Jefferson -- U.S. County in Illinois Population (2000): 40045 Housing Units (2000): 16990 Land area (2000): 570.955719 sq. miles (1478.768461 sq. km) Water area (2000): 12.757198 sq. miles (33.040991 sq. km) Total area (2000): 583.712917 sq. miles (1511.809452 sq. km) Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17 Location: 38.310378 N, 88.915252 W Headwords: Jefferson Jefferson, IL Jefferson County Jefferson County, IL