Jefferson County, Oregon
16 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 25,203
- Median household income
- $76,260
- ±6,324
- Unemployed
- 8.1%
- 897 of 11,124 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.9%
- 7,923 of 8,814 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 | 25,068 (2021) | 66 Se D St, Madras | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 3
Special districts 12
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County Emergency Medical Services District | Health | 360 Sw Culver Hwy, Madras | — |
| Camp Sherman Road District 18 | Highways | P O Box 133, Camp Sherman | — |
| Crooked River Ranch Road District | Highways | Po Box 842, Crooked River Ranch | — |
| Juniper Butte Road District | Highways | Po Box 333, Culver | Website |
| North Unit Irrigation District | Irrigation | 2024 Nw Beech St, Madras | Website |
| Jefferson County Library District | Libraries | 241 Se 7th St, Madras | Website |
| Crooked River Ranch Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 6971 Sw Shad Rd, Crooked River | Website |
| Jefferson County Rural Fire Protection District 1 | Local fire protection | Po Box 30, Madras | Website |
| Lake Chinook Fire & Rescue Protection District | Local fire protection | 11700 Sw Graham Rd, Culver | Website |
| Madras Aquatic Center District | Parks and recreation | 1195 Se Kemper Way, Madras | — |
| Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 625 Se Salmon Ave, Redmond | — |
| Deschutes Valley Water District | Water supply utility | 881 Sw Culver Hwy, Madras | — |
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
Ashwood SD 8
School district1 schools
18624 NE Main, Ashwood, OR, 97711
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Black Butte SD 41
School district1 schools
25745 SW Forest Service Road 1, Camp Sherman, OR, 97730
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Culver SD 4
School district3 schools
412 West "E" St, Culver, OR, 97734
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Jefferson County SD 509J
School district9 schools
445 SE Buff St, Madras, OR, 97741
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
CROP Farmers Market (Prineville)
Vegetable Man of La Pine Farmers Market () · Bend Farmers' Market (Friday) (Bend) · Sisters Farmers' Market (Sisters)
Albany Farmers' Market (Albany)
Wellspring Marketplace (1475 Mt. Hood Avenue Woodburn) · Salem Monday Market (Salem) · Salem Public Market (Salem) · and 4 more
Mosier Farmers Market (Mosier) · The Dalles Farmers Market (The Dalles)
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.