Jeffersonville, Kentucky

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Coordinates: 37°58′9″N 83°49′28″W / 37.96917, -83.82444
Jeffersonville, Kentucky
Jeffersonville, Kentucky Location within the state of Kentucky
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Montgomery
Area
- Total	3.0 sq mi (7.8 km²)
- Land	3.0 sq mi (7.8 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	817 ft (249 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,804
- Density	596.6/sq mi (230.3/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	40337
Area code(s)	859
FIPS code	21-40240
GNIS feature ID	0512986

Jeffersonville is a city in Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,804 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Jeffersonville is located at 37°58′9″N, 83°49′28″W (37.969148, -83.824466)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,804 people, 682 households, and 525 families residing in the city. The population density was 596.6 people per square mile (230.6/km²). There were 738 housing units at an average density of 244.0/sq mi (94.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.06% White, 0.11% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.17% Asian, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.94% of the population.

There were 682 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,392, and the median income for a family was $33,355. Males had a median income of $26,492 versus $17,576 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,254. About 14.7% of families and 18.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.7% of those under age 18 and 19.7% of those age 65 or over.