Jackson County, Iowa
Jackson County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 19,485.[1] The county seat is Maquoketa.[2] The county was founded on December 21, 1837 and named after U.S. President Andrew Jackson.[3]
| Jackson County, Iowa | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Iowa | |
 Iowa's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | December 21, 1837, |
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| Seat | Maquoketa |
| Largest City | Maquoketa |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
650 sq mi (1,683 km²) 584 sq mi (1,513 km²) 69 sq mi (179 km²), 10.63 |
| Population - Density |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: https://jacksoncounty.iowa.gov/ | |
| Named for: Andrew Jackson | |
Geography
The county has a total area of 650 square miles (1,700 km2).
Bordering counties
- Dubuque County (north)
- Jo Daviess County, Illinois (northeast)
- Carroll County, Illinois (east)
- Clinton County (south)
- Jones County (west)
Communities
Cities
Unincorporated communities
Ghost towns
- Alma
- Amoy
- America
- Bridgeport
- Brookfield
- Buckhorn
- Canton
- Carrollport
- Centerville
- Charleston
- Charkstown
- Cobb
- Coloma
- Copper Creek
- Cottonville
- Crabb
- Crabb's Mill
- Crabbtown
- Deventersville
- Duggan
- Duke
- Emeline
- Fremont
- Fulton
- Gordon's Ferry
- Hickory Grove
- Higginsport
- Hugo
- Hurstville
- Fairfield
- Farmers Creek
- Franklin
- Iron Hill
- East Iron Hills
- Isabel
- Lainsville
- Lowell
- Millrock
- Mount Algor
- Nashville
- New Castle
- New Rochester
- North Maquoketa
- Otter Creek
- Ozark
- Pass
- Prairie Springs
- Rolley
- Silsbee
- Smiths Ferry
- Springfield
- Spruce Mills
- Sterling
- Sullivan
- Summer Hill
- Sylva
- Tetes des Morts
- Union Center
- Van Buren
- Wagonersburgh
- Waterford
- Wickliffe
Townships
Jackson County is divided into 18 townships:
Jackson County, Iowa Media
600 mm × 600 mm (24 in × 24 in) U.S. Highway shield, made to the specifications of the 2004 edition of Standard Highway Signs. (Note that there is a missing "J" label on the left side of the diagram.) Uses the Roadgeek 2005 fonts. (United States law does not permit the copyrighting of typeface designs, and the fonts are meant to be copies of a U.S. Government-produced work anyway.)
600 mm × 600 mm (24 in × 24 in) U.S. Highway shield, made to the specifications of the 2004 edition of Standard Highway Signs. (Note that there is a missing "J" label on the left side of the diagram.) Uses the Roadgeek 2005 fonts. (United States law does not permit the copyrighting of typeface designs, and the fonts are meant to be copies of a U.S. Government-produced work anyway.)
600 mm × 600 mm (24 in × 24 in) U.S. Highway shield, made to the specifications of the 2004 edition of Standard Highway Signs. (Note that there is a missing "J" label on the left side of the diagram.) Uses the Roadgeek 2005 fonts. (United States law does not permit the copyrighting of typeface designs, and the fonts are meant to be copies of a U.S. Government-produced work anyway.)
Elongated circular route shield
Elongated circular route shield
Population of Jackson County from US census data
2000 Census Age Pyramid for Jackson County
References
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Jackson County, Iowa". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 167.