Jackson
Encyclopedia
United States
- Jackson, AlabamaJackson, AlabamaJackson is a city in Clarke County, Alabama, United States. The population was 5,228 at the 2010 census. It is one of three wet settlements in an otherwise-dry county.-Geography:Jackson is located at coordinates . According to the U.S...
- Jackson, CaliforniaJackson, CaliforniaJackson is the county seat of Amador County, California. The population was 4,651 at the 2010 census, up from 3,989 at the 2000 census...
- Jackson, GeorgiaJackson, GeorgiaJackson is a city in Butts County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,934 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Butts County. The center of population of Georgia is located in Jackson. The community was named after President Andrew Jackson. Founded in 1826, Jackson began as...
- Jackson, KentuckyJackson, KentuckyThere were 1,005 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had...
- Jackson, LouisianaJackson, LouisianaJackson is a town in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 4,130 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
- Jackson, MaineJackson, MaineJackson is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The town was named after General Henry Jackson of the Revolutionary War. The population was 506 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Jackson, MichiganJackson, MichiganJackson is a city located along Interstate 94 in the south central area of the U.S. state of Michigan, about west of Ann Arbor and south of Lansing. It is the county seat of Jackson County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534...
- Jackson, MinnesotaJackson, MinnesotaJackson is a city in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,299 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Jackson County.-Geography:...
- Jackson, MississippiJackson, MississippiJackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...
, the state capital - Jackson, MissouriJackson, MissouriJackson is a city in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States. The population was 13,758 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Cape Girardeau County. Jackson is named for U.S. President Andrew Jackson. It is a principal city of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan...
- Jackson, NebraskaJackson, NebraskaJackson is a village in Dakota County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- Jackson, New HampshireJackson, New HampshireJackson is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 816 at the 2010 census. Jackson is an elegant resort area in the White Mountains. Parts of the White Mountain National Forest are in the west, north and east...
- Jackson Township, New JerseyJackson Township, New Jersey-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 42,816 people, 14,176 households, and 11,269 families residing in the township. The population density was 427.9 people per square mile . There were 14,640 housing units at an average density of 146.3 per square mile...
- Jackson, New YorkJackson, New YorkJackson is a town in southeastern Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 1,718 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Andrew Jackson.- History :...
- Jackson, North CarolinaJackson, North CarolinaJackson is a town in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 695 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Northampton County.Jackson is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Jackson, OhioJackson, OhioJackson is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,184 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Jackson is located at ....
- Jackson, Rhode IslandJackson, Rhode IslandJackson, Rhode Island is an unincorporated area outlying, to the northwest, West Warwick....
- Jackson, South CarolinaJackson, South CarolinaJackson is a town in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,625 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area.-Geography:Jackson is located at ....
- Jackson, TennesseeJackson, TennesseeJackson is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. The total population was 65,211 at the 2010 census. Jackson is the primary city of the Jackson, Tennessee metropolitan area, which is included in the Jackson-Humboldt, Tennessee Combined Statistical Area...
- Jackson, Wisconsin (disambiguation)
- Jackson, WyomingJackson, WyomingJackson is a town located in the Jackson Hole valley of Teton County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 8,647 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Teton County....
Train stations
- Amtrak stations
- Jackson, Michigan (Amtrak station)Jackson, Michigan (Amtrak station)Jackson is an Amtrak station in Jackson, Michigan, United States. It is served by the . The station was rebuilt by the Michigan Central Railroad in 1872, as a replacement for an earlier station built in 1841, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in the year 2002.There are...
(station code JXN) - Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station)Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station)The Jackson Union Station is a train station in Jackson, Mississippi, United States, served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. It was originally built in 1927 by the Illinois Central Railroad and restored between 2002 and 2004...
(station code JAN)
- Jackson, Michigan (Amtrak station)
- Chicago Transit Authority stations
- Jackson/State (CTA station) on the Red Line
- Jackson/Dearborn (CTA station) on the Blue Line
There are several JACKSON train stations throughout the New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority system too.
Cities, towns and villages
In the United States:- Jackson Center, OhioJackson Center, OhioJackson Center is a village in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,369 at the 2000 census. Since 1952, Jackson Center has been the home of the popular Airstream travel trailers and motor homes.-Geography:...
