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Jackson

seat of Jackson County, Michigan, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Michigan
County: Jackson
Incorporated: 1843 (village) 1857 (city)
Type: Mayor–council
Mayor: Courtney Hayes
Manager: Nicholas Hastings
Clerk: Andrea Muray
City: 10.96 sq mi (28.38 km )
Land: 10.84 sq mi (28.07 km )
Water: 0.12 sq mi (0.30 km )
Elevation: 932 ft (284 m)
Density: 2,889/sq mi (1,115.4/km )
Metro: 160,366 (US: 264th )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( EST )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Zip codes: 49201–49204
Fips code: 26-41420

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Jackson is a city in Jackson County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. The population was 31,309 at the 2020 census. It is served by Interstate 94 and U.S. Route 127. It is approximately 65 miles (105 km) east of Kalamazoo, 35 miles (56 km) west of Ann Arbor, 75 miles (121 km) west of Detroit and 35 miles (56 km) south of Lansing. Jackson is the core city of the Jackson metropolitan area, which includes all of Jackson County and has a population of 160,248.

The city was founded in 1829 and named after President Andrew Jackson. Michigan's first prison, Michigan State Prison (or Jackson State Prison), opened in 1838 and remains in operation.