Jefferson County, West Virginia Basics:


Jefferson County West Virginia - Government Site

Population: 54,558
Area: 210 square miles
County seat: Charles Town
Area code(s) in use: 304
Time zone: EST
High school graduate or higher: 86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.8%
Median household income: $64,314
Persons in poverty: 11.1%
Home ownership rate: 75.9%
Mean travel time to work: 39.2 minutes


Adjacent counties:
Berkeley  Clarke (VA)  Frederick (VA)  Loudoun (VA)  Washington (MD)  

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Our detail map of Jefferson County shows the Jefferson County, West Virginia boundary lines and other interesting items.

Places in Jefferson County, West Virginia

  Airports     show all on map

Needwood Farm Airport

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Avon Bend

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Bakerton Road Bridge 39, Bloomery Bridge, Dailey Bridge, Harpers Ferry Bridge, James Rumsey Bridge, Shenandoah Bridge (historical)

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Bakerton Fire Department, Blue Ridge Mountain Volunteer Fire Company 5, Blue Ridge Mountain Volunteer Fire Company 5 - 1, Bolivar - Harpers Ferry Public Library, Charles Town Police Department, Charles Town Races and Slots Ambulance, Citizens Fire Company, Friendship Fire Company, George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War, Halls Rifle Works (historical), Harpers Ferry Police Department, Historic Shepherdstown Museum, Independent Fire Company, Jefferson County Ambulance Authority, Jefferson County Courthouse, Jefferson County Jail, Jefferson County Library, Jefferson County Museum, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Keys Gap Lean-to, Ranson Convention and Visitors Bureau, Ranson Police Department, Shepherd University Police Department, Shepherdstown Police Department, Shepherdstown Public Library, Shepherdstown Volunteer Fire Department Company 3, South Jefferson Public Library, Summit Point Raceway Association Incorporated Ambulance, U S Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center, West Virginia State Police Troop 2 Headquarters

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Potomack Canal

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Terrapin Neck, The Point

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Bolivar Cemetery, Buckles-Reverend Black Cemetery, Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Edge Hill Cemetery, Elk Branch Cemetery, Elmwood Cemetery, Fairview Cemetery, Franklintown Cemetery, Harper Cemetery, Jamestown Prosperity Cemetery, Johnsontown Cemetery, Kabletown Churchyard Cemetery, Kearneysville Cemetery, Prospect Hall-Edwards-Hunsicker Cemetery, Reformed Graveyard, Saint James Cemetery, Shepherds Graveyard, Silver Grove Cemetery, Uvilla Cemetery, Washington Burial Ground, Zion Cemetery

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Middleway Census Designated Place, Shannondale Census Designated Place, Shenandoah Junction Census Designated Place

  Churches     show all on map

Asbury United Methodist Church, Berean Church, Bethesda United Methodist Church, Beulah Church, Charles Town Baptist Church, Charles Town Presbyterian Church, Chestnut Hill United Methodist Church, Christ Reformed Church, Curtis Freewill Baptist Church, Daisy Chapel, Elk Branch Church, Free Church (historical), Galilean Church, Grace Church, Grace Church, Halltown Presbyterian Church, House of Prayer Church of God, Kabletown Church, Keller Church, Mission Tabernacle, Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, Murrill Hill Church, New Street United Methodist Church, Oakland Church, Prosperity Church, Saint Andrews Church, Saint Bartholomew Church, Saint Georges Chapel (historical), Saint James Catholic Church, Saint James Church, Saint Johns Baptist Church, Saint Johns Church, Saint Johns Episcopal Church, Saint Johns Episcopal Church (historical), Saint Peters Lutheran Church, Saint Peters Roman Catholic Church, Saint Phillips Episcopal Church, Saint Thomas Evangelical Lutheran Church, Seventh Day Adventist Church, Silver Grove United Methodist Church, Trinity Church, Uvilla United Methodist Church, Wainwright Baptist Church, Zion Baptist Church, Zion Church, Zion Episcopal Church

