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JEFFERSON, GEORGIA QUICK STATSCounty: Jackson
Land Area: 19.0 square miles
Population Density: 417 people per square mile
Population change since 2000: 106.80%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (78.0%), Black (16.1%), Hispanic (4.2%), Other race (1.2%), Two or more races (1.2%), Other Asian (0.7%)
Ancestries (City): United States (21.1%), English (6.6%), German (6.4%), Irish (6.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%), Italian (1.7%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Athens-Clarke County, GA (16.8 miles , pop. 100,266)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (53.1 miles , pop. 416,474)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (578.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016)
Nearest cities: Arcade, GA (2.0 miles ), Pendergrass, GA (2.4 miles ), West Jackson, GA (2.8 miles ), Talmo, GA (2.9 miles ), Maysville, GA (3.0 miles ), Commerce, GA (3.0 miles ), Nicholson, GA (3.0 miles ), Hoschton, GA (3.2 miles )
Airports and Heliports located in Jefferson: Jackson County Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 3,500, Local Ops: 6,000, Military Ops: 50)
Amtrak station near Jefferson: 18 miles: GAINESVILLE (104 SE 1ST AVE.)
Jefferson Compared to State Average: Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
JEFFERSON, GEORGIA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 68.70%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.90%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.80%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Jefferson:
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA about 18 miles, ATHENS, GA, Full-time enrollment: 28,464 GAINESVILLE COLLEGE about 20 miles, OAKWOOD, GA, FT enrollment: 2,181 GWINNETT TECHNICAL COLLEGE about 26 miles, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA, FT enrollment: 3,215 NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY about 36 miles, DAHLONEGA, GA, FT enrollment: 3,119 DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY about 48 miles, DECATUR, GA, FT enrollment: 2,486 EMORY UNIVERSITY about 48 miles, ATLANTA, GA, FT enrollment: 10,839 GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE about 49 miles, DECATUR, GA, FT enrollment: 8,213
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