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Jefferson County
Jefferson County
County
	Jefferson County Courthouse in Dandridge
	Flag Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of Tennessee
	Tennessee's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 36°03′N 83°27′W / 36.05°N 83.45°W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Founded	June 15, 1792
Named for	Thomas Jefferson
Seat	Dandridge
Largest city	Jefferson City
Government
• Mayor	Mark Potts (R)
Area
• Total	314 sq mi (810 km2)
• Land	274 sq mi (710 km2)
• Water	40 sq mi (100 km2) 13%
Population (2020)
• Total	54,683
• Estimate (2023)	57,838
• Density	170/sq mi (67/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	37725, 37760, 37820, 37871, 37877, 37890
Area code	865
Congressional districts	1st, 2nd
Website	jeffersoncountytn.gov

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Jefferson County is an exurban^[5] county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 54,683.^[6] Its county seat is Dandridge.^[7] Jefferson County is part of the Morristown Metropolitan Statistical Area with neighboring Grainger and Hamblen counties. The county, along with the Morristown MSA, is included in the Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville Combined Statistical Area.^[8]

History

Jefferson County was established on June 11, 1792, by William Blount, Governor of the Southwest Territory.^[9] It had been a part of Caswell County during the State of Franklin period (1784–1789). Its county seat, Dandridge, was settled in 1783.^[9]

On the eve of the Civil War, Jefferson County, like most other counties in mountainous East Tennessee, was opposed to secession. In Tennessee's Ordinance of Secession referendum on June 8, 1861, Jefferson County voters rejected secession by a margin of 1,987 to 603.^[10] A railroad bridge at Strawberry Plains was among those targeted by the East Tennessee bridge-burning conspiracy in November 1861.^[11] This led to internal conflict in the area throughout the war, with men from the county enlisting in both of the rival armies.

On October 2, 2013, on I-40 in Jefferson County near the I-40 and I-81 split, a multi-vehicle collision involving a church bus, a tractor-trailer, and a SUV occurred at mile marker 423.^[12] Tennessee Highway Patrol officials discovered that the church bus had blown a tire, leading it to merge into oncoming traffic, clipping the SUV and colliding with the semi-truck, causing it to burst into flames.^[12] The accident resulted in 8 fatalities and 14 injuries.^[12]

United States presidential election results for Jefferson County, Tennessee^[13]
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2024	21,041	81.60%	4,499	17.45%	244	0.95%
2020	18,651	78.98%	4,654	19.71%	311	1.32%
2016	14,776	77.47%	3,494	18.32%	802	4.21%
2012	13,038	74.25%	4,232	24.10%	289	1.65%
2008	13,092	70.65%	5,178	27.94%	262	1.41%
2004	11,625	67.53%	5,469	31.77%	121	0.70%
2000	8,657	61.45%	5,226	37.10%	204	1.45%
1996	6,446	53.03%	4,688	38.57%	1,021	8.40%
1992	6,184	50.02%	4,740	38.34%	1,438	11.63%
1988	6,832	67.85%	3,168	31.46%	69	0.69%
1984	7,721	70.35%	3,185	29.02%	69	0.63%
1980	6,944	66.82%	3,180	30.60%	268	2.58%
1976	5,459	57.23%	3,995	41.89%	84	0.88%
1972	5,925	80.26%	1,357	18.38%	100	1.35%
1968	5,494	67.11%	1,494	18.25%	1,199	14.65%
1964	4,923	65.44%	2,600	34.56%	0	0.00%
1960	6,141	78.79%	1,620	20.79%	33	0.42%
1956	4,870	77.63%	1,338	21.33%	65	1.04%
1952	4,622	78.87%	1,228	20.96%	10	0.17%
1948	2,979	74.12%	900	22.39%	140	3.48%
1944	3,159	76.25%	966	23.32%	18	0.43%
1940	1,921	63.95%	1,062	35.35%	21	0.70%
1936	2,356	68.33%	1,079	31.29%	13	0.38%
1932	2,275	68.59%	975	29.39%	67	2.02%
1928	2,582	85.55%	436	14.45%	0	0.00%
1924	2,699	78.39%	712	20.68%	32	0.93%
1920	3,583	81.58%	741	16.87%	68	1.55%
1916	1,648	75.84%	520	23.93%	5	0.23%
1912	540	26.96%	514	25.66%	949	47.38%

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 314 square miles (810 km²), of which 274 square miles (710 km²) is land and 40 square miles (100 km²) (13%) is water.^[14] The county is affected by two artificial lakes: Douglas Lake, created by the damming of the French Broad River in the south, and Cherokee Lake, created by the damming of the Holston River in the north.

