Jackson County, Minnesota

Jackson County
; Jackson County, Minnesota;
	; ;
	; ; Jackson County Courthouse in Jackson;
	; ; Location in the U.S. state of Minnesota;
	; ; Minnesota's location in the U.S.;
Founded	; May 23, 1857
Named for	; Henry Jackson;
Seat	; Jackson;
Largest city	; Jackson
Area	;
• Total	; 719 sq mi (1,862 km2)
• Land	; 703 sq mi (1,821 km2)
• Water	; 16 sq mi (41 km2), 2.3%
Population (est.)	;
• (2016)	; 9,944
• Density	; 15/sq mi (6/km2)
Congressional district	; 1st;
Time zone	; Central: UTC−6/−5;
Website	; www.co.jackson.mn.us;

Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,266.^[2] Its county seat is Jackson.^[3]

History[edit]

The county was named for Henry Jackson, the first merchant in St. Paul.^[4]^[5]

Geography[edit]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 719 square miles (1,860 km²), of which 703 square miles (1,820 km²) is land and 16 square miles (41 km²) (2.3%) is water.^[6]

Soils of Jackson County^[7]

Lakes[edit]

There are 18 lakes completely within Jackson County and three lakes which extend into it from other counties.

Boot Lake: Belmont Township

Chandler Lake: in Middletown Township

Clear Lake: almost completely in Southbrook Township of Cottonwood County, but the southern tip of the lake extends into La Crosse Township

Clear Lake: another Clear Lake is located mostly in Des Moines Township, but the extreme western side extends into Hunter Township

Fish Lake: southern two thirds in Christiania Township; northern third in Lakeside Township of Cottonwood County

Illinois Lake: in Round Lake Township

Independence Lake: Christiania Township

Heron Lake: there are four distinct lakes, all connected by streams, that are called Heron Lake. All but the largest, southernmost lake is completely in Weimer Township. The southern parts of it extend into West Heron Lake Township

Lake Flaherty: in Heron Lake Township

Laurs Lake: Christiania Township

Little Spirit Lake: in Minneota Township

Loon Lake: western two thirds in Minneota Township; eastern third in Middletown Township

Round Lake: in Round Lake Township

Rush Lake: in Sioux Valley Township

Rush Lake: there is another Rush Lake in Minneota Township

Skunk Lake: in Sioux Valley Township

South Heron Lake: western three quarters in West Heron Lake Township; southeastern quarter in Heron Lake Township

Spirit Lake: in Minneota Township

String Lakes: the two northern String Lakes are completely within Great Bend Township of Cottonwood County, the southern tip of the southernmost String lake extends into Delafield Township

Teal Lake: Delafield Township

Timber Lake: eastern half in Delafield Township; western half in Weimer Township

Major highways[edit]

Interstate 90

U.S. Highway 71

Minnesota State Highway 60

Minnesota State Highway 86

Minnesota State Highway 264

Adjacent counties[edit]

Cottonwood County (north)

Watonwan County (northeast)

Martin County (east)

Emmet County, Iowa (southeast)

Dickinson County, Iowa (south)

Osceola County, Iowa (southwest)

Nobles County (west)

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	181		—
1870	1,825		908.3%
1880	4,806		163.3%
1890	8,924		85.7%
1900	14,793		65.8%
1910	14,491		−2.0%
1920	15,955		10.1%
1930	15,863		−0.6%
1940	16,805		5.9%
1950	16,306		−3.0%
1960	15,501		−4.9%
1970	14,352		−7.4%
1980	13,690		−4.6%
1990	11,677		−14.7%
2000	11,268		−3.5%
2010	10,266		−8.9%
Est. 2016	9,944	^[8]	−3.1%
U.S. Decennial Census^[9] 1790-1960^[10] 1900-1990^[11] 1990-2000^[12] 2010-2016^[2]

Age pyramid of county residents based on 2000 U.S. census data

As of the 2000 census,^[13] there were 11,268 people, 4,556 households, and 3,116 families residing in the county. The population density was 16 people per square mile (6/km²). There were 5,092 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.07% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 0.12% Native American, 1.38% Asian, 0.97% from other races, and 0.38% from two or more races. 1.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 51.9% were of German, 14.1% Norwegian and 5.6% American ancestry.

There were 4,556 households out of which 29.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.00% were married couples living together, 5.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.60% were non-families. 28.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.50% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 20.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 100.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,746, and the median income for a family was $43,426. Males had a median income of $29,123 versus $20,860 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,499. About 5.20% of families and 8.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.00% of those under age 18 and 8.40% of those age 65 or over.

