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  Welcome to Jefferson County, Washington
On October 9, 2006, after unanimous approval by the Planning Commission of Jefferson County, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the Housing Action Plan, a copy of which is available in the County Library or at the Affordable Housing page.
A Committee of the Jefferson County Planning Commission is working with an Advisory Group of representative stakeholders in an effort to survey scientific information and propose revisions to the development code amendments introduced by Community Development on May 17.
The County is in a process to incorporate best available science into regulatory protections for environmentally critical areas, such as streams and wetlands.
www.co.jefferson.wa.us   (680 words)

  
  Jefferson County, Alabama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As of 2000 U.S. Census, the population of Jefferson County was 662,047.
Jefferson County was established on December 13, 1819 by the Alabama legislature.
The county is located in the north-central portion of the state, on the southern extension of the Appalachians, in the center of the iron, coal and limestone belt of the South.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jefferson_County,_Alabama   (1068 words)

  
 Jefferson County, Arkansas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas.
Jefferson County was formed on November 2, 1829 and named for Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States.
In the county the population is spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 10.80% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who are 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jefferson_County,_Arkansas   (381 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Jefferson County, Illinois
Jefferson County is a county located in the state of Illinois.
In the county the population is spread out with 24.20% under the age of 18, 8.80% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the county is $33,555, and the median income for a family is $41,141.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Jefferson-County,-Illinois   (398 words)

  
 Elected Officials - Jefferson County, Colorado
Congrove was elected Jefferson County Commissioner in November 2004 and represents District 1 in the northern part of the county.
The Coroner's Office is responsible for the investigation and determination of the cause and manner of certain deaths in Jefferson County, as set by Colorado statute.
The Surveyor represents the county in boundary disputes and notifies the County Attorney of any unsettled boundary disputes or discrepancies within the county that may come to her attention.
www.co.jefferson.co.us /electedofficials.htm   (548 words)

  
 KCOJ - Jefferson County, Kentucky
Jefferson County, one of three original counties in what is now the state of Kentucky, is located west of the Outer Bluegrass region along the Ohio River.
The county's population in 1780 was concentrated almost exclusively around the Falls of the Ohio and nearby streams that emptied into the Ohio River, notably the Middle and South forks of,Beargrass Creek and Goose Creek east of Louisville.
Jefferson County, from its exposed position on the river, was particularly vulnerable to Indian raids even some years after the interior of the state was relatively safe.
www.kycourts.net /Counties/Jefferson.asp?County=Jefferson   (3041 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online:
Jefferson County, formed in 1836 and organized in 1837, was one of the original counties in the Republic of Texas.
Jefferson County land was better suited to livestock than to a cotton-based plantation economy; livestock importing, in fact, had begun in the eighteenth century.
During the Civil War, the county court voted to garrison a fort at Sabine Pass, Beaumont became a concentration point for Confederate troops, a cantonment was established at Spindletop Springs, and the county courthouse served as a hospital.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/JJ/hcj5.html   (4044 words)

  
 Welcome to Jefferson County School District   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Florida Department of Education is requiring that Jefferson County School District move some of its funds from administration to the classroom to help specific groups of students improve.
Jefferson County is located in the heart of rolling hills and stately oaks of Florida.
Jefferson County has a population of approximately 14,000 with almost 3,000 of those living in the city of Monticello.
www.firn.edu /schools/jefferson/jefferson/home.html   (754 words)

  
 Jefferson County, Colorado
Jefferson County has been selected to host the CSDC System's Technology Application Conference (CTAC) in June 2009.
By hosting this conference, Jefferson County will welcome hundreds of experts, users and practitioners from across the United States and Canada to discuss software, new technology and its use within government organizations.
The Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder's office is pleased to announce that it now accepts passport applications on behalf of the U.S. Department of State.
co.jefferson.co.us   (216 words)

  
 Jefferson County History
The Jefferson County Courthouse in Madras was constructed in 1961.
While traveling through what is now Jefferson County, Fremont commented about the chasm-like valleys and vertical precipices that made the region impracticable for wagons and barely useable by horses.
In an illustration of the difficulty of the terrain, the howitzer cannon brought by the expedition had to be disassembled and carried separately by hand.
arcweb.sos.state.or.us /county/cpjeffersonhome.html   (419 words)

