomas Jefferson High School (Rochester, New York)
Thomas Jefferson High School is a closed public high school located in Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Monroe County is a county in the U.S. state of New York, located along Lake Ontario's southern shore. As of 2022, the population wa ...
Jefferson High School (Delphos, Ohio)
Delphos Jefferson High School (DJHS), is a public high school in Delphos, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Delphos City School District and serves students in grades 9–12 living in the city of Delphos and parts of neighbori ...
Jefferson High School (Portland, Oregon)
Jefferson High School (JHS, formally Thomas Jefferson High School) is a public high school in Portland, Oregon, United States.
The school itself is a Middle College Program, having converted from being a comprehensive high school in 2011. Stude ...
Thomas Jefferson High School (Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania)
Thomas Jefferson High School is an American public secondary school that is located in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania. It is part of the West Jefferson Hills School District which includes West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, West Elizabeth, Jefferson H ...
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Thomas Jefferson School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
This is a list of memorials to Thomas Jefferson, Founding Father and third president of the United States and the author of the United States Declaration of Independence.
Buildings Elementary schools
*Jefferson Elementary School, in Cammack Vill ...
, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, now Bodine High School for International Affairs
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Thomas Jefferson High School (South Dakota)
Jefferson High School is a public high school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. It opened in the 2021–2022 school year as part of the Sioux Falls School District. Jefferson High School is one of four traditional high schools in the ...
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Jefferson County High School (Tennessee)
Dandridge is a town in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Tennessee. It had a population of 3,341 at the 2020 census. The town is part of the Morristown, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Jefferson and Hamblen cou ...
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Jefferson County, Tennessee
Jefferson County is an exurban county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 54,683. Its county seat is Dandridge. Jefferson County is part of the Morristown Metropolitan Statistical Area with neigh ...
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Thomas Jefferson High School (Dallas)
Thomas Jefferson High School, also known as TJ High School, is a public high school in Northwest Dallas, Texas ( USA) that serves grades 9- 12. The school is part of the Dallas Independent School District (DISD) and is classified as a 5A school ...
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Jefferson High School (El Paso, Texas)
Jefferson High School is a public high school located in South-Central El Paso, Texas, United States. It is part of the El Paso Independent School District and it serves mainly the eastern section of South-Central El Paso, generally from the Rio ...
Thomas Jefferson High School (Port Arthur, Texas)
Thomas Jefferson High School was a public high school in Port Arthur, Texas and a part of the Port Arthur Independent School District. Prior to 1965 schools were segregated by race and white students attended Jefferson; the school began admittin ...
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Thomas Jefferson High School (San Antonio)
Thomas Jefferson High School is a public high school in San Antonio, Texas and is one of ten high schools in the San Antonio Independent School District. Completed in 1932 at a cost of $1,250,000, it was the third high school built in the city. Du ...
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (also known as TJHSST, Thomas Jefferson, or TJ) is a Virginia magnet high school in Fairfax County, Virginia operated by Fairfax County Public Schools. The school occupies the building of t ...
, in Fairfax County, Virginia (near Alexandria)
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Jefferson School (Charlottesville, Virginia)
The Jefferson School is a historic building in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. It was built to serve as a segregated high school for African-American students. The school, located on Commerce Street in the downtown Starr Hill neighborho ...
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Thomas Jefferson High School (Richmond, Virginia)
Thomas Jefferson High School is a historic high school in Richmond, Virginia. It is part of the Richmond Public Schools. The Art Deco building, constructed in 1929 and opened in 1930, has been listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Plac ...
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Thomas Jefferson High School (Auburn, Washington)
Thomas Jefferson High School (usually abbreviated as TJ or TJHS) is a Public High School, public high school located in Auburn, Washington. It is the largest enrolled high school in the Federal Way School District and one of the largest in the St ...
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Jefferson High School (Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia)
Jefferson High School is a high school located in the lower Shenandoah Valley in Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia, Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia. It was established in the fall of 1972, when the county combined Charles Town, West Virginia, ...
Happy Days
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Junior High schools
Middle schools
Universities and colleges
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Jefferson State Community College
Jefferson State Community College (informally Jeff State) is a public community college with multiple campuses in Alabama, including the Jefferson Campus in northeastern Birmingham, Alabama (eastern Jefferson County), the Shelby-Hoover Campus in ...
