Jefferson, Maryland

Jefferson, Maryland
An 1858 Frederick County detail map of Jefferson from Isaac Bond
An 1858 Frederick County detail map of Jefferson from Isaac Bond
Jefferson is located in Maryland
Jefferson
Jefferson
Location in Maryland
Jefferson is located in the United States
Jefferson
Jefferson
Jefferson (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°22′17″N 77°32′20″W / 39.37139°N 77.53889°W / 39.37139; -77.53889
Country United States
State Maryland
County Frederick
Area
 • Total2.79 sq mi (7.22 km2)
 • Land2.79 sq mi (7.22 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation538 ft (164 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,697
 • Density968.05/sq mi (373.76/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
21755
Area code(s)301, 240
FIPS code24-42350
GNIS feature ID2583640[2]

Jefferson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census the town had a population of 2,235 (which includes the widespread area of the town's zip code, not Jefferson proper).[3] Jefferson was established in 1774 and incorporated as a town in 1831. However, a year later, in 1832, the citizens of the town decided that municipal government was unnecessary, and dis-incorporated the town, which has been unincorporated since then.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jefferson, Maryland
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Jefferson CDP, Maryland". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2016.