  
 Watertown Daily Times
JEFFERSON - In addition to hearing the 2006 budget presentation from Jefferson County Administrator Willard Hausen, the county board of supervisors on Tuesday approved a contract for incoming county administrator Gary Petre.
In her report to the board, county board Chairman Sharon Schmeling said the budget easily meets the spending cap imposed by the state of 3.062 percent over 2005 for the county.
The county's finance committee met prior to the meeting of the board to approve a Land Conservation Department budget addition for 2006 of a water and environmental specialist position that had been discussed by the committee in previous weeks.
www.wdtimes.com /articles/2005/10/12/news/news4.txt   (577 words)

  
 ACES: Jefferson County Extension Office
Jefferson County was created by the Alabama Legislature in 1819 and named after Thomas Jefferson.
In 1873, the county seat was moved to Birmingham, which had been founded in 1871 at the crossing of two railroad lines.
In Jefferson County, 27 percent of the population is fl, 72 percent is white and.7 percent is latino.
www.aces.edu /counties/Jefferson   (240 words)

  
 HUMANE SOCIETY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, INC.
The Humane Society of Jefferson County,Inc. is a non-profit entity serving municipalities that contract on a yearly basis.
The mission of the Humane Society of Jefferson County is to provide for the lost, homeless, neglected and abused animals of Jefferson County.
Jefferson County is the primary area served by HSJC.
www.petfinder.org /shelters/WI53.html   (367 words)

  
 Time Trail, West Virginia, October 1997 Programs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
It didn't hurt that Wilson was a native son of the Jefferson County town of Charles Town.
Jefferson County was the first but not the only region to try Rural Free Delivery.
A major revision was the inclusion of the secessionist counties of the Shenandoah Valley, a proposal which went against the wishes of the people of northwestern Virginia.
www.wvculture.org /history/timetrl/ttoct.html   (7963 words)

  
 Jefferson County, TX - District Clerk's Criminal Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
DISCLAIMER: Jefferson County, Texas (the "County"), provides this World Wide Web (WWW) site information and services "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied.
The County does not warrant the accuracy, authority, completeness, usefulness, timeliness, or fitness for a particular purpose of its information or services.
The County, its officials and employees shall not be liable for any loss or injury caused in whole or part by its negligence, contingencies beyond its control, loss of data, or errors or omissions in the WWW site information or services.
co.jefferson.tx.us /dclerk/criminal_index/main.htm   (149 words)

  
 jefferson county
It was begun and held at the town of Louisville in the County of Burke.
Jefferson County was home to many Scotch-Irish in which they founded Queensboro before the Capital era days.
Jefferson County is rich in history with many families migrating on to the west and south of it.
members.aol.com /J2525/jeff.htm   (683 words)

  
 Jefferson County High School
Jefferson County High School opened in August 1975 as a result of the reorganization of all elementary schools and the consolidation of the existing high schools.
Jefferson County High School is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and is recognized as one of the finest comprehensive high schools in the state of Tennessee.
-This is a reference to the consolidation of the four high schools that came to form Jefferson County High School and the wish for unity among the once rival schools.
jchs.jc-schools.net /history.htm   (703 words)

  
 Oregon Blue Book: Jefferson County
Jefferson County was established in 1914 from a portion of Crook County and named for Mount Jefferson on its western boundary.
The county owes much of its agricultural prosperity to the railroad, which arrived in 1911, and to the development of irrigation projects in the late 1930s.
Jefferson County also has vast acreages of rangelands and a healthy industrial base related to forest products.
bluebook.state.or.us /local/counties/counties16.htm   (241 words)

  
 Jefferson County, KS
Organized in 1855.  County seat, Oskaloosa.  In honor of Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States--author of the Declaration of Independence.
Kansas' first settlement was established in 1827 in Jefferson County by Major Daniel M. Boone, son of the famous frontiersman.
The county was heavily involved in the stuggle over slavery that brought the state the name "Bleeding Kansas".
skyways.lib.ks.us /kansas/counties/JF/index.html   (359 words)

  
 Jefferson County, TN, Genealogy & History Website
Jefferson County, formed in 1792 from Hawkinsand Greene Counties, is located in East Tennessee, one of the state's three "grand divisions." Jefferson is bordered by "sister" counties Knox and Grainger, and its "children," Cocke, Sevier, and Hamblen Counties.
Its claim to be the second-oldest city has recently been disputed by the county's official historian, but the subject is open to debate.
Jefferson County's flag, which features the 156-year-old Courthouse, was designed and painted by local artist Helen Lowe in celebration of the Tennessee Bicentennial in 1996.
www.tnhillbillie.net /tn/jefferson/index.html   (355 words)