Adjacent counties

Hamblen County (northeast)
Cocke County (southeast)
Sevier County (south)
Knox County (west)
Grainger County (north)

State protected areas

Henderson Island Refuge

Transportation

Principal highways

Major surface routes

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1810	7,309		—
1820	8,953		22.5%
1830	11,801		31.8%
1840	12,076		2.3%
1850	13,204		9.3%
1860	16,043		21.5%
1870	19,476		21.4%
1880	15,846		−18.6%
1890	16,478		4.0%
1900	18,590		12.8%
1910	17,755		−4.5%
1920	17,677		−0.4%
1930	17,914		1.3%
1940	18,621		3.9%
1950	19,667		5.6%
1960	21,493		9.3%
1970	24,940		16.0%
1980	31,284		25.4%
1990	33,016		5.5%
2000	44,294		34.2%
2010	51,407		16.1%
2020	54,683		6.4%
2023 (est.)	57,838	^[15]	5.8%
U.S. Decennial Census^[16] 1790-1960^[17] 1900-1990^[18] 1990-2000^[19] 2010-2014^[6]

2020 census

Jefferson County racial composition^[21]
Race	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	48,975	89.56%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	787	1.44%
Native American	159	0.29%
Asian	257	0.47%
Pacific Islander	20	0.04%
Other/Mixed	2,093	3.83%
Hispanic or Latino	2,392	4.37%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 54,683 people, 20,154 households, and 13,998 families residing in the county.

2000 census

As of the census^[22] of 2000, there were 44,294 people, 17,155 households, and 12,608 families residing in the county. The population density was 162 people per square mile (63 people/km²). There were 19,319 housing units at an average density of 71 units per square mile (27/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.66% White, 2.32% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.63% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. 1.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 17,155 households, out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.90% were married couples living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.50% were non-families. 22.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.90% under the age of 18, 10.60% from 18 to 24, 29.10% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.00 males. However, the last statistic is somewhat misleading because of female longevity, and if adults 18-65 were considered, the numbers would be very close to equal.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,824, and the median income for a family was $38,537. Males had a median income of $29,123 versus $20,269 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,841. About 9.60% of families and 13.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.90% of those under age 18 and 12.60% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

According to a data profile produced by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development in 2023,^[23] the top employers in the county are:

#	Employer	# of Employees
1	Old Dominion Freight Line	1,100
2	Jefferson County Board of Education	1,100
3	Bush Brothers and Company	500
4	Nyrstar	450
5	Carson–Newman University	404
6	Oshkosh Corporation	325
7	Jefferson Memorial Hospital	305
8	Jefferson County Government	300
9	Walmart (Jefferson City)	300
10	Ball MetalPack	159

Education

K-12 public education in the county is conducted by Jefferson County Public Schools.

Communities

Cities

Baneberry
Jefferson City
Morristown (partial, mostly in Hamblen)

Towns

Dandridge (county seat)
New Market
White Pine (small portion in Hamblen)

Census-designated place

Strawberry Plains (partial, portions in Knox and Sevier)

Unincorporated communities

References

^ [1], Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Jefferson County
^ Origins Of Tennessee County Names, Tennessee Blue Book 2005-2006, pages 508-513
^ "Jefferson". County Technical Assistance Service. University of Tennessee. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
^ "Results: County mayor races in 10 East Tenn. counties". WBIR-TV. May 1, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
^ "The United States: By Rural, Urban and Exurban Counties". The Daily Yonder. March 17, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2014 – via National Archives.
^ ^a ^b Estle Muncy, "Jefferson County," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved: October 18, 2013.
^ Oliver Perry Temple, East Tennessee and the Civil War (R. Clarke Company, 1899), p. 199.
^ Temple, East Tennessee and the Civil War, pp. 370-406.
^ ^a ^b ^c Winter, Michael (October 2, 2013). "8 dead in church bus crash on I-40 in Tennessee". USA Today. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
^ Based on 2000 census data
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
^ "Jefferson County: County Profile Tool". Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. State of Tennessee. 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2024.

