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Jackson County

county in Mississippi, United States
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Jackson County

Summary

Jackson County is a county of Mississippi[1]. It draws 156 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_mississippi category, ranking #18 of 82).[2]

Key Facts

  • Jackson County is located in Mississippi[3].
  • Jackson County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Jackson County's instance of is recorded as county of Mississippi[5].
  • Jackson County's capital is recorded as Pascagoula[6].
  • Jackson County's shares border with is recorded as George County[7].
  • Jackson County's shares border with is recorded as Mobile County[8].
  • Jackson County's shares border with is recorded as Harrison County[9].
  • Jackson County's shares border with is recorded as Stone County[10].
  • Andrew Jackson is named after Jackson County[11].
  • Jackson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pascagoula[12].
  • Jackson County's Commons category is recorded as Jackson County, Mississippi[13].
  • December 18, 1812 marks the founding of Jackson County[14].
  • Jackson County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.46, 'lon': -88.62}[15].
  • Jackson County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.jackson.ms.us[16].
  • Jackson County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jackson County, Mississippi[17].
  • Jackson County has a population of {'amount': '+139668'}[18].
  • Jackson County has a population of {'amount': '+139661'}[19].
  • Jackson County has a population of {'amount': '+140205'}[20].
  • Jackson County has a population of {'amount': '+140039'}[21].
  • Jackson County has a population of {'amount': '+140450'}[22].
  • Jackson County has a population of {'amount': '+141425'}[23].
  • Jackson County has a population of {'amount': '+143252'}[24].
  • Jackson County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Jackson County, Mississippi[25].
  • Jackson County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Jackson County, Mississippi[26].
  • Jackson County's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Jackson County, Mississippi[27].

Body

Geography

Jackson County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Mississippi[3].

Physical Characteristics

Jackson County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2702'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+139668'}[18], {'amount': '+139661'}[19], {'amount': '+140205'}[20], {'amount': '+140039'}[21], {'amount': '+140450'}[22], and {'amount': '+141425'}[23].

Designation and Status

Jackson County's instance of is recorded as county of Mississippi[5].

History and Context

December 18, 1812 marks the founding of Jackson County[14]. Andrew Jackson is named after it[11].

Why It Matters

Jackson County draws 156 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_mississippi category, ranking #18 of 82).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Andrew Jackson Mississippi United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id → 1806329
    Umls cui → C3816470
    Obo gazetteer id → 00050688
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  2. 19d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Jackson County, Mississippi
    Coordinates → —
    Website → —
    Population → —
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