Jeffersonville is a village in the

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, United States. The population was 750 at the 2020 census.

History

The village was originally called "Cambridge Center". The name was changed to "Jeffersonville" in 1827 to honor

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. The village was incorporated in 1897.City-Data.com: Jeffersonville, Vermont
Retrieved June 30, 2011.

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which , or 3.25%, is water. The village is located near the geographic center of the town of Cambridge, along the south bank of the

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where it is joined by the Brewster River. Jeffersonville is northeast of Burlington via Vermont Route 15. Jeffersonville sits at above sea level, surrounded by higher standing mountains, such as

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(the highest peak in Vermont at ), to the south.

Climate

Jeffersonville has a

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(

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Dfb), with very cold winters and warm, humid summers. The monthly daily average temperatures ranges from in January to in July. The annual precipitation is significant, averaging and is well-distributed throughout the year, but the latter months are the wettest. The town's location east of Lake Champlain sometimes accounts for localized snow squalls, producing up to in 12 hours on rare occasions. 0Annual snowfall is significant, averaging . Extremes have ranged from on January 28, 1994, to on June 28, 2003, and July 26, 1989. 7The most snowfall from a single storm is , which fell January 2–4, 2010. 1

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 568 people, 248 households, and 150 families residing in the village. The

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was . There were 254 housing units at an average density of 319.4/sq mi (122.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.06%

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, and 1.94% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.88% of the population. There were 248 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were

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living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.85. In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 35.2% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $38,333, and the median income for a family was $48,929. Males had a median income of $35,375 versus $23,036 for females. The

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for the village was $20,323. About 1.3% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the

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, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 17.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

*Students in public school Pre-Kindergarten through sixth grade atten
Cambridge Elementary School
in Jeffersonville, VT (318 students). *For grades 7 - 8, public school students atten
Lamoille Union Middle School
in Hyde Park, VT (274 students). *For grades 9 - 12, public school students atten
Lamoille Union High School
in Hyde Park, VT (601 students).

Sites of interest

* Smugglers' Notch Resort, south of the village * Smugglers Notch, mountain pass south of the village

Notable people

* Scott Buchanan, educator, philosopher, and foundation consultant; raised in Jeffersonville * Barbara J. Sindall, Latin and Greek teacher,

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References

External links

Village of Jeffersonville Website
{{authority control Incorporated villages in Vermont Jeffersonville Villages in Lamoille County, Vermont