External links

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[1] [1], Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Jefferson County

[2] Origins Of Tennessee County Names, Tennessee Blue Book 2005-2006, pages 508-513

[ctas-3] "Jefferson". County Technical Assistance Service. University of Tennessee. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

[mayoralrace-4] "Results: County mayor races in 10 East Tenn. counties". WBIR-TV. May 1, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[exurban-5] "The United States: By Rural, Urban and Exurban Counties". The Daily Yonder. March 17, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2020.

[QF-6] "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2013.

[GR6-7] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[8] "Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2014 – via National Archives.

[tehc-9] Estle Muncy, "Jefferson County," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved: October 18, 2013.

[10] Oliver Perry Temple, East Tennessee and the Civil War (R. Clarke Company, 1899), p. 199.

[11] Temple, East Tennessee and the Civil War, pp. 370-406.

[winter-12] Winter, Michael (October 2, 2013). "8 dead in church bus crash on I-40 in Tennessee". USA Today. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

[13] Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 11, 2018.

[GR1-14] "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2015.

[USCensusEst2023-15] "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

[16] "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2015.

[17] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved April 7, 2015.

[18] Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2015.

[19] "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2015.

[20] Based on 2000 census data

[21] "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 27, 2021.

[GR8-22] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.

[tnecd-23] "Jefferson County: County Profile Tool". Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. State of Tennessee. 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2024.

