Place:Jefferson, Mississippi, United States

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NameJefferson
Alt namesJeffersonsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Pickeringsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeCounty
Coordinates31.717°N 91.05°W
Located inMississippi, United States     (1799 - )
See alsoClaiborne, Mississippi, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Warren, Mississippi, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Deserted settlement
Shankstown ( 1800 - 1930 )
Inhabited place
Ashland
Blue Hill
Buena Vista
Cadillac
Cannonsburg
Church Hill
Clifton
Deane
Dennis Crossroads
Elmo
Fayette
Four Forks
Gum Ridge
Harriston
Huntley
Ihrie
Leedo
Lorman
Malcolm
McBride
McNair
Melton
North Fork
Perth
Phoenix
Red Lick
Rodney
Stampley
Stonington
Union Church
Uniontown
Violet
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi; its western border is formed by the Mississippi River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,726, making it the third-least populous county in Mississippi. Its county seat is Fayette. The county is named for U.S. President Thomas Jefferson.

Originally developed as cotton plantations in the antebellum era, the rural county has struggled with a declining economy and reduced population since the mechanization of agriculture and urbanization of other areas. In 2018 its estimated population of 7,106 was roughly one-third of the population peak in 1900. Within the United States, in 2009 rural Jefferson County had the highest percentage of African-Americans of any county. It was the fourth-poorest county in the nation.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1798 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1799 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1800 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1802 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1805 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1805 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1810 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1800 2,940
1810 4,001
1820 6,822
1830 9,755
1840 11,650
1850 13,193
1860 15,349
1870 13,848
1880 17,314
1890 18,947
1900 21,292
1910 18,221
1920 15,946
1930 14,291
1940 13,969
1950 11,306
1960 10,142
1970 9,295
1980 9,181
1990 8,653
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www.rootsweb.com/~msjeffer/

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