  Crossings     show all on map

Boyds Ferry (historical), Carter Ford, Dandridges Ford, Keyes Ferry (historical), Keyes Ford, Mannings Ferry (historical), Pack Horse Ford, Paynes Ford, Potomac Ferry (historical), Shannondale Ferry (historical), Shepherds Ford, Whitmores Ford

  Dams     show all on map

Furnace Run Dam Site, Herrs Dam (historical), Keys Ferry Acres Lake Dam

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Keys Gap, Wilson Gap

  Hospitals     show all on map

Jefferson Memorial Hospital

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Hall Island (historical), Herrs Island (historical), Virginius Island

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Arsenal Square, Charles Town Racetrack, Cress Creek Country Club Golf Course, Fairfax Field, Harpers Ferry Civilian Conservation Center, Herrs Mill (historical), Kabletown Mills (historical), Locust Hill Golf Course, Ram Stadium, Rocks Mill (historical), Rutherford Mill (historical), Shenandoah Downs, Shepherds Grist Mill, Sleepy Hollow Country Club, Sleepy Hollow Golf and Country Club, United States Department of Agriculture Appalachian Fruit Research Station, University of West Virginia Experimental Farm, Wernwags Sawmill (historical)

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Fort Shepherd (historical), John Browns Fort (historical), United States Armory and Arsenal at Harpers Ferry (historical)

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Keystone Quarries

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Harpers Ferry Historic District, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, John Brown Monument, Lancaster Circle, Middleway Historic District, National Conservation Training Center, Rumsey Monument, Rumsey Monument State Park (historical), Shannondale Springs Wildlife Management Area, Shepherdstown Historic District

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Jefferson Rock

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Aldridge, Bakerton, Bardane, Belvedere Heights, Blair, Bloomery, Blue Ridge Acres, Bolivar, Brooke Haven, Browns Corner, Charles Town, Clips Mill, Duffields, Egypt, Engle, Franklintown, Halltown, Harewood, Harmony (historical), Harpers Ferry, Heatherfield, Jamestown, Jefferson Village, Johnsontown, Kabletown, Kearneysville, Keyes Ferry Acres, Leetown, Lower Town, Mannings, Mechanicstown, Mechlenberg Heights, Meyerstown, Middleway, Millville, Moler Crossroads, Morgan Grove, Mount Pleasant, Mount Pleasant, Mountain Mission, Ranson, Reedson, Rippon, Riverside, Rose Hill, Shannondale, Shenandoah Junction, Shepherdstown, Silver Grove, Skeetersville, Summit Point, Uvilla, Virginius (historical), Walpers Cross-Roads, Wheatland, Wynkoop Spring

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Bakerton Post Office, Bardane Post Office (historical), Bolivar Post Office (historical), Charles Town Post Office, Dailey Post Office (historical), Duffields Post Office, Engle Post Office (historical), Ferrum Post Office (historical), Halltown Post Office, Kabletown Post Office (historical), Kearneysville Post Office, Leetown Post Office (historical), Meyerstown Post Office (historical), Middleway Post Office (historical), Millville Post Office, Molers Post Office (historical), Rippon Post Office, Shenandoah Junction Post Office, Shepherdstown Post Office, Snyders Mills Post Office, Summit Point Post Office, Uvilla Post Office (historical), Wheatland Post Office (historical)

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The Staircase

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Lake Quigley (historical)

