[3] Jefferson was incorporated on March 22, 1997, but was disincorporated less than a decade later on February 21, 2007.

[4] In January 2001, Jefferson was profiled on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart by faux reporter Stephen Colbert.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 567 people, 214 households, and 105 families residing in the former town.

There were 257 housing units at an average density of 801.6 per square mile (310.1/km2).

44.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.