Jefferson, Iowa
Jefferson, Iowa Greene County Courthouse in Jefferson Greene County Courthouse in Jefferson Location of Jefferson, Iowa Location of Jefferson, Iowa Jefferson is a town/city in Greene County, Iowa, United States, along the North Raccoon River.
It is the governmental center of county of Greene County. It is the home of the Mahanay Memorial Bell Tower, 168 feet (51 m) tall, positioned on the town square, and visible for miles.
Walton who assembled there in 1855. During the Civil War, Jefferson as well as Greene County contributed its sons to raising Company H, 10th Iowa Infantry (1861) and Company E, 39th Iowa Infantry (1862).
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 6.01 square miles (15.57 km2), of which, 5.97 square miles (15.46 km2) is territory and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water. The populace density was 727.8 inhabitants per square mile (281.0/km2).
There were 2,156 housing units at an average density of 361.1 per square mile (139.4/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 97.9% White, 0.1% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 1.0% from other competitions, and 0.7% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,900 homeholds of which 26.5% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 38.3% were non-families.
34.8% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 46.3 years.
22.5% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.3% were from 25 to 44; 27.5% were from 45 to 64; and 24.2% were 65 years of age or older.
The populace density was 794.6 citizens per square mile (306.9/km ).
There were 2,094 housing units at an average density of 359.7 per square mile (138.9/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 97.97% White, 0.15% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.61% from other competitions, and 0.63% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,954 homeholds out of which 28.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families.
33.7% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 20.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Age spread: 23.7% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 26.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 3.3% of families and 7.3% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.
Completed in October 1966 at nearly 14 stories or 168 feet (51 m) in height, the Mahanay Memorial Bell Tower is titled for Floyd Mahanay who left an endowment of $350,000 to have the fortress built.
An elevator in the fortress takes visitors to the observation deck for stunning views of cornfields in 5 Iowa counties.
As of 2016, there are more than seventeen other buildings in Iowa taller than the Mahanay Tower: 12 in Des Moines, 3 in Cedar Rapids, and 2 in Davenport. United States Enumeration Bureau.
Stillman, B.B., Past and Present of Greene County, Iowa, Chicago: S.J.
"Iowa town meets decades-long goal for silenced bell tower".
"Iowa town meets decades-long goal for silenced bell tower".
"Vision Iowa Grant Awarded to Mahanay Bell Tower Project in Jefferson".
"Iowa town meets decades-long goal for silenced bell tower".
Bell Tower Festival website Stillman, B.B., Past and Present of Greene County, Iowa, Chicago: S.J.
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Municipalities and communities of Greene County, Iowa, United States County seat: Jefferson This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties
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Jefferson, Iowa - Cities in Iowa - Cities in Greene County, Iowa - County seats in Iowa - Populated places established in 1855 - 1855 establishments in Iowa
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