Jackson County, Minnesota

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Jackson County
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Map of Minnesota highlighting Jackson County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
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Minnesota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 43°41′N95°10′W / 43.68°N 95.16°W / 43.68; -95.16
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota
FoundedMay 23, 1857
Named for Henry Jackson
Seat Jackson
Largest cityJackson
Area
  Total719 sq mi (1,860 km2)
  Land703 sq mi (1,820 km2)
  Water16 sq mi (40 km2)  2.3%
Population
 (2020)
  Total9,989
  Estimate 
(2023)
9,919 Decrease2.svg
  Density14.2/sq mi (5.5/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 1st
Website www.co.jackson.mn.us

Jackson County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,989. [1] Its county seat is Jackson. [2]

Contents

History

The county was created on May 23, 1857. [3] It was named for Henry Jackson, the first merchant in St. Paul. [4] [5]

Geography

Jackson County lies on the south side of Minnesota. Its south border abuts the north border of the state of Iowa. The Des Moines River flows south-southeasterly through the central part of the county, thence into Iowa. The county terrain is hilly and carved with drainages and gullies. The area is devoted to agriculture. [6] The terrain generally slopes to the south and east; its highest point is on the lower west border, at 1,545 ft (471 m) ASL. [7] 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. [8]

Soils of Jackson County Jackson County MN Pie Chart No Text Version.pdf
Soils of Jackson County

Lakes [6] [10]

  • Andersons Marsh
  • Bennett Slough (Partially Drained)
  • Boot Lake
  • Chandler Lake
  • Clear Lake (part)
  • Clear Lake (Des Moines Township and Hunter Township)
  • Fish Lake (part)
  • Grovers Lake (part)
  • Heron Lake (4 basins: Duck, North Marsh, North Lake, South Lake, connected by streams)
  • Illinois Lake
  • Independence Lake
  • Iowa Lake (part)
  • Lake Flaherty
  • Laurs Lake
  • Little Spirit Lake (part)
  • Long Lake (Drained CD13)
  • Loon Lake
  • Pearl Lake
  • Quevli and Goose Slough (Drained JD3)
  • Quelvis Lake (Drained)
  • Round Lake
  • Rush Lake (Sioux Valley Township)
  • Rush Lake (Minneota Township)
  • Skunk Lake
  • Spirit Lake
  • String Lake (part)
  • Swenson Lake (Drained)
  • Teal Lake
  • Timber Lake

Protected areas [6] [11]

  • Anderson County Park
  • Artz WMA
  • Belmont County Park
  • Bootleg Lake State Wildlife Management Area
  • Brown County Park
  • Caraway State Wildlife Management Area
  • Christiana WPA
  • Clear Lake Recreation Area
  • Community Point County Park
  • Cotton-Jack WMA
  • Dead Horse WMA
  • Des Moines River Scientific and Natural Area
  • Fish Lake WPA
  • Graham Creek WMA
  • Heron Lake WMA
  • Heron Meadows WMA
  • Holthe Prairie Scientific and Natural Area
  • Holy Trinity WPA
  • Husen Wildlife Management Area
  • Kilen Woods State Park
  • Laurs Lake State Wildlife Management Area
  • Lillegard WMA
  • Little Sioux WMA
  • Minnesota Slough State Wildlife Management Area
  • Oxbow WMA
  • Pietz Slough WMA
  • Robertson County Park
  • Rost WPA
  • Sandy Point County Park
  • Sangl State Wildlife Management Area
  • Sioux Forks WPA
  • Sioux Valley WMA
  • Skunk Lake WMA
  • String Lake WPA
  • Summers State Wildlife Management Area
  • Teal Lake WMA
  • Timber Lake WMA
  • Timber Lake WPA
  • Toe WMA
  • Valleau WMA
  • Winkler WMA

Major highways

Jackson County sign on I90 Jackson County MN sign I90 looking west.jpg
Jackson County sign on I90

