Jackson, Ohio Jackson, Ohio A view of Jackson's welcome sign and city's water fortress while traveling north on SR 93 A view of Jackson's welcome sign and city's water fortress while traveling north on SR 93 Location of Jackson, Ohio Location of Jackson, Ohio County Jackson Jackson is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. The populace was 6,397 at the 2010 census.
Jackson is positioned at 39 3 3 N 82 38 23 W (39.050784, -82.639584). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 8.49 square miles (21.99 km2), of which 8.23 square miles (21.32 km2) is territory and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) is water. Jackson has the eighth biggest population of citizens of Welsh descent in the United States, and fourth biggest in Ohio. The Welsh-American Heritage Museum in Oak Hill describes the experience of Welsh immigration to this region and their chief occupations in farming, making iron, and manufacturing clay. The water fortress in Jackson is painted with an apple to jubilate the city's Apple Festival As of the census of 2010, there were 6,397 citizens , 2,734 homeholds, and 1,698 families residing in the city.
There were 2,734 homeholds of which 32.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 40.5% were married couples living together, 17.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 37.9% were non-families.
23.8% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 9.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26% were from 25 to 44; 26% were from 45 to 64; and 14.7% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,184 citizens , 2,667 homeholds, and 1,712 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 823.4 citizens per square mile (317.9/km ).
There were 2,667 homeholds out of which 30.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families.
In the town/city the populace was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 14.6% of families and 18.7% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 23.6% of those under age 18 and 18.4% of those age 65 or over.
Established in 1817, inhabitants named the town after Andrew Jackson, a hero of the War of 1812, and an eventual president of the United States. The improve grew slowly, having only 297 inhabitants in 1840.
Jackson was the county's biggest improve in 2000, with a populace of 6,184 citizens .
On his site, the creator of the strip acknowledges drawing heavily on features of Jackson, Ohio as his origin of inspiration. Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve is positioned just outside Jackson, on the northwest corner.
Jackson County Apple Festival United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Population of Civil Divisions Less than Counties" (PDF).
Statistics of the Population of the United States at the Tenth Census.
"Population of Civil Divisions Less than Counties" (PDF).
Statistics of the Population of the United States at the Tenth Census.
"Population: Ohio" (PDF).
"Population: Ohio" (PDF).
"Number of Inhabitants: Ohio" (PDF).
18th Enumeration of the United States.
"Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF).
"Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".
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