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Notable locations in Jefferson: Jefferson Historic District (A), Sedberry House (B), Jefferson Historical Museum (C), Jefferson Playhouse (D), Captain William E Singleton House (E), Captain William Perry House (F), Excelsior Hotel (G), Beard House (H), Alley-Carlson House (I), Presbyterian Manse (J), Perry M Woods House (K), Old United States Post Office and Courts Building (L), House of the Seasons Museum (M), Texas History Museum (N), Texas Heritage Library (O), Epperson-McNutt House (P), Magnolias house (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Jefferson include: Christ Episcopal Church (A), Church of the Nazarene (B), First Baptist Church (C), Immaculate Conception Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Cedar Grove Cemetery (1), Oakwood Cemetery (2), Mount Sinai Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotels: Budget Inn of Jefferson (USHighway 59 South), 1st Bed and Breakfast in Texas Pride House (409 East Broadway Street), Burton Darrell & Dee (401 North Polk Street), Carriage House Bed and Breakfast (401 North Polk Street), Best Western of Jefferson (400 South Walcott Street).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Jefferson and their reported violations in the past:
ISLAND VIEW LANDING (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between FEB-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Notification, Public - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- Notification, Public - In MAY-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- Notification, Public - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 3 minor monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Jefferson that have no violations reported:
- USCOE JOHNSON CREEK PARK (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- USCOE SHADY GROVE PARK (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- USCOE BRUSHY CREEK PARK (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- USCOE ALLEY CREEK PARK (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- USCOE OVERLOOK & BUCKHORN PARKS (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 32.9% | | Whole state: | 15.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 11.2% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Jefferson, TX
68 people in nursing homes
21 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Jefferson compared to Texas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Jefferson (2009 data):
- The First National Bank of Hughes Springs: Jefferson Branch at 202 North Polk Street, branch established on 1950-08-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $176.1 mil, Deposits: $160.3 mil, headquarters in Hughes Springs, TX, positive income, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Chalybeate Springs Corporation
- Citizens National Bank: Jefferson Branch at 109 East Broadway, branch established on 1988-12-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $840.6 mil, Deposits: $749.2 mil, headquarters in Henderson, TX, positive income, 17 total offices, Holding Company: Henderson Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Marion County Texas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (54%)
- Electricity (43%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religion statistics for Jefferson
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 44.05%
| Here |  | 44.1% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Catholic Church | Other |
| Adherents | 57.2% | 15.4% | 9.0% | 6.7% | 11.9% |
| Congregations | 30.3% | 39.4% | 9.1% | 3.0% | 18.2% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $4,800 | $57,600 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $5,210 | $31,260 | 7 | $400 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $750 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
7 | $18,518 | $31,745 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,108 | $25,296 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
4 | $8,758 | $26,274 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
5 | $11,014 | $26,434 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
3 | $7,962 | $31,848 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
23 | $58,370 | $30,454 | 8 | $1,150 |
Jefferson government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $145,000
All Other: $2,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $323,000
Water Utilities: $308,000
Police Protection: $307,000
Financial Administration: $207,000
Sewerage: $100,000
General - Other: $48,000
Fire Protection: $20,000
Libraries: $10,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $40,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $9,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $95,000
Interest Earnings: $78,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $786,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $202,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $22,000
Housing & Community Development: $16,000
General Support: $9,000
- Tax - Property: $347,000
Total General Sales: $282,000
Public Utilities: $153,000
Other Selective Sales: $148,000
NEC: $3,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $286,000
10.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,467 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.12% | | Texas average: | 8.37% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
9.22% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,642 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.22% | | Texas average: | 7.44% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Jefferson:
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KPYN (900 AM; 10 kW; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
- KNCB (1320 AM; 5 kW; VIVIAN, LA; Owner: NORTH CADDO BROADCASTING CO.)
- KOFY (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GILMER, TX; Owner: JERRY RUSSELL D/B/A THE RUSSELL COMPANY)
- KOKA (980 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
- KSYB (1300 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: AMISTAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KEES (1430 AM; 5 kW; GLADEWATER, TX; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KMHT (1450 AM; 1 kW; MARSHALL, TX; Owner: HANSZEN BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- KTBB (600 AM; 5 kW; TYLER, TX; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Jefferson:
- KJTX (104.5 FM; JEFFERSON, TX; Owner: WISDOM MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KRMD-FM (101.1 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KTAL-FM (98.1 FM; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
- KRUF (94.5 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KXKS-FM (93.7 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KMHT-FM (103.9 FM; MARSHALL, TX; Owner: HANSZEN BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
- KDAQ (89.9 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: BD. SUP. LA ST. UNIV. & AGRIC. MECH.)
- KVMA-FM (107.9 FM; MAGNOLIA, AR; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KYKX (105.7 FM; LONGVIEW, TX; Owner: WALLER MEDIA, LLC)
- KCUL-FM (92.3 FM; MARSHALL, TX; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS CORP.-NY)
- KVKI-FM (96.5 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KTUX (98.9 FM; CARTHAGE, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KNCB-FM (105.3 FM; VIVIAN, LA; Owner: NORTH CADDO BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KFRO-FM (95.3 FM; GILMER, TX; Owner: WALLER MEDIA, LLC)
- KAZE (106.9 FM; ORE CITY, TX; Owner: REYNOLDS RADIO, INC.)
- KDKS-FM (102.1 FM; BLANCHARD, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Jefferson:
- KTBS-TV (Channel 3; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KTBS, INC.)
- KTAL-TV (Channel 6; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
- KSLA-TV (Channel 12; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KSLA, LLC)
- KMSS-TV (Channel 33; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
- KSHV (Channel 45; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF SHREVEPORT LIC. CORP.)
- KLTS-TV (Channel 24; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
- K59GO (Channel 59; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- KLPN-LP (Channel 58; LONGVIEW, TX; Owner: WARWICK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Jefferson, Texas:
- Fatal accident count: 23
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 36
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 33
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 65
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Texas average:
- Fatal accident count: 164
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 248
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 46
- Fatalities: 181
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 430
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 23
See more detailed statistics of Jefferson fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Jefferson)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Jefferson, TX)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 28 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Jefferson)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 12 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Jefferson)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Jefferson on our top lists:
- #79 (75657) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Dutch West Indian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
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