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1860 181
1870 1,825908.3%
1880 4,806163.3%
1890 8,92485.7%
1900 14,79365.8%
1910 14,491−2.0%
1920 15,95510.1%
1930 15,863−0.6%
1940 16,8055.9%
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%
2020 9,989−2.7%
2023 (est.)9,919 [12] −0.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [13]
1790–1960 [14] 1900–1990 [15]
1990–2000 [16] 2010–2020 [1]

2020 census

Jackson County, Minnesota - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / EthnicityPop 2010 [17] Pop 2020 [18] % 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)9,7019,02694.50%90.36%
Black or African American alone (NH)471200.46%1.20%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)15220.15%0.22%
Asian alone (NH)1361221.33%1.22%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)5230.05%0.23%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)852750.83%2.75%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2774012.70%4.01%
Total10,2669,989100.00%100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

2000 census

Age pyramid of county residents based on 2000 census data USA Jackson County, Minnesota age pyramid.svg
Age pyramid of county residents based on 2000 census data

As of the census of 2000, there were 11,268 people, 4,556 households, and 3,116 families in the county. The population density was 16.0 per square mile (6.2/km2). There were 5,092 housing units at an average density of 7.24 per square mile (2.80/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.

The county population contained 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

Cities

Census-designated place

Unincorporated communities

Townships

Politics

From 1932 to 1996, Jackson County favored the Democratic candidate in all but four elections, all of which were nationwide Republican landslides. Since 2000, the county has gone Republican in every election. George W. Bush won the county by somewhat modest margins in both 2000 and 2004, and John McCain only won by slightly over 4% in 2008 over Barack Obama. Mitt Romney significantly improved on McCain's performance, defeating Obama by over 14%. This was a sign of things to come in the county, as in 2016, Donald Trump nearly tripled Romney's 2012 margin of victory, winning Jackson County by over 38% against Hillary Clinton. Trump became the first Republican to win at least 60% of the vote in the county since Dwight D. Eisenhower in his 1952 landslide victory. Trump's margin of victory fell slightly in 2020 to just under 38%, but he increased his vote share to nearly 68%, the best vote share for any Republican in the county since Warren G. Harding a century earlier.

United States presidential election results for Jackson County, Minnesota [19]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.%No.%No.%
2020 3,94867.85%1,74529.99%1262.17%
2016 3,60965.81%1,49227.21%3836.98%
2012 3,04456.06%2,26841.77%1182.17%
2008 2,85850.83%2,61846.56%1472.61%
2004 3,02452.33%2,65245.89%1031.78%
2000 2,77350.99%2,36443.47%3015.54%
1996 2,15336.87%2,72746.70%95916.42%
1992 1,82429.17%2,48139.68%1,94731.14%
1988 2,62944.12%3,27554.96%550.92%
1984 3,13147.27%3,43751.89%550.83%
1980 3,39148.00%3,06243.35%6118.65%
1976 2,87039.39%4,31159.16%1061.45%
1972 3,59951.50%3,30447.27%861.23%
1968 2,88642.65%3,51551.95%3655.39%
1964 2,44134.77%4,57665.18%40.06%
1960 3,59147.87%3,89851.96%130.17%
1956 3,54352.23%3,23247.64%90.13%
1952 4,55862.08%2,77137.74%130.18%
1948 2,28832.83%4,54165.16%1402.01%
1944 2,78944.77%3,41754.85%240.39%
1940 3,38745.27%4,06554.33%300.40%
1936 1,67623.29%5,18772.09%3324.61%
1932 1,52426.45%4,12971.67%1081.87%
1928 3,09955.06%2,50344.47%260.46%
1924 2,76048.96%4077.22%2,47043.82%
1920 4,31383.62%71513.86%1302.52%
1916 1,50351.95%1,27243.97%1184.08%
1912 46817.14%91333.43%1,35049.43%
1908 1,57558.94%1,01337.91%843.14%
1904 2,03276.08%55420.74%853.18%
1900 1,75761.35%99334.67%1143.98%
1896 1,55856.51%1,15041.71%491.78%
1892 90146.16%72136.94%33016.91%

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