Jackson

Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of with a population of 52,974 at the 2020 census, the county is located 98 miles southeast of .
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  • Type: County with 60,200 residents
  • Description: county in Illinois, United States
  • Also known as: Jackson County”, “Jackson County, IL”, and “Jackson County, Illinois

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Murphysboro State Park.

Nature reserve
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is an Illinois state park on 1,022 acres in Jackson County, , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Murphysboro.

Town
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is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,093 at the 2020 census. The city is part of the Metro Lakeland area.

Jackson

Latitude
37.7669° or 37° 46′ 1″ north
Longitude
-89.3564° or 89° 21′ 23″ west
Population
60,200
Elevation
397 feet (121 metres)
Open location code
869GQJ8V+QC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 316952678
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
4241687
Wiki­data ID
Q486471
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Jackson” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Jackson County
  • Arabic: مقاطعة جاكسون
  • Arabic: مقاطعه جاكسون، إلينوي
  • Armenian: Ջեքսոն շրջան
  • Asturian: condáu de Jackson
  • Basque: Jackson konderria
  • Bavarian: Jackson County, Illinois
  • Bavarian: Jackson County
  • Bengali: জ্যাকসন কাউন্টি
  • Bishnupriya: জ্যাকশন কাউন্টি, ইলিনয়স
  • Bishnupriya: জ্যাকশন কাউন্টি
  • Bulgarian: Джаксън
  • Catalan: comtat de Jackson
  • Cebuano: Jackson County
  • Chechen: Джексон (гуо, Иллинойс)
  • Chechen: Джексон
  • Chinese: Jackson Kūn
  • Chinese: 傑克遜縣
  • Chinese: 杰克逊县
  • Dutch: Jackson County
  • Esperanto: Jackson County
  • Esperanto: kantono Jackson
  • Esperanto: Kantono Jackson
  • Estonian: Jacksoni maakond
  • Finnish: Jacksonin piirikunta
  • French: comté de Jackson
  • French: Comté de Jackson
  • French: Jackson County
  • Georgian: ჯექსონის ოლქი
  • German: Jackson County
  • Gilaki: جکسون ٚ شأرستان (ايلينؤی)
  • Gilaki: جکسون ٚ شأرستان
  • Greek: κομητεία Τζάκσον
  • Greek: Κομητεία Τζάκσον
  • Hebrew: מחוז ג’קסון
  • Hungarian: Jackson megye
  • Irish: Contae Jackson
  • Italian: contea di Jackson
  • Italian: Contea di Jackson
  • Italian: Jackson County
  • Japanese: ジャクソン・カウンティ
  • Japanese: ジャクソン郡
  • Korean: 잭슨군
  • Latin: Jackson Comitatus
  • Low German: Jackson County
  • Mazanderani: جکسون شهرستان (ایلینوی)
  • Mazanderani: جکسون شهرستان
  • Min Dong Chinese: Jackson Gông
  • Min Nan Chinese: Jackson Kūn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Jackson County i Illinois
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Jackson County
  • Norwegian: Jackson County
  • Persian: شهرستان جکسون، ایلینوی
  • Persian: شهرستان جکسون
  • Polish: Hrabstwo Jackson
  • Portuguese: condado de Jackson
  • Portuguese: Condado de Jackson
  • Portuguese: Jackson County
  • Romanian: Comitatul Jackson, Illinois
  • Romanian: Comitatul Jackson
  • Russian: Джексон
  • Russian: Джэксон
  • Sardinian: contea de Jackson
  • Scottish Gaelic: Jackson County
  • Serbian: Округ Џексон
  • Serbo-Croatian: Jackson County, Illinois
  • Serbo-Croatian: Jackson County
  • Slovenian: Jackson County
  • Slovenian: Okrožje Jackson
  • Spanish: condado de Jackson
  • Spanish: Condado de Jackson
  • Spanish: Jackson County
  • Swedish: Jackson County, Illinois
  • Swedish: Jackson County
  • Tatar: Джексон (округ, Иллинойс)
  • Tatar: Джексон
  • Turkish: Jackson County, IL
  • Turkish: Jackson County, Ill.
  • Turkish: Jackson County, Illinois
  • Turkish: Jackson County
  • Turkish: Jackson ilçesi, IL
  • Turkish: Jackson ilçesi, Ill.
  • Turkish: Jackson ilçesi, Illinois
  • Turkish: Jackson ilçesi
  • Ukrainian: Джексон
  • Urdu: جیکسن کاؤنٹی، الینوائے
  • Urdu: جیکسن کاؤنٹی
  • Venetian: contea de Jackson
  • Vietnamese: Quận Jackson, Illinois
  • Vietnamese: Quận Jackson
  • Waray (Philippines): Condado han Jackson, Illinois
  • Waray (Philippines): Condado han Jackson
  • Welsh: Jackson County, Illinois
  • Welsh: Jackson County
  • Western Panjabi: جیکسن کاؤنٹی، الینوۓ
  • Western Panjabi: جیکسن کاؤنٹی

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Highlights include Borgsmiller Lake and Borgsmiller Lake Dam.

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