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Jackson County
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county in Ohio, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Ohio
- Founded
- March 1, 1816
- Named after
- Andrew Jackson
- Seat
- Jackson
- Largest city
- Jackson
- Total
- 422 sq mi (1,090 km )
- Land
- 420 sq mi (1,100 km )
- Water
- 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km ) 0.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 32,817
- Density
- 78/sq mi (30/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- www .jacksoncountyohio .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Andrew Jackson
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Ohio
- Contains
- Jackson
- Capital
- Jackson
- Population
- 32653
- Area
- 1092
- Shares border with
- Scioto County
- Official website
- jacksoncountygovernment.org
- Image
- Jackson County Courthouse, Jackson.jpg
- Households
- 12971
- Licence plate code
- 40
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- category of associated people
- Category:People from Jackson County, Ohio
- Commons category
- Jackson County, Ohio
- topic's main category
- Category:Jackson County, Ohio
- inception
- 1816-01-12
- water as percent of area
- 0.3
- native label
- Jackson County
- per capita income
- 25004
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Encyclopedic overview
Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,653. Its county seat is Jackson. The county is named for Andrew Jackson, a hero of the War of 1812 who was subsequently elected President of the United States. It is known as "The Little Wales of Ohio".
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jackson County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.