  
 Jefferson County, Kentucky   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
In 2000 the county population was 693,604 in a land area of 385.09 square miles, an average of 1801.1 people per square mile.
Jefferson was one of the original counties in the Kentucky territory of Virginia.
It is the most populous county and the most densely populated county in the state.
www.uky.edu /KentuckyAtlas/21111.html   (84 words)

  
 Welcome to Jefferson County, Florida
We are known as the Keystone County, the only Florida county that reaches from Georgia to the Gulf of Mexico.
The county was chartered in 1827 while Florida was a Territory.
This page is brought to you by the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners, the Jefferson County Planning Department, and the Jefferson County Extension Service.
www.co.jefferson.fl.us   (198 words)

  
 Welcome to Jefferson County School System
The mission of the Jefferson County School System is to offer the opportunity for students to reach their academic, physical, social, and personal potential so that they may become the most successful, productive citizens possible.
Pre-qualification proposal from General Contractors will be received by the Jefferson County Board of Education, Owner, 1001 Peachtree Street, Louisville, Georgia 30434 on or before 3:00 p.m.
Jefferson County Board Members were presented a certificate for Board Member Appreciation Week - March 12-16, 2007.
www.jefferson.k12.ga.us   (439 words)

  
 Jefferson County Sheriff's Office - Louisville, KY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Sheriff’s Office is the primary property tax collector in Jefferson County.
The Sheriff’s Office is responsible for the expedient service/execution of all court-ordered documents directed to the Sheriff of Jefferson...
By order of KRS chapter 70.140, the Sheriff or a deputy, shall attend and keep order in any court of justice and shall obey the orders of said courts.
www.jcsoky.org   (130 words)

  
 Jefferson County Online
The County Assessor has the duty to value all real and personal property in the County as of January 1, 12:01 a.m.
Permissive Exemptions Applications are available in the County Assessor's office for educational, religious charitable and cemetery organizations that may apply for tax exempt status to the county board of equalization.
The County Board of Equalization hears protests and decisions are made by July 25 or before and a notice sent to the protester as to their decision.
www.co.jefferson.ne.us /assessor.html   (723 words)

  
 Main
In January of 2003 Louisville and Jefferson County became a merged community.
The Jefferson County Fire Service is a team of dedicated and committed professionals who prevent disastrous incidents from occurring to life and property and maximize on the saving of life and property when disastrous incidents occur.
To better familiarize you with the Jefferson County Fire Service, we encourage you to visit any area of our website or stop by your local firehouse.
www.jeffcofire.com   (411 words)

  
 Welcome to Jefferson County Tennessee
Thank you for visiting the website of the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce.
While exploring the site, you will find useful information for Chamber members and visitors as well as those interested in relocating or investing in Jefferson County.
Copyright© 2006 by Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce.  All rights reserved.
www.jefferson-tn-chamber.org   (50 words)

  
 Publicworks - Soliswaste Home
Public Works also manages the long-haul contract through which the county's garbage is taken by truck and rail to a regional landfill, located in Klickitat County, eastern Washington.
County residents are also encouraged to use the composting facility for yard waste disposal.
Educational Activities - Jefferson County employs an environmental education coordinator, who works closely with the garbage collection companies, the recycling contractor and the City of Port Townsend to provide consistent information to the public.
www.co.jefferson.wa.us /publicworks/solidwaste/default.asp   (373 words)

  
 Jefferson County Schools, TN
Jefferson County pre-kindergarten screening is now being conducted at the Family Resource Center.
The Jefferson County Board of School Commissioners is engaged in a study of present and future needs of the school system.
The Jefferson County School System does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities.
www.jc-schools.net   (941 words)

  
 Jefferson County, Rigby ID
Jefferson County was established in 1914 with its county seat at Rigby.
It was named after Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States.
The first settlers constructed irrigation systems in the county.
www.co.jefferson.id.us   (43 words)

  
 Jefferson County News - Topix
A man wanted in Jefferson County is in jail after Richmond County police arrested him during a drug bust.
The Supreme Court could release its decision on the Jefferson County school assignment case as early as Monday.
I edit the Jefferson County News pages on Topix when no humans are available to help.
www.topix.net /county/jefferson-ga   (517 words)

  
 Jefferson County - This is the Place
In the fall of 2000, The Board of Directors for Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce committed themselves to developing an adult leadership program for this county.
Critical to the success of Leadership Jefferson County is the understanding of the county’s current demographics and the accepting and celebrating the diversity represented in our citizens.
To that end, the format of the program explores the issues facing Jefferson County: economic development; education, local and state government; health and medical services; and social and human services.
www.jeffersoncounty.org /community_info.shtml   (272 words)

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