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Welcome to Jefferson City (aka 'Jeff City') ...The city of Jefferson City is primarily located in Callaway County<1>. It is the County Seat and the capital of Missouri. A portion of Jefferson City extends into Cole County. Jefferson City was established in 1821. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Jefferson City has a population of 42,729 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Jefferson City is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Jefferson City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Jefferson City: (573) The ZIP codes for Jefferson City: 65101-65111<4> The city of Jefferson City has also been called Jeff City. Going back to its beginning, Jefferson City was originally named Lohman's Landing<5>. For more information about the names of Jefferson City, see The Names of Jefferson City on our Genealogy Page. Websites for Jefferson City ...Official Website: www.jeffcitymo.org/ Chamber of Commerce: www.jcchamber.org/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jefferson City had an population of 42,729 people. This is a decrease of 0.81% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.8% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Jefferson City had a population of 43,079 people (or 97.17% of the total population of Callaway County). This makes Jefferson City the county's most populous community. The population of Jefferson City represents 0.72% of the total population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 15th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 43,079 people, the population of Jefferson City increased 8.69% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 39,636 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Jefferson City. Communities Also Named Jefferson City ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Jefferson City: This one is located in Callaway County and the other is located in Cole County. Beyond Missouri, there are 6 communities that are also named Jefferson City - they are located in Colorado, Illinois (2), Montana and Tennessee. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jefferson City. Communities near Jefferson City ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jefferson City.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Jefferson City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jefferson City. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jefferson City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jefferson City. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jefferson City. See our Newspapers Page for Jefferson City. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jefferson City ...Looking for more information about Jefferson City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Jefferson City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Jefferson City. Adding Jefferson City to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Jefferson City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Jefferson City was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Jefferson City on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904. For more details, see References and Mentions for Jefferson City. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Jefferson City: www.jeffcitymo.org/ The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/ Footnotes ...
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