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About Jackson (Click for more information)
| | Located in Mississippi (see below) |
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| | Located primarily in Hinds County (see below). A portion of Jackson extends into Madison County and Rankin County. |
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| | Time Zone: Located in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time. |
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| | Elevation: 90 feet [27.43 m] above sea level<1> |
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| | Population |
| | 2008:<2> | 184,256 (5.64% decrease since 2000) |
| | 2000: | 184,256 |
| | (For more detail, see our Census Page for Jackson) |
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| | Total Area:<3> | 106.8 sq miles [276.7 km²] - of which 1.79% is water (1.92 sq miles [4.96 km²]) |
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| | Housing Units:<4> | 75,678 |
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| | Latitude/Longitude<5> |
| | Lat: | 32°18'59" N (or 32.32° N) |
| | Long: | -90°12'33" W (or -90.21° W) |
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| | Name of USGS Topo Map: Jackson (7.5 Minute topographic series) |
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| | Other communities that are also named Jackson can be found on the Profile Page for Jackson. |
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About Hinds County (Click for more information)
About Mississippi (Click for more information)
Search for Local BusinessesPeople have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning 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.
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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The following websites contain collections of photos taken around Jackson: Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Jackson? Please visit the Map Page for Jackson. |
Footnotes
| <1> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jackson - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation |
| <2> | Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2000 Census and the next count will be for the 2010 Census. For more information, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation |
| <3> | The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Jackson. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation |
| <4> | A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation |
| <5> | The longitude & latitude values have been supplied by the US Census Bureau. This location is not necessarily the center of Jackson, but might be a prominent feature. For example, it might be the location of City Hall or the main Post Office. - Return to Citation |
| <6> | All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation |
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