Jefferson County, Kansas

Jefferson County (county code JF) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 18,368 people lived there. Its county seat is Oskaloosa. Its biggest city is Valley Falls.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (4.3%) is water.

People


Jefferson County is included in the Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Government

Presidential elections

+ Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202064.8% 6,33432.7% 3,1942.6% 254201661.8% 5,21329.8% 2,5188.4% 709201260.2% 4,82737.2% 2,9772.6% 209200858.3% 5,22039.6% 3,5422.1% 188200461.5% 5,40837.0% 3,2531.5% 132200056.2% 4,42338.1% 3,0005.8% 454199649.3% 3,78136.0% 2,75714.7% 1,130199233.0% 2,56932.6% 2,53834.4% 2,673198855.5% 3,60543.3% 2,8101.2% 77198468.9% 4,52430.3% 1,9900.8% 49198064.6% 4,04628.4% 1,7767.0% 441197655.1% 3,22542.2% 2,4702.7% 156197272.7% 3,67924.4% 1,2372.9% 145196856.6% 2,78127.6% 1,35515.9% 779196453.1% 2,38046.1% 2,0660.9% 39196065.7% 3,35334.1% 1,7390.2% 9195670.2% 3,67729.3% 1,5360.4% 22195273.5% 3,98026.1% 1,4110.5% 26194859.0% 2,98639.7% 2,0101.2% 62194468.7% 3,50430.9% 1,5750.4% 19194065.8% 4,33033.6% 2,2120.6% 38193654.3% 3,71145.4% 3,1050.4% 25193247.4% 2,97450.8% 3,1851.8% 112192874.8% 4,81024.9% 1,6010.3% 22192472.7% 4,42221.7% 1,3205.6% 340192068.9% 3,46330.5% 1,5350.6% 31191650.5% 3,17446.4% 2,9193.1% 193191229.8% 1,15539.6% 1,53730.7% 1,190190855.6% 2,27042.1% 1,7202.3% 95190465.3% 2,56830.5% 1,1994.3% 168190054.7% 2,37444.0% 1,9121.3% 57189650.0% 2,32249.0% 2,2761.0% 47189250.0% 2,02650.0% 2,030188857.0% 2,26840.2% 1,6012.8% 110

Education

Unified school districts
 Valley Falls USD 338
 Jefferson County North USD 339
 Jefferson West USD 340
 Oskaloosa USD 341
 McLouth USD 342
 Perry-Lecompton USD 343

Communities

Cities

 McLouth
 Meriden
 Nortonville
 Oskaloosa
 Ozawkie
 Perry
 Valley Falls
 Winchester

References

Notes

More reading
 Standard Atlas of Jefferson County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 69 pages; 1916.
 Descriptive Atlas of Jefferson County, Kansas; Acme Publishing Co; 44 pages; 1899.

Other websites

County

 Jefferson County - Directory of Public Officials
 Jefferson County - Economic Development 
Maps
 Jefferson County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

Category:Kansas counties
Category:1855 establishments in Kansas Territory