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Bolivar Heights

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Blue Ridge Elementary School, Bolivar Christian Academy (historical), C W Shipley Elementary School, Charles Town Academy (historical), Charles Town Middle School, Chestnut Hill School (historical), Claymont Childrens School (historical), Country Day School, Eagle Avenue School (historical), Fairmont School (historical), Harpers Ferry Middle School, Jefferson High School, John Stephenson Seminary (historical), Kabletown School (historical), Kingsway Christian Academy (historical), North Jefferson Elementary School, Opportunity Learning Center, Page Jackson Elementary School, Page-Jackson High School (historical), Powhatan College for Young Women (historical), Ranson Elementary School, Ranson Public School (historical), Riverside School (historical), Rock Spring Child Learning Center, Saint Peters School (historical), Shepherd School (historical), Shepherd University, Shepherdstown Elementary School, Shepherdstown Junior High School, Silver Grove School (historical), South Jefferson Elementary School, Storer College (historical), Swimley School (historical), T A Lowery Elementary School, The Joy of Learning Montessori, Washington High School, West Virginia University Experimental Farm, Wildwood Middle School, Wiltshire School (historical), Wright Denny Intermediate School

  Springs     show all on map

Adams Farm Spring, Aldridge Spring, Baker Farm Spring, Balch Spring, Barr Spring, Beasley Spring, Billmeyer Farm Spring, Byrd Spring, Cammack Spring, Capper Farm Spring, Claymont Court Spring, Claymont Court Spring, Claymont Paige Spring, Claymont Springs, Clipp Spring, Cool Spring, Dailey Farm Spring, Downs Farm Spring, Dr Boyd Farm Spring, Dr Frey Farm Spring, Dr Langdon Farm Spring, Elmwood Farm Spring, Engle Spring, Fairfax Grant Farm Springs, Falling Spring, Flowering Springs, General Darkes Home Spring, General Horace Gates Farm Spring, George Washington Cavern Pool Spring, Grey Spring, Harpers Ferry Spring, Harrison Farm Spring, Head Spring, Henry Baker Farm Spring, Hostler Spring, John Bayles Farm Spring, Johnson Springs, Joseph Bell Farm Spring, Keller and Lackey Farms Springs, Klein Spring, Lippett Springs, Locust Hill Farm Spring, Maisie Ware Farm Spring, Maple Shade Farm Spring, Marist College Camp Spring, Marlow Farm Spring, McQuilkin Farm Spring, Melvin Farm Spring, Meyer Spring, Meyers Farm Spring, Meyersdale Farm Spring, Morgan Spring, Mountain Mission Spring, Opequon Spring, Owens Farm Spring, Piedmont Farm Spring, Rippling Spring, Robert Smith Farm Spring, Rock Spring, Rock Spring, Russel Spring, Schlack Farm Spring, Shannon Hill Spring, Shannondale Blue Sulphur Spring, Shannondale Red Sulphur Spring, Shannondale White Sulphur Spring, Southwood Spring, Spring Hill Farm Spring, Springdale Farm Spring, Springdale Farm Spring, Stonefield Spring, Tom Painter Farm Spring, Turkey Run Spring, Van Meter Farm Spring, Walker and Vine Springs, Walker Spring, Warner Spring, Washington Spring, White House Spring, Wilt Farm Spring, Wynkoop Farm Spring, Wysong Spring

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Bullskin Run, Cattail Run, Dry Run, Elk Branch, Elks Run, Evitts Run, Flowing Springs Run, Forge Run, Furnace Run, Hog Run, Hopewell Run, Long Marsh Run, North Fork Bullskin Run, Rattlesnake Run, Rocky Branch, Shaw Run, Shenandoah River, Town Run, Turkey Run

  Summits     show all on map

Camp Hill, Raven Rocks, Snyder Hill

  Towers     show all on map

WMRE-AM (Chalres Town), WSHC-FM (Shepherdstown), WXVA-AM (Charles Town) (historical), WXVA-FM (Charles Town) (historical)

  Trails     show all on map

Loudoun Heights Trail,

Jefferson County, West Virginia Population By Race (2012 estimate)

RacePopulation
WhiteJefferson County White population 48,44848,447  
BlackJefferson County Black population 3,7103,709
MixedJefferson County Mixed population 1,3091,309
AsianJefferson County Asian population 873872
American IndianJefferson County American Indian population 164163
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderJefferson County Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 5554

Additional population tables :
State population table
West Virginia population by county