, Birmingham, Alabama
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Thomas Jefferson School of Law
The Thomas Jefferson School of Law (TJSL) is a private law school in San Diego, California. It offers a Juris Doctor and two Master of Laws programs.
The school is not accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA), following the ABA's withd ...
, San Diego, California
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Jefferson Community and Technical College
Jefferson Community and Technical College (JCTC) is a Public college, public Community colleges in the United States, community college in Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville, Kentucky. It is part of the Kentucky Community and Technical College ...
, Louisville, Kentucky
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Jefferson College (Louisiana)
Jefferson College was a college located in Convent, Louisiana, operating under various names between 1830 and 1928. In 1922, the Jesuit retreat center called Manresa House of Retreats began on the former campus. The site was added to the National ...
, a former college in Convent, Louisiana
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Jefferson College (Mississippi)
Jefferson College is a former school in Washington, Mississippi. Named in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the college was chartered in 1802, but did not begin operation until 1811.
, Washington, Mississippi
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Jefferson College (Missouri)
Jefferson College is a public community college in Jefferson County, Missouri, in the city of Hillsboro. As of Fall 2019, Jefferson College enrollment included 4,179 full and part-time college credit students.
History
The history of Jefferson ...
Washington & Jefferson College
Washington & Jefferson College (W&J College or W&J) is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States. The college traces its origin to three Presbyterian m ...
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Thomas Jefferson University
Thomas Jefferson University is a Private university, private research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Established in its earliest form in 1824, the university officially combined with Philadelphia University in 2017. ...
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Jefferson College of Health Sciences
Jefferson College of Health Sciences (JCHS and Jefferson College) was a private health sciences college in Roanoke, Virginia. Officially chartered as a college in 1982, Jefferson College is the oldest hospital-based college in Virginia. In 2019, ...
, Roanoke, Virginia
Other schools
* Instituto Thomas Jefferson, a private K-12 school located in Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico
* Jefferson High School Online, a
diploma mill
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Jefferson School of Social Science
The Jefferson School of Social Science was an adult education institution of the Communist Party USA located in New York City. The so-called "Jeff School" was launched in 1944 as a successor to the party's New York Workers School, albeit skewed mo ...
(1944-1956), a New York City adult education and training facility of the Communist Party USA
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. Incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an independent city (United States), independent city since 1871. ...
* Jefferson Hotel in
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...
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Jefferson Memorial
The Jefferson Memorial is a national memorial in Washington, D.C., built in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence, a central intellectual force behind the American Revolution, a fou ...
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Thomas Jefferson Building
The Thomas Jefferson Building, also known as the Main Library, is the oldest of the Library of Congress buildings in Washington, D.C. Built between 1890 and 1897, it was initially known as the Library of Congress Building. In 1980, the building ...
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Library of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C., serving as the library and research service for the United States Congress and the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It also administers Copyright law o ...
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...
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Thomas Jefferson Library
The Thomas Jefferson Library is the main library for the University of Missouri–St. Louis, the largest public university in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area.
History
In 1963 the Normandy Residence Center, a two-year junior college, officially b ...
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), commonly called Jefferson Lab or JLab, is a US Department of Energy National Laboratory located in Newport News, Virginia.
Since June 1, 2006, it has been operated by Jefferson Scienc ...
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Newport News, Virginia
Newport News () is an Independent city (United States), independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 186,247. Located in the Hampton Roads region, it is the List of c ...
* Thomas Jefferson State Office Building,
Jefferson City, Missouri
Jefferson City, informally Jeff City, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital of the U.S. state of Missouri. It had a population of 43,228 at the 2020 United States census, ranking as the List of cities in Missouri, 16th most popu ...
Jefferson, Georgia
Jefferson is a city and the county seat of Jackson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 13,233 at the 2020 census, up from 9,432 at the 2010 census. As of 2024 the estimated population was 16,459.
History
Jefferson was founded in ...
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Jefferson, Maine
Jefferson is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,551 at the 2020 census. Damariscotta Lake State Park, a popular Mid Coast swimming, canoeing and picnic area, is located within the town limits.
