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Jeffers Minnesota Community Guide

Location:

Population:

Jeffers (city)	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	2000-2010 Change
Jeffers (city)	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	Actual	Percent
Population	436	437	443	396	369	-27	-6.82
Land Area (sq. mile)	0.40	0.38	0.39	0.39	0.39	0	0.00
Density (persons per sq. mile)	1,090.00	1,150.00	1,135.90	1,024.97	971.10	-53.87	-5.26
Housing Units	199	208	199	200	196	-4	-2.00
Households	--	185	184	184	167	-17	-9.24
Persons Per Household	--	2.36	2.41	2.15	2.21	+0.06	+2.79

Geography:

Jeffers is a city in Amboy Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota. Minnesota State Highway 30 and County Highway 4 are two of the main routes in the community. U.S. Route 71 is nearby. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.38 square miles (0.98 km²), all land and an elevation of 1480 ft. above sea level.

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Demographics:

As of the census of 2010, there were 369 people, 167 households, and 97 families residing in the city. The population density was 971.1 inhabitants per square mile (374.9/km2). There were 196 housing units at an average density of 515.8 per square mile (199.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 90.0% White, 0.5% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 6.2% from other races, and 3.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.0% of the population.

There were 167 households of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.3% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.9% were non-families. 38.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 24% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.94.

The median age in the city was 46.4 years. 24.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.1% were from 25 to 44; 28.1% were from 45 to 64; and 24.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

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History:

JEFFERS, a city in Amboy Township, section 20, incorporated as a village on May 9, 1900, was named in honor of George Jeffers, a wealthy landowner, from whose homestead a part of the site of this railway village was purchased. The village was surveyed by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad in 1899, its first depot located in a box car. The townsite of 20 blocks, 4 blocks south and 5 blocks west of block 1, was platted by Frank H. Peavey, president of Interstate Land Co., and all streets were named after employees of the Peavey Elevator. The post office opened in 1900 in the Faust store, Albert A. Faust, first postmaster.

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Government:

Jeffers City Hall 106 S Deaver Avenue Jeffers, MN 56145 Phone: (507) 628-4242 Regular Business Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays - 10 am to 3 pm Wednesdays - 3 pm to 6 pm 2nd and 4th Mondays - 5 pm to 7 pm City Council Meetings: 2nd and 4th Monday of the month at 7:00 pm
Title	Term Ends	Name and Address	Phone
Mayor	12/31/2022	Brad Prins 209 W Whited Street Jeffers, MN 56145	(507) 822-4630
Clerk/Treasurer	appointed	Sharen Goeman 106 S Deaver Avenue Jeffers, MN 56145	(507) 628-4242
Council Member	12/31/2024	Curt Determan 203 W Woodman Street Jeffers, MN 56145	(507) 628-5532 (507) 456-6920
Council Member	12/31/2024	Jacob Barlow 305 E Whited Street Jeffers, MN 56145	(507) 822-2374
Council Member	12/31/2022	Shawna Dorr-Jones 205 E Clark Street Jeffers, MN 56145	(507) 628-4604
Council Member	12/31/2022	Sheila Ryker 205 E Clark Street Jeffers, MN 56145	(507) 628-4235 (507) 822-3531

Post Office:

US Post Office
120 E Whited Street
Jeffers, MN 56145-4723
Phone: (507) 628-4914
Toll Free: (800) ASK-USPS

Regular Business Hours:
Week Days 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Saturday 8:15 am - 8:45 am

Utilities:

Utility Type	Utility Name	UUtility Phone
Electricity	South Central Electric	(507) 628-5571
Natural Gas	Agrinatural Gas	(507) 793-7100
Wastewater	City of Jeffers	(507) 628-4242
Water	City of Jeffers	(507) 628-4242
Telephone	CenturyTel	(800) 644-1840
Cable TV	n/a	n/a

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Employer	Products/Services	Employees
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Weather:

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Minnesota State Highway Map of the Jeffers Minnesota area

Events:

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Attractions:

Jeffers Petroglyphs
27160 County Road 2
Comfrey, MN 56019
Phone: (507) 628-5591

Amid the prairie grasses of southern Minnesota lies one of the state's most intriguing treasures-islands of exposed rock where ancient peoples left carved records of their existence nearly 5,000 years ago. Who made these carvings? What was their life like so long ago? Visit this unique place and decide for yourself

Recreation:

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Lakes:

Lake Name	Size (acres)	Lake info	Lake Map	Rec Map	Topo Map
Shoper-Bush Reservoir	14		n/a		n/a

Health Care:

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Schools:

Red Rock Central School District 100 6th Avenue E Lamberton, MN 56152 Phone: (507) 752-7361 Web: www.redrockcentral.org Red Rock Central School District is located in Redwood and Cottonwood Counties in southwestern Minnesota. We serve approximately 400 students in grades K-12 from the communities of Lamberton, Sanborn, Storden, Jeffers and the surrounding area. We also provide a preschool program for 3 and 4 year olds, as well as Early Childhood Family Education.
Red Rock Central School 100 6th Avenue E Lamberton, MN 56152 Phone: (507) 752-7361 Grades: PK-12 Students: 400
Red Rock Elementary School 107 E Clark Street Jeffers, MN 56145 Phone: (507) 628-5521 Grades: PK-4 Students: 133

