Jackson, Wyoming

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The town of Jackson is located in Teton County and is the county seat.

Jackson is 1,880 feet [573.02 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Jackson lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Jackson can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Jackson had a population of 8,647 people^<3> (or 47.08% of the total population of Teton County). The population of Jackson represented 1.75% of the total of Wyoming, making it the state's 11th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Jackson had a population of 9,806 people. This is an increase of 13.4% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Jackson.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Driggs (ID)	NW	24 mi [38.62 km]	1,362	23.82% increase
	Victor (ID)	NW	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,817	116.31% increase
	Alpine Northeast	SW	23 mi [37.01 km]	---
	Alpine Northwest	SW	23 mi [37.01 km]	---
	Alpine	SW	24 mi [38.62 km]	810	47.27% increase
	Alta	NW	23 mi [37.01 km]	---

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Jackson.

Websites for Jackson

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The Commemorative Quarter for Wyoming<5>

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People 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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