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 {{Infobox U.S. county
  | county               = Jefferson County
  | state                = Tennessee
  | seal                 = File:Jeffersoncotnseal.jpg
- | founded              = June 11, 1792
+ | founded              = June 15, 1792<ref>[https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/pages/genealogical-fact-sheets-about-jefferson-county], ''Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Jefferson County''</ref>
  | named for            = [[Thomas Jefferson]]<ref>[http://www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook/05-06/44-counties.pdf Origins Of Tennessee County Names], ''[[Tennessee Blue Book]]'' 2005-2006, pages 508-513</ref>
- | seat wl              = Dandridge
+ | seat wl           = Dandridge
  | largest city wl      = Jefferson City
  | area_total_sq_mi     = 314
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  | area percentage      = 13%
  | census yr            = 2020
- | pop                  = 54683 {{increase}}
+ | pop                  = 54683
- | density_sq_mi        = 195
+ | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
- | time zone            = Eastern
+ | population_est       = 57838
+{{gain}}
+ | density_sq_mi        = auto
+ | time zone           = Eastern
  | footnotes            =
  | website              = {{URL|https://jeffersoncountytn.gov/}}
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  | leader_name          = Mark Potts ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])<ref name="ctas">{{cite web |title=Jefferson |url=http://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/county/jefferson |website=County Technical Assistance Service |publisher=[[University of Tennessee]] |access-date=August 30, 2020}}</ref><ref name="mayoralrace">{{cite news |title=Results: County mayor races in 10 East Tenn. counties |url=https://www.wbir.com/article/news/politics/elections/results-county-mayor-races-in-10-east-tenn-counties/51-547675039 |access-date=September 11, 2020 |work=[[WBIR-TV]] |date=May 1, 2018}}</ref>
  | area codes           = [[Area code 865|865]]
- | ZIP codes            = 37725, 37760, 37820, 37871, 37890
+ | ZIP codes            = 37725, 37760, 37820, 37871, 37877, 37890
+|flag=File:Flag of Jefferson County, Tennessee.gif }}
-}}
-'''Jefferson County''' is an [[exurban]]<ref name="exurban">{{cite web |title=The United States: By Rural, Urban and Exurban Counties |url=https://dailyyonder.com/united-states-rural-urban-and-exurban-counties/2009/03/17/ |website=The Daily Yonder |access-date=December 6, 2020 |date=March 17, 2009}}</ref> [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Tennessee]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 54,683.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/47/47089.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 3, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607142629/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/47/47089.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Dandridge, Tennessee|Dandridge]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref> Jefferson County is part of the [[Morristown, Tennessee|Morristown]] [[Morristown metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]] with neighboring [[Grainger County, Tennessee|Grainger]] and [[Hamblen County, Tennessee|Hamblen]] counties. The county, along with the Morristown MSA, is included in the [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]-Morristown-[[Sevierville, Tennessee|Sevierville]] [[Knoxville metropolitan area|Combined Statistical Area]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b13-01.pdf |title=Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas |access-date=April 27, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121004708/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b13-01.pdf |via=[[NARA|National Archives]] |work=[[Office of Management and Budget]] |archive-date=January 21, 2017 }}</ref>
+'''Jefferson County''' is an [[exurban]]<ref name="exurban">{{cite web |title=The United States: By Rural, Urban and Exurban Counties |url=https://dailyyonder.com/united-states-rural-urban-and-exurban-counties/2009/03/17/ |website=The Daily Yonder |access-date=December 6, 2020 |date=March 17, 2009}}</ref> [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Tennessee]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 54,683.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/47/47089.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 3, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607142629/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/47/47089.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Dandridge, Tennessee|Dandridge]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> Jefferson County is part of the [[Morristown Metropolitan Statistical Area]] with neighboring [[Grainger County, Tennessee|Grainger]] and [[Hamblen County, Tennessee|Hamblen]] counties. The county, along with the Morristown MSA, is included in the [[Knoxville Metropolitan Area|Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville Combined Statistical Area]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b13-01.pdf |title=Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas |access-date=April 27, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121004708/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b13-01.pdf |via=[[NARA|National Archives]] |work=[[Office of Management and Budget]] |archive-date=January 21, 2017 }}</ref>
 ==History==