Communities[edit]

Cities[edit]

Alpha

Heron Lake

Jackson (county seat)

Lakefield

Okabena

Wilder

Townships[edit]

Alba Township

Belmont Township

Christiania Township

Delafield Township

Des Moines Township

Enterprise Township

Ewington Township

Heron Lake Township

Hunter Township

Kimball Township

La Crosse Township

Middletown Township

Minneota Township

Petersburg Township

Rost Township

Round Lake Township

Sioux Valley Township

Weimer Township

West Heron Lake Township

Wisconsin Township

Census-designated place[edit]

Fish Lake

Unincorporated communities[edit]

Bergen

Miloma

Petersburg

Rost

Sioux Valley

Spafford

Politics[edit]

Presidential elections results

**Presidential elections results**^[14]
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2016	65.8% 3,609	27.2% 1,492	7.0% 383
2012	56.1% 3,044	41.8% 2,268	2.2% 118
2008	50.8% 2,858	46.6% 2,618	2.6% 147
2004	52.3% 3,024	45.9% 2,652	1.8% 103
2000	51.0% 2,773	43.5% 2,364	5.5% 301
1996	36.9% 2,153	46.7% 2,727	16.4% 959
1992	29.2% 1,824	39.7% 2,481	31.1% 1,947
1988	44.1% 2,629	55.0% 3,275	0.9% 55
1984	47.3% 3,131	51.9% 3,437	0.8% 55
1980	48.0% 3,391	43.4% 3,062	8.7% 611
1976	39.4% 2,870	59.2% 4,311	1.5% 106
1972	51.5% 3,599	47.3% 3,304	1.2% 86
1968	42.7% 2,886	52.0% 3,515	5.4% 365
1964	34.8% 2,441	65.2% 4,576	0.1% 4
1960	47.9% 3,591	52.0% 3,898	0.2% 13
1956	52.2% 3,543	47.6% 3,232	0.1% 9
1952	62.1% 4,558	37.7% 2,771	0.2% 13
1948	32.8% 2,288	65.2% 4,541	2.0% 140
1944	44.8% 2,789	54.9% 3,417	0.4% 24
1940	45.3% 3,387	54.3% 4,065	0.4% 30
1936	23.3% 1,676	72.1% 5,187	4.6% 332
1932	26.5% 1,524	71.7% 4,129	1.9% 108
1928	55.1% 3,099	44.5% 2,503	0.5% 26
1924	49.0% 2,760	7.2% 407	43.8% 2,470
1920	83.6% 4,313	13.9% 715	2.5% 130
1916	52.0% 1,503	44.0% 1,272	4.1% 118
1912	17.1% 468	33.4% 913	49.4% 1,350
1908	58.9% 1,575	37.9% 1,013	3.1% 84
1904	76.1% 2,032	20.7% 554	3.2% 85
1900	61.4% 1,757	34.7% 993	4.0% 114
1896	56.5% 1,558	41.7% 1,150	1.8% 49
1892	46.2% 901	36.9% 721	16.9% 330

References[edit]

^ "Minnesota Place Names". Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved March 18, 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em

^ ^a^b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 12, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2013.

^ "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.

^ "Henry Jackson Member Record". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 8 October 2013.

^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2014.

^ Nelson, Steven (2011). Savanna Soils of Minnesota. Minnesota: Self. pp. 65 - 67.
ISBN 978-0-615-50320-2.

^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2014.

^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved October 18, 2014.

^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 18, 2014.

^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 18, 2014.

^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 19 September 2018.

External links[edit]

Jackson County government's web site

Coordinates: 43°41′N 95°10′W / 43.68°N 95.16°W / 43.68; -95.16

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[QF-2] "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 12, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2013.

[GR6-3] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

[4] Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 167.

[5] "Henry Jackson Member Record". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 8 October 2013.

[GR1-6] "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2014.

[7] Nelson, Steven (2011). Savanna Soils of Minnesota. Minnesota: Self. pp. 65 - 67.
ISBN 978-0-615-50320-2.

[USCensusEst2016-8] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[9] "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2014.

[10] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved October 18, 2014.

[11] "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 18, 2014.

[12] "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 18, 2014.

[GR2-13] "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[14] Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 19 September 2018.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Jackson
Cities	Alpha Heron Lake Jackson Lakefield Okabena Wilder
Townships	Alba Belmont Christiania Delafield Des Moines Enterprise Ewington Heron Lake Hunter Kimball La Crosse Middletown Minneota Petersburg Rost Round Lake Sioux Valley Weimer West Heron Lake Wisconsin
CDP	Fish Lake
Unincorporated communities	Bergen Miloma Petersburg Rost Sioux Valley Spafford

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