Welcome to Lake Jackson ...

The city of Lake Jackson is located on the Gulf Coast.

Lake Jackson is located in Brazoria County<1>.

The location of Lake Jackson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Jackson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Jackson: Lk. Jackson

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lake Jackson has a population of 27,200 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Lake Jackson is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: Lake Jackson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lake Jackson lies within the (979) area code.

The ZIP code for Lake Jackson: 77566<5>

Websites for Lake Jackson ...

Official Website: www.ci.lake-jackson.tx.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lake Jackson had an population of 27,200 people. This is an increase of 1.31% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lake Jackson had a population of 26,849 people (or 8.57% of the total population of Brazoria County). This makes Lake Jackson the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Lake Jackson represents 0.11% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 99th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 26,849 people, the population of Lake Jackson increased 1.75% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 26,386 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lake Jackson.

Communities Also Named Lake Jackson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lake Jackson - they are located in Florida and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lake Jackson.

Communities near Lake Jackson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lake Jackson.

• Angleton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angleton
  • Angleton is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angleton <6>
• Freeport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <6>
• West Columbia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
  • West Columbia is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Columbia <6>
• Sweeny
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeny
  • Sweeny is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweeny <6>
• Brazoria
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazoria
  • Brazoria is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazoria <6>
• Danbury
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
  • Danbury is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <6>
• Holiday Lakes
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
  • Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
• Oyster Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
  • Oyster Creek is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
• Bailey's Prairie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey's Prairie
  • Bailey's Prairie is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
• Surfside Beach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surfside Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside Beach
  • Surfside Beach is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surfside Beach <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lake Jackson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Jackson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lake Jackson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Jackson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Jackson. See our Newspapers Page for Lake Jackson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Jackson ...

Looking for more information about Lake Jackson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lake Jackson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lake Jackson.

Adding Lake Jackson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lake Jackson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lake Jackson was on a map titled Road Map for Texas (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake Jackson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lake Jackson: www.ci.lake-jackson.tx.us/

The official website for Brazoria County: www.brazoria-county.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/