-Jefferson County was established on June 11, 1792, by [[William Blount]], Governor of the [[Southwest Territory]].<ref name=tehc>Estle Muncy, "[http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=703 Jefferson County]," ''Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture''. Retrieved: 18 October 2013.</ref>  It had been a part of [[:File:8FranklinCounties.png|Caswell County]] during the [[State of Franklin]] period (1784–1789). Its county seat, Dandridge, was settled in 1783.<ref name=tehc />
+Jefferson County was established on June 11, 1792, by [[William Blount]], Governor of the [[Southwest Territory]].<ref name=tehc>Estle Muncy, "[http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=703 Jefferson County]," ''Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture''. Retrieved: October 18, 2013.</ref>  It had been a part of [[:File:8FranklinCounties.png|Caswell County]] during the [[State of Franklin]] period (1784–1789). Its county seat, Dandridge, was settled in 1783.<ref name=tehc />
 On the eve of the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], Jefferson County, like most other counties in mountainous [[East Tennessee]], was opposed to secession. In Tennessee's Ordinance of Secession referendum on June 8, 1861, Jefferson County voters rejected secession by a margin of 1,987 to 603.<ref>Oliver Perry Temple, [https://books.google.com/books?id=g8xYAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22The+detailed+vote+of+the+several+counties+was+as+follows%22&pg=PA199 East Tennessee and the Civil War] (R. Clarke Company, 1899), p. 199.</ref>  A railroad bridge at [[Strawberry Plains, Tennessee|Strawberry Plains]] was among those targeted by the [[East Tennessee bridge burnings|East Tennessee bridge-burning conspiracy]] in November 1861.<ref>Temple, ''East Tennessee and the Civil War'', pp. 370-406.</ref> This led to internal conflict in the area throughout the war, with men from the county enlisting in both of the rival armies.
 On October 2, 2013, on [[Interstate 40 in Tennessee|I-40]] in Jefferson County near the I-40 and [[Interstate 81 in Tennessee|I-81]] split, a multi-vehicle collision involving a church bus, a tractor-trailer, and a SUV occurred at mile marker 423.<ref name="winter">{{cite news |last1=Winter |first1=Michael |title=8 dead in church bus crash on I-40 in Tennessee |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/10/02/fatal-tennessee-bus-crash/2910431/ |access-date=December 27, 2020 |work=[[USA Today]] |date=October 2, 2013}}</ref> [[Tennessee Highway Patrol]] officials discovered that the church bus had blown a tire, leading it to merge into oncoming traffic, clipping the SUV and colliding with the semi-truck, causing it to burst into flames.<ref name="winter"/> The accident resulted in 8 fatalities and 14 injuries.<ref name="winter"/>
+{{PresHead|place=Jefferson County, Tennessee|whig=no|source1=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=March 11, 2018}}</ref>}}
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+{{PresRow|1976|Republican|5,459|3,995|84|Tennessee}}
+{{PresRow|1972|Republican|5,925|1,357|100|Tennessee}}
+{{PresRow|1968|Republican|5,494|1,494|1,199|Tennessee}}
+{{PresRow|1964|Republican|4,923|2,600|0|Tennessee}}
+{{PresRow|1960|Republican|6,141|1,620|33|Tennessee}}
+{{PresRow|1956|Republican|4,870|1,338|65|Tennessee}}
+{{PresRow|1952|Republican|4,622|1,228|10|Tennessee}}
+{{PresRow|1948|Republican|2,979|900|140|Tennessee}}
+{{PresRow|1944|Republican|3,159|966|18|Tennessee}}
+{{PresRow|1940|Republican|1,921|1,062|21|Tennessee}}
+{{PresRow|1936|Republican|2,356|1,079|13|Tennessee}}
+{{PresRow|1932|Republican|2,275|975|67|Tennessee}}
+{{PresRow|1928|Republican|2,582|436|0|Tennessee}}
+{{PresRow|1924|Republican|2,699|712|32|Tennessee}}
+{{PresRow|1920|Republican|3,583|741|68|Tennessee}}
+{{PresRow|1916|Republican|1,648|520|5|Tennessee}}
+{{PresFoot|1912|Progressive|540|514|949|Tennessee}}
 ==Geography==
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 |2010= 51407
 |2020= 54683
+| estyear = 2023
-|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=July 20, 2018}}</ref>
+| estimate = 57838
+| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/counties/totals/co-est2023-pop.xlsx| title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 14, 2024}}</ref>
 |align-fn=center
-|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 7, 2015}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=April 7, 2015}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/tn190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=April 7, 2015}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=2010-03-27 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=April 7, 2015}}</ref> 2010-2014<ref name="QF"/>
+|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 7, 2015}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=April 7, 2015}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/tn190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=April 7, 2015}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=April 7, 2015}}</ref> 2010-2014<ref name="QF"/>
 }}
 {{Stack|[[Image:USA Jefferson County, Tennessee.csv age pyramid.svg|thumb|150px|left|Age pyramid Jefferson County<ref>Based on [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] data</ref>]]}}
@@ Line 105: / Line 142: @@
 ===2020 census===
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
-|+Jefferson County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US47089&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-27|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
+|+Jefferson County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US47089&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 27, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
 !scope="col"| Race
 !scope="col"| Number
@@ Line 141: / Line 178: @@
 ===2000 census===
