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HISTORY Jefferson was officially founded by expecting to find a thriving city on Granger's land. Instead, he found a wilderness, broken only by trees emblazoned with Philadelphian street names, marking where future streets would be built. Wilson himself died after two weeks of herculean effort to prepare for the winter, but his family stayed on as the first citizens of Jefferson. Jefferson's two most famous sons were Congressman Joshua Giddings and Senator Benjamin Wade , two prominent Republican abolitionists. In 1831 the two men formed a law practice in Jefferson (which became the county seat of newly-formed Ashtabula County in 1811) and worked together until Giddings was elected to Congress in 1838. Wade successfully ran for the Ohio State Senate in 1837, then won election to the US Senate in 1851. Both were instrumental in the foundation of the Republican Party and defied the " Gag Rule " barring discussion of Slavery prior to the American Civil War . Jefferson itself was a hotbed of abolitionism. John Brown spoke in the village, and several of its houses acted as stations on the Underground Railway . During the American Civil War , it trained Union recruits at Fort Giddings, which stood in the village at the current site of the fairgrounds. E.T. Fetch, the first American to drive an Automobile from coast to coast, was also a Jefferson resident. GEOGRAPHY Jefferson is located at 41°44'14" North, 80°46'19" West (41.737118, -80.772019). According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 5.9 Km&2 (2.3 Mi&2 ). 5.9 km&2 (2.3 mi&2) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water. The village's principle watercourse is Mill Creek, an oft-insubstantial trickle which, nevertheless, was significant in the town's industrial development. A dam reigns in this liliputian flood menace, forming a now-redundant village reservoir. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 3,572 people, 1,357 households, and 933 families residing in the village. The Population Density was 604.9/km&2 (1,566.5/mi&2). There were 1,425 housing units at an average density of 241.3/km&2 (625.0/mi&2). The racial makeup of the village was 97.17% White , 1.43% African American , 0.25% Native American , 0.22% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.14% from Other Races , and 0.78% from two or more races. 0.62% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,357 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were Married Couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.99. In the village the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $36,883, and the median income for a family was $46,313. Males had a median income of $34,341 versus $25,036 for females. The Per Capita Income for the village was $18,371. 5.8% of the population and 3.9% of families were below the Poverty Line . 6.4% of those under the age of 18 and 8.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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