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Jefferson

Jefferson County is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,113. The county seat is .
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  • Type: County with 38,800 residents
  • Description: county in Illinois, United States
  • Also known as: “Jefferson County”, “Jefferson County, IL”, and “Jefferson County, Illinois”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cedarhurst Center for the Arts and Mt. Vernon Township High School.

Arts center
is a visual and performing arts institution in . Located on an 80-acre campus, it offers classes in art education, drawing and painting, ceramics and stained glass, knitting and quilting, and hosts concerts and community events.

School
is a public high school located in , United States. It serves grades 9-12 and is maintained and operated by the Mt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mount Vernon and Bakerville.

Photo: Hans Schönverrückt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. The population was 14,600 at the 2020 census. is the principal city of the , Illinois micropolitan area, which includes all of Jefferson and counties.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, , United States.

Jefferson

Latitude
38.301° or 38° 18′ 4″ north
Longitude
-88.9344° or 88° 56′ 4″ west
Population
38,800
Elevation
482 feet (147 metres)
Open location code
86CH8328+C6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2002257967
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
4241773
Wiki­data ID
Q486440
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Jefferson” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Jefferson County”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة جيفيرسون”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعه جيفيرسون، إلينوي”
  • Armenian: “Ջեֆֆերսոն շրջան”
  • Asturian: “condáu de Jefferson”
  • Basque: “Jefferson konderria”
  • Bavarian: “Jefferson County, Illinois”
  • Bavarian: “Jefferson County”
  • Bengali: “জেফারসন কাউন্টি”
  • Bishnupriya: “জেফারশন কাউন্টি, ইলিনয়স”
  • Bishnupriya: “জেফারশন কাউন্টি”
  • Bulgarian: “Джеферсън”
  • Catalan: “comtat de Jefferson”
  • Cebuano: “Jefferson County”
  • Chechen: “Джефферсон (гуо, Иллинойс)”
  • Chechen: “Джефферсон”
  • Chinese: “Jefferson Kūn”
  • Chinese: “傑佛遜縣”
  • Chinese: “傑佛遜郡”
  • Chinese: “傑弗遜縣”
  • Chinese: “傑弗遜郡”
  • Chinese: “杰佛逊县”
  • Chinese: “杰斐逊县”
  • Dutch: “Jefferson County”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “چيفيرسون كاونتى، ايلينوى”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “چيفيرسون كاونتى”
  • Esperanto: “Jefferson County”
  • Esperanto: “kantono Jefferson”
  • Esperanto: “Kantono Jefferson”
  • Estonian: “Jeffersoni maakond”
  • Finnish: “Jeffersonin piirikunta”
  • French: “comté de Jefferson”
  • French: “Comté de Jefferson”
  • French: “Jefferson County”
  • Georgian: “ჯეფერსონის ოლქი”
  • German: “Jefferson County”
  • Gilaki: “جفرسون ٚ شأرستان (ايلينؤی)”
  • Gilaki: “جفرسون ٚ شأرستان”
  • Greek: “κομητεία Τζέφερσον”
  • Greek: “Κομητεία Τζέφερσον”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז ג’פרסון”
  • Hungarian: “Jefferson megye”
  • Irish: “Contae Jefferson”
  • Italian: “contea di Jefferson”
  • Italian: “Contea di Jefferson”
  • Italian: “Jefferson County”
  • Japanese: “ジェファースン・カウンティ”
  • Japanese: “ジェファースン郡”
  • Japanese: “ジェファーソン・カウンティ”
  • Japanese: “ジェファーソン郡”
  • Japanese: “ジェファスン・カウンティ”
  • Japanese: “ジェファソン・カウンティ”
  • Japanese: “ジェファソン郡”
  • Korean: “제퍼슨군”
  • Latin: “Jefferson Comitatus”
  • Low German: “Jefferson County”
  • Mazanderani: “جفرسون شهرستان (ایلینوی)”
  • Mazanderani: “جفرسون شهرستان”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Jefferson Gông”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Jefferson Kūn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jefferson County i Illinois”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jefferson County”
  • Norwegian: “Jefferson County”
  • Persian: “شهرستان جفرسون، ایلینوی”
  • Persian: “شهرستان جفرسون”
  • Polish: “Hrabstwo Jefferson”
  • Portuguese: “condado de Jefferson”
  • Portuguese: “Condado de Jefferson”
  • Portuguese: “Jefferson County”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Jefferson, Illinois”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Jefferson”
  • Russian: “Джефферсон”
  • Sardinian: “contea de Jefferson”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Jefferson County”
  • Serbian: “Округ Џеферсон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Jefferson County, Illinois”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Jefferson County”
  • Spanish: “condado de Jefferson”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Jefferson”
  • Spanish: “Jefferson County”
  • Swedish: “Jefferson County, Illinois”
  • Swedish: “Jefferson County”
  • Tatar: “Джефферсон (округ, Иллинойс)”
  • Tatar: “Джефферсон”
  • Turkish: “Jefferson County, IL”
  • Turkish: “Jefferson County, Ill.”
  • Turkish: “Jefferson County, Illinois”
  • Turkish: “Jefferson County”
  • Turkish: “Jefferson ilçesi, IL”
  • Turkish: “Jefferson ilçesi, Ill.”
  • Turkish: “Jefferson ilçesi, Illinois”
  • Turkish: “Jefferson ilçesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Джефферсон”
  • Urdu: “جیفرسن کاؤنٹی، الینوائے”
  • Urdu: “جیفرسن کاؤنٹی”
  • Venetian: “contea de Jefferson”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Jefferson, Illinois”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Jefferson”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Jefferson, Illinois”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Jefferson”
  • Welsh: “Jefferson County, Illinois”
  • Welsh: “Jefferson County”
  • Western Panjabi: “جیفرسن کاؤنٹی، الینوۓ”
  • Western Panjabi: “جیفرسن کاؤنٹی”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Webster Hill Estates and Old Good Sam Hospital, now gated off.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Aquatic Zoo Water Park and Lincoln Park.

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