Overview: Jeffersonville is a mid-sized town situated in the Ohio River Valley in Clark County, near Louisville, KY. Located in an industrial and agricultural (grain, strawberries, tobacco) area, Jeffersonville is a barge terminal for river transportation and has shipyards.

Population: 26,000 in the city and 93,000 in the county

District type: Suburban

Geographical location/Climate: Jeffersonville is across the river from Louisville, KY, and experiences a moderate climate year-round with temperatures in the mid 90s during the summer months.

Closest major city: Louisville, KY and Indianapolis, IN

Political structure: Jeffersonville has a mayor-city council form of government.

History: Indiana's second-oldest county, Clark County, was created February 1801 by proclamation of Territorial Governor William Henry Harrison and named in honor of General George Rogers Clark. Settlement in the Jeffersonville vicinity began about 1786 with const

Cultural institutions/events: Howard Steamboat Museum, Ogle Center at Indiana University - Southeast Campus, Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, Actor's Theater, Museum of History and Science, Speed Art Museum, Carnegie Center, Derby Dinner Playhouse, Interpretive Center at the Falls of Ohio. Louisville has a park system designed and laid out by Frederick Law Olmsted, and there are also many parks in the southern Indiana area.

Distinguishing features: Jeffersonville's central business district, the downtown riverfront, and several adjoining residential blocks are notable for their eclectic assortment of middle and late 19th century architecture. The city has foundries, chemical and aluminum plants, and a soap factory.