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Jackson County

county in North Carolina, United States
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Jackson County

Summary

Jackson County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of county_of_north_carolina entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (166 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Jackson County is located in North Carolina[3].
  • Jackson County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Jackson County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].
  • Jackson County's capital is recorded as Sylva[6].
  • Jackson County's shares border with is recorded as Haywood County[7].
  • Jackson County's shares border with is recorded as Transylvania County[8].
  • Jackson County's shares border with is recorded as Oconee County[9].
  • Jackson County's shares border with is recorded as Rabun County[10].
  • Jackson County's shares border with is recorded as Macon County[11].
  • Jackson County's shares border with is recorded as Swain County[12].
  • Andrew Jackson is named after Jackson County[13].
  • Jackson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sylva[14].
  • Jackson County's Commons category is recorded as Jackson County, North Carolina[15].
  • 1851 marks the founding of Jackson County[16].
  • Jackson County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.29, 'lon': -83.14}[17].
  • Jackson County's official website is recorded as http://www.jacksonnc.org[18].
  • Jackson County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jackson County, North Carolina[19].
  • Jackson County has a population of {'amount': '+40271'}[20].
  • Jackson County has a population of {'amount': '+40351'}[21].
  • Jackson County has a population of {'amount': '+40182'}[22].
  • Jackson County has a population of {'amount': '+40500'}[23].
  • Jackson County has a population of {'amount': '+40919'}[24].
  • Jackson County has a population of {'amount': '+41265'}[25].
  • Jackson County has a population of {'amount': '+43109'}[26].
  • Jackson County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Jackson County, North Carolina[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Jackson County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1281'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+40271'}[20], {'amount': '+40351'}[21], {'amount': '+40182'}[22], {'amount': '+40500'}[23], {'amount': '+40919'}[24], and {'amount': '+41265'}[25].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1851 marks the founding of Jackson County[16]. Andrew Jackson is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Jackson County ranks in the top 10% of county_of_north_carolina entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (166 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Andrew Jackson Govdirectory North Carolina 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. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: 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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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3816461
    Obo gazetteer id → 00150766
    Taxonomicon id → 1806876
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  2. 21d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    List of monuments → National Register of Historic Places listings in Jackson County, North Carolina
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Jackson County, North Carolina
    Shares border with → Haywood County, Transylvania County, Oconee County +3
    Located in → —
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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