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Jefferson City, Missouri
Verified Oct 25, 2026Who leads Jefferson City, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Ron L. Fitzwater
- Role
- Mayor
- Population
- 39,636
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 25, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 25, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcejeffersoncitymo.gov/meetings_and_agendas/mayor.php ↗
- Official leadership pagejeffersoncitymo.gov/meetings_and_agendas/mayor.php ↗
- City websitejeffersoncitymo.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Ron L. Fitzwater CurrentMayor · added Aug 1, 2026 · verified Oct 25, 2026
- Jon Hensley FormerMayor · added May 4, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 39,636
- Median household income
- $63,649
- Median age
- 38.5
- Land area
- 36.06 sq mi
- Population density
- 1,099.2 per sq mi
- County
- Cole County
- Metro area
- Jefferson City, MO
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