Place:Jackson, Mississippi, United States

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NameJackson
Alt namesJacksonsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates30.417°N 88.617°W
Located inMississippi, United States     (1812 - )
See alsoGeorge, Mississippi, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Harrison, Mississippi, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Census-designated place
Big Point
Escatawpa
Gulf Hills
Gulf Park Estates
Helena
Hickory Hills
Hurley
Latimer
St. Martin
Wade
Inhabited place
Coll Town
D'Iberville
Dantzler
Dees Landing
East Pascagoula
East Side
Ford
Fort Bayou
Fountainebleau
Gautier
Harleston
Hilda
Holly Landing
Larue
McCall Landing
Missala
Moss Point
Ocean Springs
Old Americus
Orange Grove
Pascagoula
Pecan
Popetown
Poticaw Landing
Sawmill Pointe
Slaughter Flat Landing
South Pascagoula
Three Rivers
Vestry
Unknown
Vancleave
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 139,668, making it the fifth-most populous county in Mississippi. Its county seat is Pascagoula. The county was named for Andrew Jackson, general in the United States Army and afterward President of the United States.

Jackson County is included in the Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located at the southeastern tip of the state. The county has sandy soil and is in the Piney Woods area. It borders the state of Alabama on its east side.

The county was severely damaged by both Hurricane Camille in August 1969 and Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005, which caused catastrophic effects.

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Date Event Source
1812 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1820 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1874 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1875 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1875 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1875 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1910 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1820 1,682
1830 1,792
1840 1,965
1850 3,196
1860 4,122
1870 4,362
1880 7,607
1890 11,251
1900 16,513
1910 15,451
1920 19,208
1930 15,973
1940 20,601
1950 31,401
1960 55,522
1970 87,975
1980 118,015
1990 115,243
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External links

www.co.jackson.ms.us/

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