History
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Jefferson, New Hampshire
Jefferson is a New England town, town in Coos County, New Hampshire, Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,043 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is home to parts of the White Mountain National Forest in ...
, first municipality named for Jefferson
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Jefferson, Ohio
Jefferson is a village in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 3,226 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Ashtabula micropolitan area, northeast of Cleveland.
Modern-day Jefferson sports the world' ...
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Jefferson, Oregon
Jefferson is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,327 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city sits on the right bank of the Santiam River betwee ...
Jefferson, Texas
Jefferson is a city and county seat of Marion County, Texas, in Northeast Texas. It has a population of 1,875 as of the 2020 United States census.
History
Almost every commercial building and house on the main arterial road in Jefferson has a h ...
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Jefferson, Wisconsin
Jefferson is a city in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. It lies at the confluence of the Rock and Crawfish rivers. The population was 7,793 at the 2020 census. The city is partially bordered by the Town of Jeffe ...
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Jefferson City, Missouri
Jefferson City, informally Jeff City, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital of the U.S. state of Missouri. It had a population of 43,228 at the 2020 United States census, ranking as the List of cities in Missouri, 16th most popu ...
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Jefferson City, Tennessee
Jefferson City (originally named Mossy Creek) is a city in Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States. It is part of the Morristown Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census the population was 8,419.
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Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania
Jefferson Hills is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. In the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 12,424. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Part of the West Je ...
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Jefferson Township, New Jersey
Jefferson Township is the northernmost township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 20,538, a decrease of 776 (−3.6%) from the 2010 census count of 21,314, ...
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Jeffersontown, Kentucky
Jeffersontown is a list of Kentucky cities, home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 28,474 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census.
It is a major suburb of Louisvil ...
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Port Jefferson, New York
Port Jefferson, also known as Port Jeff, is an incorporated village in the town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 7,962 at the time of the 2020 census.
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Jefferson, York County, Pennsylvania
Jefferson is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 655 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the York–Hanover metropolitan area.
The name of the post office serving Jefferson is Codorus.
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Jefferson County, Alabama
Jefferson County is the List of counties in Alabama, most populous county in the U.S. state of Alabama, located in the central portion of the state. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 674,721. Its county seat i ...
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Jefferson County, Arkansas
Jefferson County, officially the County of Jefferson, is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas in the area known as the Arkansas Delta that extends west of the Mississippi River. Jefferson County consists of fi ...
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Jefferson County, Colorado
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 582,910, making it the fourth-most populous county in Colorado. The county seat is Golden, and the most populous city is Lakewood.
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Jefferson County, Florida
Jefferson County is a county located in the Big Bend region in the northern part of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,510. Its county seat is Monticello. Jefferson County is part of the Tallahassee, F ...
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Jefferson County, Georgia
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,709. The county seat and largest city is Louisville. The county was created on February 20, 1796, and named for Thomas Jefferson, ...
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Jefferson County, Iowa
Jefferson County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 15,663. The county seat is Fairfield, Iowa, Fairfield. The county was formed in January 1839, and w ...
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Jefferson County, Indiana
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 33,147. The county seat is Madison.
History
Jefferson County was formed on February 1, 1811, from Dearborn and Clark Counties. It was named f ...
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Jefferson County, Kentucky
Jefferson County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 782,969. It is the most populous county in the commonwealth (with more than twice the population of sec ...
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Jefferson County, Missouri
Jefferson County is located in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 226,739, making it the sixth-most populous county in Missouri. Its ...
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Jefferson County, Montana
Jefferson County is a county in Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,085. Its county seat is Boulder. The county was created in 1865 and named for President Thomas Jefferson.
Jefferson County is part of the He ...
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Jefferson County, New York
Jefferson County is a county on the northern border of the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 116,721. Its county seat is Watertown. The county is named after Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United S ...
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Jefferson County, Ohio
Jefferson County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 65,249. Its county seat is Steubenville, Ohio, Steubenville. The county is List of Ohi ...
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Jefferson County, Oklahoma
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,337. Its county seat is Waurika. The county was created at statehood and named in honor of President Thomas Jefferson.Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Jefferson County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,492. Its county seat is Brookville. The county was established on March 26, 1804, from part of Lycoming County and later organiz ...
