Jackson (Mississippi)
| Jackson | |
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| Nickname : Crossroads of the South, Jack-town | |
 Mississippi State Capitol |
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| Location in Mississippi | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1822 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Mississippi |
| Counties : |
Hinds County Madison County Rankin County |
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 18 ′ N , 90 ° 11 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
169,148 (as of 2016) 579,229 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 1,612.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 106.8 km 2 (approx. 41 mi 2 ) of which 104.9 km 2 (approx. 41 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 85 m |
| Postcodes : | 39200-39299 |
| Area code : | +1 601, 769 |
| FIPS : | 28-36000 |
| GNIS ID : | 0711543 |
| Website : | www.city.jackson.ms.us |
| Mayor : | Chowkwe A. Lumumba (Democratic Party) |
Jackson is the capital and largest city in terms of population of the US state Mississippi and (next to Raymond ) one of two seats of the county administration ( county seat ) of Hinds County .
history
Jackson lies on the former Choctaw settlement area . Jackson was founded in 1822 because Mississippi needed a central capital and was named after General Andrew Jackson . The architect Peter van Dorn laid out the city like a chessboard, as Thomas Jefferson had requested. Today many of the parks have disappeared.
On May 14, 1863, the Confederate defeat in the American Civil War took place in Jackson . Union General Ulysses S. Grant defeated officers Joseph E. Johnston and John Gregg . After the war, the racist paramilitary group Red Shirts was founded in Jackson in 1875 . Writer Richard Wright published the classic Black Boy in 1945 , which describes the suffering of blacks from racism in Jackson.
On May 24, 1961, numerous members of the American civil rights movement were arrested in Jackson. In 1967 a bomb attack on the Beth Israel Congregation synagogue was carried out by the Ku Klux Klan . On June 12, 1963, the civil rights activist Medgar Evers was murdered by Byron De La Beckwith , his killer was acquitted several times and only convicted in 1994. Jackson-Evers International Airport was later named in honor of Evers.
The National Park Service identifies five National Historic Landmarks for Jackson : the Mississippi Governor's Mansion , the Old Mississippi State Capitol , the Eudora Welty House , the Mississippi State Capitol and the Medgar Evers House . 62 buildings and sites in the city are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of November 7, 2018).
geography
Jackson is located on the Pearl River and covers approximately 27,670 hectares .
Suburbs
Population development
| year | Residents¹ |
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| 1980 | 202,895 |
| 1990 | 196,637 |
| 2000 | 186,843 |
| 2010 | 173,593 |
| 2016 | 169.148 |
¹ 1980–2010: census results; 2016: US Census Bureau estimate
traffic
Jackson is enclosed by Interstate 20 to the south, Interstate 55 to the east, and Interstate 220 to the northeast . US Highways 49 , 51 and 80 and Mississippi State Routes 18 and 25 also run through the city .
Furthermore, the city is on the routes of the Canadian National Railway and the Kansas City Southern . To the east of the city is the Jackson-Evers International Airport .
Educational institutions
- Millsaps College
- Belhaven College
- Jackson State University
- Tougaloo College
- Reformed Theological Seminary
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Magazines
- Jackson Free Press
- Clarion Ledger
- Northside Sun
- University Press of Mississippi
- The Jackson Advocate
Cultural institutions or sights
- Mississippi Symphonic Orchestra
- Mississippi Ballet
- New Stage Theater
- Mississippi Hispanic Association
- Mississippi Heritage Trust
- Mississippi Arts Center
Sports teams
- Mississippi Braves (baseball)
- Jackson Senators (baseball)
- Jackson Rage (basketball)
- JSU Tigers (Football)
By 2004 Jackson also had an ECHL ice hockey team , the Jackson Bandits .
sons and daughters of the town
- Joe McCoy (1905–1950), blues guitarist and singer
- Charlie McCoy (1909–1950), blues guitarist, singer and mandolin player
- Eudora Welty (1909-2001), writer
- Dick Davis (1917–1954), R&B and jazz tenor saxophonist and band leader
- Teddy Edwards (1924–2003), tenor saxophonist of blues and modern jazz
- Otis Spann (1930–1970), blues pianist and singer
- David Kirkwood (1935–2012), pentathlete and actor
- Thomas Harris (* 1940), writer
- Freddie Waits (1943–1989), jazz musician
- Richard Ford (born 1944), writer
- MC Gainey (born 1948), actor
- Jackie Slater (born 1954), American football player
- Cassandra Wilson (* 1955), jazz singer
- Gregg Harper (* 1956), politician
- Faith Hill (* 1967), country and pop singer
- Alice Brown (* 1960), sprinter
- Kathryn Stockett (* 1969), writer
- Geneva Carr (* 1971), film and stage actress
- David Banner (* 1974), rapper, producer and representative of the "Down South"
- Chad Wolf (born 1976), government official
- Bobby V (born 1980), R&B singer
- LeAnn Rimes (* 1982), singer
- Maurice Williams (* 1982), basketball player
- Monta Ellis (born 1985), basketball player
- Darrian Douglas (* ≈1985), jazz musician
- Candice Patton (born 1988), actress
- Angie Thomas (* 1988), writer
- Daniel Curtis Lee (born 1991), actor
Jackson in art
- The song Jackson , written by Billy Edd Wheeler and Gaby Rogers aka Jerry Leiber , is about the city. Originally from 1963, the song is from the Kingston Trio . The song became famous in 1967 but two cover versions that were recorded as duets: June Carter and Johnny Cash had a country hit with it. A version by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood became popular in the pop charts .
- Jackson is mentioned in the song Uptown Funk by the US singer Bruno Mars .
Climate table
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from October 5, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ List of NHL by State . National Park Service , accessed November 7, 2018.
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 7, 2018.
- ↑ https://www.coverinfo.de/start.php?wert=12&lang=&suchbegriff=%22Jackson%22&sort=2&suchenach=Titel&tabelle=1&suchebemerkung=&suchoption=xsearch&seite=1&xpert=0
Web links
- http://www.visitjackson.com/ (English)