West Jefferson

Town of West Jefferson
Incorporated	1964
Population	409
Mayor	Charles Nix
School district	Jefferson County Schools
Government	West Jefferson Town Council West Jefferson Fire Department West Jefferson Police Department
Web site	jeffcomayors.com
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West Jefferson (incorporated in 1964) is a town of 409 residents encompassing 0.72 square miles located northwest of Adamsville on the Jefferson County-Walker County line. West Jefferson is home to Alabama Power's Miller Steam Plant.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 344 people, 138 households, and 108 families residing in the town. The population density was 480.8/mi². There were 143 housing units at an average density of 199.9/mi². The racial makeup of the town was 100% white.

There were 138 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $47,813, and the median income for a family was $53,750. Males had a median income of $36,406 versus $30,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,256. About 1.8% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.

The Jefferson County Board of Equalization evaluated 138 homes in West Jefferson and determined that their average market value for 2007 was $87,132, a 6.8% increase since 2006.

References

• "West Jefferson, Alabama." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 3 Jul 2007, 12:31 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 26 Jul 2007 [1].