- Jackson Center, PennsylvaniaJackson Center, PennsylvaniaJackson Center is a borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 221 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Jackson Junction, IowaJackson Junction, IowaJackson Junction is a city in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 60 at the 2000 census. It is the home of Turkey Valley Community schools, which serves the nearby communities of Waucoma; Lawler; Fort Atkinson; St...
- Lake Jackson, TexasLake Jackson, TexasLake Jackson is a city in Brazoria County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. As of a 2006 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the city population was 27,614....
- Mount Jackson, VirginiaMount Jackson, VirginiaMount Jackson is a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,994 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Mount Jackson is located at in the southern part of Shenandoah County, Virginia at...
Other geography
- Mount Jackson (disambiguation), several mountains
Canada
- Jackson InletJackson InletJackson Inlet is a body of water in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region. It lies east of Lancaster Sound and cuts into Baffin Island's Brodeur Peninsula.-Mining:Nanisivik, a company mining town, is located to the east....
, Nunavut - Jackson Island (Nunavut)Jackson Island (Nunavut)Jackson Island is an irregularly-shaped Baffin Island offshore island located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region. The uninhabited island lies in the Labrador Sea at the mouth of Neptune Bay, off the east coast of Hall Peninsula's Finger Land...
Russian Federation
- Jackson IslandJackson IslandJackson Island or Frederick Jackson Island is an island located in Franz Josef Land, Russia. This island is part of the Zichy Land subgroup of the central part of the archipelago....
, in Franz Josef Land
United States
- Jackson County (disambiguation)
- Jackson metropolitan areaJackson metropolitan areaThe Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in the central region of the U.S. state of Mississippi that covers five counties: Copiah, Hinds, Madison, Rankin, and Simpson. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 497,197...
, of Jackson, Mississippi - Jackson Parish, LouisianaJackson Parish, LouisianaJackson Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish was formed in 1845 from parts of Claiborne, Ouachita, and Union Parishes. In 2010, its population was 16,274. The parish seat is Jonesboro...
- Jackson Township (disambiguation)
Culture
- Jackson (film)Jackson (film)Jackson is a 2008 American comedy-drama-musical film written and directed by J. F. Lawton starring Barry Primus as Donald and Charles Robinson as Sam.-Synopsis:...
, a 2008 American film - The Jackson TwinsThe Jackson TwinsThe Jackson Twins was an American comic strip, created by Dick Brooks and distributed by the McNaught Syndicate...
, a comic strip - Jackson (song)Jackson (song)"Jackson" is a song, written in 1963 by Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler, about a married couple who find that the "fire" has gone out of their relationship...
, written by Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler, and made famous by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash - United States twenty-dollar billUnited States twenty-dollar billThe United States twenty-dollar bill is a denomination of United States currency. U.S. President Andrew Jackson is currently featured on the front side of the bill, which is why the twenty-dollar bill is often called a "Jackson," while the White House is featured on the reverse side.The...
, nicknamed for Andrew Jackson, whose picture appears on the obverse side - Luscious JacksonLuscious JacksonLuscious Jackson are an alternative rock group formed in 1991. The band's name was inspired by now-retired American basketball player Lucious Jackson....
, an alternative/pop-rock band formed in 1991
Companies
- Jackson National LifeJackson National LifeJackson National Life Insurance is a U.S. company that offers life insurance and annuities. It is a subsidiary of the British insurer, Prudential Plc, who bought the company for $608 million in 1986. Founded in 1961, Jackson is headquartered in Lansing, Michigan...
, a financial services company - Jackson GuitarsJackson Guitars__FORCETOC__Jackson is a renowned brand of electric guitar that bears the name of its founder, Grover Jackson.-Early years:Grover Jackson obtained ownership in Charvel's Guitar Repair of Glendora, California in the 1970s with a promise to bolster Charvel's business...
, a manufacturing company - Jackson Structured ProgrammingJackson Structured ProgrammingJackson Structured Programming or JSP is a method for structured programming based on correspondences between data stream structure and program structure...