Jackson (Minnesota)
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Location in Minnesota | |
Basic data | |
State : | United States |
State : | Minnesota |
County : | Jackson County |
Coordinates : | 43 ° 37 ′ N , 94 ° 59 ′ W |
Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
Residents : | 3,299 (as of 2010) |
Population density : | 277 inhabitants per km 2 |
Area : | 11.91 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) |
Height : | 401 m |
Postal code : | 56143 |
Area code : | +1 507 |
FIPS : | 27-31562 |
GNIS ID : | 645559 |
Website : | www.cityofjacksonmn.com |
Mayor : | Wayne Walter |
The Jackson County Courthouse in Jackson, listed on the NRHP since 1977 |
Jackson is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Jackson County in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 Jackson had 3,299 residents.
geography
Jackson lies on both sides of the Des Moines River at 43 ° 37'20 "north latitude and 94 ° 59'28" west longitude. The city extends over 11.91 km².
Neighboring villages to Jackson are Windom, 20 miles north, Alpha, 10.9 km east, Spirit Lake , Iowa, 19 miles southwest, and Lakefield, 13 miles west northwest.
The nearest major cities are Minneapolis (252 km northeast), Minnesota's capital Saint Paul (266 km in the same direction), Rochester (236 km east-northeast), Iowa's capital Des Moines (338 km southeast), Omaha , Nebraska (329 km southwest) , Sioux Falls , South Dakota (147 km west) and Fargo , North Dakota (454 km north-northwest).
traffic
Interstate 90 , the longest interstate highway in the country, runs through the north of the city . The US Highway 71 runs as the main road through Jackson. All other roads within Jackson are secondary or inner-city connecting roads.
In Jackson is the end point of a railroad branch line that leads from the east into the city.
The Jackson Municipal Airport is in the north of the metropolitan area of Jackson. The nearest major airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (250 km northeast).
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1880 | 501 | - | |
1890 | 720 | 43.7% | |
1900 | 1756 | 143.9% | |
1910 | 1907 | 8.6% | |
1920 | 2144 | 12.4% | |
1930 | 2206 | 2.9% | |
1940 | 2840 | 28.7% | |
1950 | 3313 | 16.7% | |
1960 | 3370 | 1.7% | |
1970 | 3550 | 5.3% | |
1980 | 3797 | 7% | |
1990 | 3559 | -6.3% | |
2000 | 3501 | -1.6% | |
2010 | 3299 | -5.8% | |
1880-2000 2010 |
According to the 2010 census , Jackson had 3,299 people in 1,489 households. The population density was 277 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.17 people lived in 1489 households.
The racial the population was composed of 93.3 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 3.9 percent Asian and 0.8 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.3 percent were 65 years or older. 51.6 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 38,873 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,393. 18.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
sons and daughters of the town
- Willis H. Flygare (1936-1981), physical chemist
- David Ellefson (born 1964), musician
- Amy Dunker (* 1964), composer, music teacher and trumpeter
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 77000747.Retrieved April 29, 2013
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved April 29, 2013
- ↑ Distance according to Google Maps. Accessed on April 29, 2013
- ↑ AirNav.com - KMJQ Accessed on May 21, 2013
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved April 29, 2013