Jackson
seat of Jackson County, Michigan, United States
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Summary
Jackson is a city in the United States[1]. Jackson ranks in the top 6% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,302 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Jackson County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Instance of: county seat[5]
- Shares border with: Lansing[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Varel[7]
- Postal code: 49201[8], 49202[9], 49203[10], 49204[11]
- Commons category: Jackson, Michigan[12]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[13]
- Local dialing code: 517[14]
- Inception: 1829[15]
- Official website: http://www.cityofjackson.org/[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Jackson, Michigan[17]
- Population: 33,534[18], 31,309[19]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Jackson, Michigan[20]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23], The Encyclopedia Americana[24], The American Cyclopædia[25], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[26], New International Encyclopedia[27], The New Student's Reference Work[28]
- Capital of: Jackson County[29]
- Official name: Jackson[30]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Jackson, Michigan[31]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Jackson, Michigan[32]
- Number of households: 13,467[33]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Jackson, Michigan[34]
- Elevation above sea level: 284 m[35]
- Area: 28.392297 km²[36], 28.445272 km²[37]
- Water as percent of area: 1.0768 percent[38]
- Territory overlaps: Jackson urban area[39]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Jackson include Jackson County Airport[40], an airport[41], in United States[42].
Why It Matters
Jackson has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Jackson is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Entities named for Jackson include Jackson County Airport[40], an airport[41], in United States[42].