Jackson County, Indiana

administration
The Jackson County Courthouse in Brownstown, listed on the NRHP
US state :	Indiana
Administrative headquarters :	Brownstown
Foundation :	1816
Demographics
Residents :	42,376 (2010)
Population density :	32.1 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1331 km²
Water surface :	12 km²
map

Jackson County is a county in the state of Indiana in the United States . The county seat is Brownstown .

geography

Jackson County is located in south central Indiana and has a size of 1,331 square kilometers, of which twelve square kilometers are water surface. The neighboring counties (starting in the north, clockwise) are: Brown County , Bartholomew County , Jennings County , Scott County , Washington County , Lawrence County, and Monroe County .

history

Jackson County was formed in 1816. It was named after Andrew Jackson , who defeated the British in the British-American War in 1812 and in the Battle of New Orleans in 1815 . He later became President of the United States and signed the Indian Removal Act on May 28, 1830 .

In the county, the first detectable railroad robbery on a moving train took place by the Reno Gang on October 8, 1866. The gang stole around $ 10,000 from a train on the Ohio and Mississippi Railway .

Medora Covered Bridge

In 1875 the Medora Covered Bridge was built. At that time it was the longest wooden bridge standing on three limestone pillars at 132 meters. Closed to vehicle traffic in 1972, but remained open to pedestrians. Listed in the NRHP .

A total of 17 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of September 2, 2017).

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1820	4010	-
1830	4870	21.4%
1840	8961	84%
1850	11,047	23.3%
1860	16,286	47.4%
1870	18,974	16.5%
1880	23,050	21.5%
1890	24,139	4.7%
1900	26,633	10.3%
1910	24,727	-7.2%
1920	24,228	-2%
1930	23,731	-2.1%
1940	26,612	12.1%
1950	28,237	6.1%
1960	30,556	8.2%
1970	33,187	8.6%
1980	36,523	10.1%
1990	37,730	3.3%
2000	41,335	9.6%
2010	42,376	2.5%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Places in the county

Townships

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 451678. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 2, 2017.

↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 15, 2011

↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 12, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 2, 2012 @1@ 2

Web links

Commons : Jackson County, Indiana - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

38.91 -86.04Coordinates: 38 ° 55 ′ N , 86 ° 2 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 451678. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 2, 2017.

[3] US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

[4] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 15, 2011