Jackson County, Minnesota

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The Jackson County Courthouse in Jackson, listed on NRHP No. 77000747 [1]
The Jackson County Courthouse in Jackson, listed on NRHP No. 77000747
administration
US state : Minnesota
Administrative headquarters : Jackson
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
405 4th Street
Jackson, MN 56143-1588
Foundation : May 23, 1857
Made up from: Brown County
Area code : 001 507
Demographics
Residents : 10,266  (2010)
Population density : 5.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1863 km²
Water surface : 46 km²
map
Map of Jackson County within Minnesota
Website : www.co.jackson.mn.us

The Jackson county is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 10,266 residents and a population density of 5.6 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Jackson .

geography

The county is located in southern Minnesota, borders Iowa and is 50 miles west of South Dakota . It has an area of ​​1863 square kilometers, of which 46 square kilometers are water.

The county is traversed by the Des Moines River, which flows south on the Iowa- Missouri border from the right into the Mississippi .

The following neighboring counties border Jackson County:

Cottonwood County Watonwan County
Nobles County Compass card (de) .svg Martin County
Osceola County,
Iowa 		Dickinson County,
Iowa 		Emmet County,
Iowa

history

Jackson County was formed on May 23, 1857 from parts of Brown County. It was named, like the district capital, after Henry Jackson , a member of the first territorial administration of Minnesota.

Six buildings and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of January 29, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 181 -
1870 1825 908.3%
1880 4806 163.3%
1890 8924 85.7%
1900 14,793 65.8%
1910 14,491 -2%
1920 15,955 10.1%
1930 15,863 -0.6%
1940 16.805 5.9%
1950 16.306 -3%
1960 15,501 -4.9%
1970 14,352 -7.4%
1980 13,690 -4.6%
1990 11,677 -14.7%
2000 11,268 -3.5%
2010 10,266 -8.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010
Jackson Federal Savings & Loan Building , listed on the NRHP

According to the 2010 census , Jackson County had 10,266 people in 4,526 households. The population density was 5.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.22 people lived in each of the 4526 households.

The racial the population was composed of 96.6 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 1.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.0 percent of the population.

22.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.8 percent were 65 years or older. 49.1 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 47,455  USD . The per capita income was $ 25,744. 11.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Jackson County localities

Citys

Census-designated place (CDP)

Unincorporated Community

structure

In addition to the six cities, Jackson County is divided into 20 townships :

Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Alba Township 170    27-00604
Belmont Township 218    27-04978
Christiania Township 249    27-11476
Delafield Township 226    27-15436
Des Moines Township 232    27-15769
Enterprise Township 187    27-19484
Ewington Township 244    27-20042
Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Heron Lake Township 333    27-28718
Hunter Township 224    27-30482
Kimball Township 129    27-33146
La Crosse Township 156    27-33902
Middletown Township 227    27-41948
Minneota Township 259    27-43108
Petersburg Township 232    27-50578
Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Rust township 211    27-55996
Round Lake Township 166    27-56068
Sioux Valley Township 192    27-60574
Weimer Township 142    27-69016
West Heron Lake Township 181    27-69484
Wisconsin Township 233    27-71212

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 659477. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Jackson County, MN ( July 12, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved April 29, 2013
  4. ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved April 29, 2013
  5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed January 29, 2018.
  6. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  7. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
  8. ^ Census 2010 - Minnesota , Retrieved May 5, 2020

Web links

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

Coordinates: 43 ° 41 ′  N , 95 ° 10 ′  W