Jefferson County, Iowa
10 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 15,705
- Median household income
- $61,620
- ±10,446
- Unemployed
- 8.0%
- 626 of 7,874 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 88.4%
- 6,143 of 6,952 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Jefferson | 15,647 (2021) | 51 E Briggs Ave, Fairfield | — |
Cities, towns and villages 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Batavia | 415 (2021) | Po Box 20, Batavia | — |
| City of Fairfield | 9,641 (2021) | Po Box 850, Fairfield | Website |
| City of Libertyville | 265 (2021) | Po Box 225, Libertyville | — |
| City of Lockridge | 233 (2021) | Po Box 113, Lockridge | — |
| City of Maharishi Vedic City | 276 (2021) | 1750 Maharishi Center Ave, Maharishi Vedic City | Website |
| City of Packwood | 177 (2021) | Po Box 952, Packwood | — |
| City of Pleasant Plain | 80 (2021) | 505 South Street, Brighton | — |
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County E911 Service Board | Other single function districts | 1200 W Grimes Ave, Fairfield | — |
| Regional Utilities Service Systems Commission | Sewerage | 1501 W Washington St, Mt Pleasant | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Fairfield Comm School District
School district4 schools
403 South 20th Street, Fairfield, IA, 52556
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Pekin Comm School District
School district2 schools
1062 Birch Ave, Packwood, IA, 52580
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Davis County Farmers Market (100 E. Jefferson St. Bloomfield)
Mt. Pleasant Farmers Market (1200 W. Washington St. Mount Pleasant)
Keota Farmers Market (Keota)
Farmington Farmers Market (607 S Front St Farmington)
Ottumwa Farmers Market (331 E. Main St. Ottumwa) · Wapello County Farmers Market (Ottumwa)
Richland Farmers' Market (Richland)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.