Jackson
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city in Breathitt County, Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- County
- Breathitt
- Named after
- Andrew Jackson
- Total
- 2.67 sq mi (6.92 km )
- Land
- 2.51 sq mi (6.50 km )
- Water
- 0.16 sq mi (0.42 km )
- Elevation
- 774 ft (236 m)
- Estimate 2022
- 2,157
- Density
- 891.8/sq mi (344.32/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Zip codes
- 41307, 41339
- Fips code
- 21-39952
- Gnis feature id
- 0495097
- Website
- https://cityofjacksonky.org/
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Encyclopedic overview
Jackson is a home rule-class city in Breathitt County, Kentucky, United States, and its county seat. The population was 2,237 at the 2020 census. It was the home of the Jackson Academy, which became Lees College.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jackson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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