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Jackson County
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county in Oklahoma, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oklahoma
- Named after
- Stonewall Jackson
- Seat
- Altus
- Largest city
- Altus
- Total
- 804 sq mi (2,080 km )
- Land
- 803 sq mi (2,080 km )
- Water
- 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km ) 0.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 24,764
- Density
- 31/sq mi (12/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 3rd
- Website
- jackson .okcounties .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Stonewall Jackson
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Oklahoma
- Contains
- Altus
- Capital
- Altus
- Population
- 24785
- Area
- 2083
- Shares border with
- Wilbarger County
- Official website
- jackson.okcounties.org
- Image
- Jackson courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 9681
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- category of associated people
- Category:People from Jackson County, Oklahoma
- Commons category
- Jackson County, Oklahoma
- topic's main category
- Category:Jackson County, Oklahoma
- inception
- 1907-07-16
- water as percent of area
- 0.2
- native label
- Jackson County
- per capita income
- 26511
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Encyclopedic overview
Jackson County is a county located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,785. Its county seat is Altus. According to the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, the county was named for two historical figures: President Andrew Jackson and Confederate General Stonewall Jackson. One source states that the county was named only for the former president, while an earlier source states it was named only for General Stonewall Jackson. Jackson County comprises the Altus, OK micropolitan statistical area.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jackson County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.