Jefferson County
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- Population
- 115,040
- Area
- 1,267.92 sq mi (3,283.89 km²), 588.64 sq mi water
- Median age
- 33.7
- Households
- 47,606
- Persons per household
- 2.3
- Median household income
- $66,301
- Median house value
- $188,200
Demographics: 2020–2024 ACS
Cities & Towns in Jefferson County
Local News
Orleans Hub
Published September 27Paralyzed man riding Erie Canal for 350-plus miles reaches Orleans today
Ian Mackay, on trek from Albany to Buffalo, wants to highlight accessibility in nature ALBION – A man who is paralyzed from the waist down is headed to Orleans County today on the Erie Canal towpath, as part of 10-day journey to highlight accessibility in nature for people who…
Orleans Hub
Published September 161,200 students, including many from Orleans, will be at workforce event on Sept. 29
GLOW With Your Hands puts focus on careers in trades, agriculture, construction and advanced manufacturing Press Release, GLOW With Your Hands BATAVIA – For more than 1,200 students across the GLOW region, one hands-on experience could spark an interest, reveal a hidden talent or…
WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Published September 04North Country deputies sometimes paid to help arrest immigrants
One collaboration is called Operation Stonegarden. New York has participated since 2009. Governor Kathy Hochul supports it. It pays counties along the border with Canada to work with U.S. Border Patrol, including detaining immigrants. This year, Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Franklin,…
Investigative Post
Published August 25Program pays local cops to arrest immigrants
This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. A Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy was patrolling near a strip mall in Watertown, 30 miles south of New York’s border with Canada,…