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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Jackson County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Andrew Jackson, general in the United States Army and President of the United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the population was 53,227. The county seat is Scottsboro. Jackson County is a prohibition or dry county, however three cities within the county (Bridgeport, Scottsboro, and Stevenson) are wet. Jackson County covers parts of former Decatur County.
History
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Jackson County was established on December 13, 1819.
Timeline
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1820 | 8,751
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| 1830 | 12,700
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| 1840 | 15,715
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| 1850 | 14,088
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| 1860 | 18,283
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| 1870 | 19,410
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| 1880 | 25,114
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| 1890 | 28,026
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| 1900 | 30,508
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| 1910 | 32,918
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| 1920 | 35,864
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| 1930 | 36,881
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| 1940 | 41,802
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| 1950 | 38,998
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| 1960 | 36,681
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| 1970 | 39,202
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| 1980 | 51,407
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| 1990 | 47,796
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