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Jackson, Michigan

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Lansing. It is located about 33 miles [53 km] to the north of Jackson and has a population of 119,128 people.<1>

The next largest community is Ann Arbor. It is located about 34 miles [54 km] to the east of Jackson and has a population of 114,024 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Adrian   SE30 mi [48.28 km]21,3910.85% decrease
 Albion   W18 mi [28.97 km]9,1030.45% decrease
 Battle Creek   W42 mi [67.6 km]52,0532.46% decrease
 Charlotte   NW31 mi [49.89 km]8,9847.09% increase
 Coldwater   SW37 mi [59.5 km]10,51417.19% decrease
 East Lansing   N34 mi [54.7 km]45,8571.44% decrease
 Hillsdale   SW24 mi [38.62 km]7,7625.72% decrease
 Howell   NE34 mi [54.7 km]9,6945% increase
 Novi   E49 mi [78.9 km]54,05414.07% increase
 Plymouth   E48 mi [77.2 km]8,4875.93% decrease
 Saline   E32 mi [51.5 km]8,88210.56% increase
 South Lyon   E41 mi [66 km]10,9599.2% increase
 Tecumseh   SE28 mi [45.06 km]8,6100.42% increase
 Wixom   NE48 mi [77.2 km]13,4251.22% increase
 Ypsilanti   E40 mi [64.4 km]21,4644.02% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Addison   S17 mi [27.36 km]5866.54% decrease
 Brooklyn   SE12 mi [19.31 km]1,34013.95% increase
 Cement City   S12 mi [19.31 km]4197.3% decrease
 Concord   W13 mi [20.92 km]1,0722.63% decrease
 Grass Lake   E10 mi [16.09 km]1,1708.13% increase
 Hanover   SW12 mi [19.31 km]4132.59% decrease
 Leslie   N14 mi [22.53 km]2,27211.15% increase
 Manitou Beach-Devils Lake   S18 mi [28.97 km]---
 Michigan Center   E4 mi [6.44 km]---
 Napoleon   SE9 mi [14.48 km]---
 Parma   W10 mi [16.09 km]8466.73% decrease
 Spring Arbor   W8 mi [12.87 km]---
 Springport   NW17 mi [27.36 km]6537.24% decrease
 Stockbridge   NE18 mi [28.97 km]1,2741.11% increase
 Vandercook Lake   S3 mi [4.83 km]---

Jackson County

Jackson is located in Jackson County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson: Calhoun, Eaton, Hillsdale, Ingham, Lenawee, Livingston and Washtenaw. Although it doesn't share a border with Jackson, Branch it is close to Jackson.

Below are counties that are near Jackson (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Jackson:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Jackson
 Branch County   SWButler26 miles [41 km]
 Calhoun County   WAlbion18 miles [28 km]
 Clinton County   NValley Farms37 miles [59 km]
 Eaton County   NWCharlesworth20 miles [32 km]
 Hillsdale County   SSomerset Center13 miles [20 km]
 Ingham County   NEFitchburg14 miles [22 km]
 Lenawee County   SECambridge Junction15 miles [24 km]
 Livingston County   NEWilliamsville20 miles [32 km]
 Monroe County   SECone36 miles [57 km]
 Shiawassee County   EYork35 miles [56 km]



Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Jackson. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Jackson.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Jackson and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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