-As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-05-14|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 44,294 people, 17,155 households, and 12,608 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|162|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 19,319 housing units at an average density of {{convert|71|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 95.66% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 2.32% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.31% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.27% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.63% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.77% from two or more races. 1.33% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.
+As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 44,294 people, 17,155 households, and 12,608 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|162|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 19,319 housing units at an average density of {{convert|71|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 95.66% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 2.32% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.31% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.27% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.63% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.77% from two or more races. 1.33% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.
 There were 17,155 households, out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.90% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.50% were non-families. 22.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.89.
@@ Line 150: / Line 187: @@
 ==Economy==
-According to a data profile produced by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development in 2018,<ref name="tnecd">{{cite web |title=Jefferson County: County Profile Tool |url=https://tnecd.com/counties/jefferson/ |website=Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development |publisher=[[Tennessee|State of Tennessee]] |access-date=December 13, 2020 |date=2018 }}</ref> the top employers in the county are:
+According to a data profile produced by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development in 2023,<ref name="tnecd">{{cite web |title=Jefferson County: County Profile Tool |url=https://tnecd.com/counties/jefferson/ |website=Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development |publisher=[[Tennessee|State of Tennessee]] |access-date=February 7, 2024 |date=2023 }}</ref> the top employers in the county are:
 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
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 |-
 |1
+|[[Old Dominion Freight Line]]
-|Jefferson County Board of Education
 |1,100
 |-
 |2
+|Jefferson County Board of Education
+|1,100
+|-
+|3
 |[[Bush Brothers and Company]]
 |500
 |-
-|3
+|4
 |[[Nyrstar]]
 |450
 |-
-|4
+|5
 |[[Carson–Newman University]]
-|320
+|404
-|-
-|5
-|[[Walmart]] (Jefferson City)
-|300
 |-
 |6
+|[[Oshkosh Corporation]]
-|Jefferson County Government
-|300
+|325
 |-
 |7
 |Jefferson Memorial Hospital
-|205
+|305
 |-
 |8
-|Jefferson County Nursing Home
+|Jefferson County Government
-|200
+|300
 |-
 |9
+|[[Walmart]] (Jefferson City)
-|Matsuo Industries
-|180
+|300
 |-
 |10
+|Ball MetalPack
-|[[Nashua Corporation]]
-|180
+|159
 |}
-==Politics==
-{{PresHead|place=Jefferson County, Tennessee|whig=no|source1=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=2018-03-11}}</ref>}}
-<!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP/Whig vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} -->
-{{PresRow|2020|Republican|18,651|4,654|311|Tennessee}}
-{{PresRow|2016|Republican|14,776|3,494|802|Tennessee}}
-{{PresRow|2012|Republican|13,038|4,232|289|Tennessee}}
-{{PresRow|2008|Republican|13,092|5,178|262|Tennessee}}
-{{PresRow|2004|Republican|11,625|5,469|121|Tennessee}}
-{{PresRow|2000|Republican|8,657|5,226|204|Tennessee}}
-{{PresRow|1996|Republican|6,446|4,688|1,021|Tennessee}}
-{{PresRow|1992|Republican|6,184|4,740|1,438|Tennessee}}
-{{PresRow|1988|Republican|6,832|3,168|69|Tennessee}}
-{{PresRow|1984|Republican|7,721|3,185|69|Tennessee}}
-{{PresRow|1980|Republican|6,944|3,180|268|Tennessee}}
-{{PresRow|1976|Republican|5,459|3,995|84|Tennessee}}
-{{PresRow|1972|Republican|5,925|1,357|100|Tennessee}}
-{{PresRow|1968|Republican|5,494|1,494|1,199|Tennessee}}
-{{PresRow|1964|Republican|4,923|2,600|0|Tennessee}}
-{{PresRow|1960|Republican|6,141|1,620|33|Tennessee}}
-{{PresRow|1956|Republican|4,870|1,338|65|Tennessee}}
-{{PresRow|1952|Republican|4,622|1,228|10|Tennessee}}
-{{PresRow|1948|Republican|2,979|900|140|Tennessee}}
-{{PresRow|1944|Republican|3,159|966|18|Tennessee}}
-{{PresRow|1940|Republican|1,921|1,062|21|Tennessee}}
-{{PresRow|1936|Republican|2,356|1,079|13|Tennessee}}
-{{PresRow|1932|Republican|2,275|975|67|Tennessee}}
-{{PresRow|1928|Republican|2,582|436|0|Tennessee}}
-{{PresRow|1924|Republican|2,699|712|32|Tennessee}}
-{{PresRow|1920|Republican|3,583|741|68|Tennessee}}
-{{PresRow|1916|Republican|1,648|520|5|Tennessee}}
-{{PresFoot|1912|Progressive|540|514|949|Tennessee}}
-Like all of [[Southern Unionist|Unionist]] East Tennessee, Jefferson County has been overwhelmingly Republican ever since the Civil War. No Democrat has carried the county in the century and a half since that time, and indeed only [[Southern Democrat]] [[Jimmy Carter]] in 1976 has managed to reach forty percent of Jefferson County's vote.
 ==Education==
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 * {{URL|https://www.jc-tn.net/|Jefferson County Schools}}
 * {{URL|https://jeffersoncountytennessee.com/|Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce}}
-* {{curlie|Regional/North_America/United_States/Tennessee/Counties/Jefferson/|Jefferson County}}
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v t e Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States
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