Churches:

Jeffers Baptist Church 48578 State Highway 30 Jeffers, MN 56145 Phone: (507) 628-4924 Web: www.jeffersbaptistchurch.com Pastor: Marvin Peterson Sunday Worship: n/a
Jeffers United Methodist Church 411 E Whited Street PO Box 130 Jeffers, MN 56145 Phone: (507) 628-4255 Pastor: Wesley J Johnson Sunday Worship: 9:00 am
Trinity Lutheran Church 202 N Deavers Street Jeffers, MN 56145 Phone: (507) 628-4855 Web: www.rrcnet.org/~trinity Pastor: Cole McCormack Sunday Worship: 9:00 am

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Businesses:

City Meat Market 105 W Whited Street Jeffers, MN 56145 Phone: (507) 628-4200
Construction Haulers Inc. 106 W Whited Street Jeffers, MN 56145 Phone: (507) 628-4234
Duroe Insurance Agency 102 E Whited Street Jeffers, MN 56145 Phone: (507) 628-5533
Farmers Cooperative Oil Association 202 E Whited Street Jeffers, MN 56145 Phone: (507) 628-4221
Jeffers Dray Line 115 E Whited Street Jeffers, MN 56145 Phone: (507) 628-4651
Jeffers Implement Service 105 S Courthouse Avenue Jeffers, MN 56145 Phone: (507) 628-5501
Jeffers Senior Citizens Center 108 W Whited Street Jeffers, MN 56145 Phone: (507) 628-4869
Jeffers Wind 20 LLC 308 S County Road 52 Jeffers, MN 56145 Phone: (507) 628-4345
Larry Polzin Farms PO Box 168 Jeffers, MN 56145 Phone: (507) 628-4856
Main Street Coffee Shop 110 W Whited Street Jeffers, MN 56145 Phone: (507) 628-4694 Web: www.mainstreetcoffeeshopjeffers.com Mainstreet Coffee Shop is owned and operated by Rick and Bev Quade in Southwest Minnesota. We are a restaurant featuring daily specials with ingredients from scratch, weekly and monthly Promotions, homemade baked goods, custom items including Desserts, Cakes, and Take and Bake Meals. Contact us for Catering an off site event or renting our facility for your Private Event. Like us on Facebook to see our Daily and Weekly Meal Special.
Miller's Repair 120 W Whited Street Jeffers, MN 56145 Phone: (507) 628-5557
New Vision Co-op 412 E Peavey Street Jeffers, MN 56145 Phone: (507) 628-5566 Web: www.newvision.coop
Northwind Great Danes 29773 County Road 4 Jeffers, MN 56145 Phone: (507) 628-4821 Web: www.northwindgreatdanes.com We have an acreage in Southwest Minnesota where we have been raising Great Danes for over 25 years. We consider Danes the most beautiful and noble of all breeds. We are active in showing them. We have had sweepstakes winners, winners at specialties, several champions and several others nearing their titles. We offer well-bred puppies and stud service. We welcome visitors and inquiries for fine family companions or show prospect puppies. Member of the HMGDC.
Pudenz Body Shop 47848 State Highway 30 Jeffers, MN 56145 Phone: (507) 628-4209
Red Rock Quarry 48511 270th Street Jeffers, MN 56145 Phone: (507) 628-4220 Web: www.redrockquarry.com Red Rock Quarry had been serving southern Minnesota and northern Iowa since 2006. We are locally owned and operated. Red Rock Quarry offers MNDOT certified aggregates used in cement and road construction. We also have Structural Base products and Rip Rap for Erosion control. Call our main office to discuss bulk order discounts. Trucking is available.
Red Rock Rural Water System 305 W Whited Street Jeffers, MN 56145 Phone: (507) 831-1061 Web: www.redrockruralwater.com We provide and distribute safe and affordable water to our community. We have been serving our community since 1981. In the event of after hour outages and emergency situations, please call our office at 507-628-4201 to get in contact with our on call person 24/7. For Billing questions, please call our office during our regular office hours.
Roger Haar State Farm Insurance 104 S Courtside Avenue Jeffers, MN 56145 Phone: (507) 628-4626
Schwartz Farms Inc. 31959 430th Avenue Jeffers, MN 56145 Phone: (507) 628-4323
Slipper Inn 111 E Whited Street Jeffers, MN 56145 Phone: (507) 628-4645
South Central Electric Association 215 S Courtside Avenue Jeffers, MN 56145 Phone: (507) 628-5571 Web: www.southcentralelectric.com South Central Electric Association (SCEA) is a member owned rural electric cooperative for 4700 members in southern Minnesota. SCEA has members in Watonwan, Cottonwood, Martin, Jackson, Brown and Blue Earth counties. Our goal is to provide safe, reliable and affordable electricity to our members.
State Bank of Jeffers 102 E Whited Street PO Box 128 Jeffers, MN 56145 Phone: (507) 628-5533 Web: www.statebankofjeffers.com
US Post Office 120 E Whited Street Jeffers, MN 56145-4723 Phone: (507) 628-4914 Toll Free: (800) ASK-USPS Web: www.usps.com