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Jefferson County, Tennessee
Jefferson County is an exurban county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 54,683. Its county seat is Dandridge. Jefferson County is part of the Morristown Metropolitan Statistical Area with neigh ...
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Jefferson County, Texas
Jefferson County is a county in the Coastal Plain or Gulf Prairie region of Southeast Texas. The Neches River forms its northeastern boundary. As of the 2020 census, the population was 256,526. The county seat is Beaumont. Jefferson County ...
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Jefferson County, Washington
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,977. The county seat and only incorporated city is Port Townsend. The county is named for Thomas Jefferson.
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Jefferson County, West Virginia
Jefferson County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located in the Shenandoah Valley in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 57,701. Its county seat is Charles T ...
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Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Jefferson Parish () is a List of parishes in Louisiana, parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 440,781. Its parish seat is Gretna, Louisiana, Gretna, its largest community is ...
It is notable that Jefferson County in Virginia became part of West Virginia as a result of the
American Civil War
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. Virginia sued West Virginia to regain it, but lost the case before the
United States Supreme Court
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Jefferson Park (Chicago)
Jefferson Park is a park in the Jefferson Park community area of Chicago, Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places.
History
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Park is named in honor of the drafter of the Declaration of Independence and th ...
, a historic park listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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Gateway Arch National Park
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In its initial form as a List of nationa ...
in
St. Louis
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,
Missouri
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, was named Jefferson National Expansion Memorial from 1935 until 2018
* Jefferson School Park, Hobbs, New Mexico
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Thomas Jefferson Park
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, in New York City
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Jefferson Pools
The Warm Springs Pools are historic spa structures in the town of Warm Springs, Virginia. The name was changed in the 20th century from "Warm Spring Pools" to "Jefferson Pools" before being returned to its original name in 2021. The spa is part ...
, the oldest US spa buildings, where President Jefferson bathed, in
Warm Springs Warm Springs may refer to:
*Warm Springs Apache, a subdivision of the Chiricahua Apache
*Warm Springs, California, in Riverside County
*Warm Springs, Fremont, California
**Warm Springs Elementary School, elementary school in Fremont, California
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Virginia
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Streets
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Jefferson Highway
The Jefferson Highway was an automobile highway stretching through the central United States from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada. The Jefferson Highway was replaced with the new numbered US Highway system in the late 1920 ...
, running from New Orleans to Winnipeg
* Jefferson Road, Metro Detroit, Michigan
* Jefferson Blvd. Los Angeles, California
* Jefferson Drive on the National Mall, Washington, DC
* Jefferson Street, Miami Beach, Florida
* Jefferson Ave. Newport News, Virginia
* Thomas Jefferson Parkway. Charlottesville, Virginia
* Jefferson Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba
* Jefferson Blvd. Fort Wayne, Indiana
* Jefferson Avenue, Buffalo, New York
* Jefferson Street, Phoenix, Arizona
Jefferson (Pacific state)
The State of Jefferson is a proposed U.S. state that would span the contiguous, mostly rural area of Southern Oregon and Northern California, where several attempts to separate from Oregon and California, respectively, have taken place. The reg ...
, a 1941 proposed state
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Jefferson Health
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc, branded as Jefferson Health, is a multi-state non-profit health system whose flagship hospital is Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Center City Philadelphia. The health system's hospitals serve ...
, a regional health system headquartered at
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
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in
Philadelphia
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* Jefferson Schools, a school district in Frenchtown Charter Township, Michigan
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Jefferson Territory
The Provisional Government of the Territory of Jefferson was an extralegal and unrecognized United States territory that existed in the Pike's Peak mining region from October 24, 1859, until it yielded to the new Territory of Colorado on Jun ...
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Jefferson Park, Chicago
Jefferson Park is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, located on the northwest side of the city. The neighborhood of Jefferson Park occupies a larger swath of territory.
Jefferson Park is bordered by the community areas of Norwood Park ...
Northwest Side
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Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence
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* Minor planet
30928 Jefferson
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is named in his honor
See also
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Jefferson (disambiguation)
Jefferson may refer to:
Names
* Jefferson (surname)
* Jefferson (given name)
People
* Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), third president of the United States
* Jefferson (footballer)
* Jefferson (singer) or Geoff Turton (born 1944), British s ...
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Presidential memorials in the United States
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Living and physical elements
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