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Jackson County
U.S. county
Jackson County Courthouse in Jackson
Map of Minnesota highlighting Jackson County
Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
Map of the United States highlighting Minnesota
Minnesota's location within the U.S.
Country  United States
State  Minnesota
Founded May 23, 1857
Named for Henry Jackson
Seat Jackson
Largest city Jackson
Area
 • Total 719 sq mi (1,860 km2)
 • Land 703 sq mi (1,820 km2)
 • Water 16 sq mi (40 km2)  2.3%%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 9,989
 • Estimate 
(2023)
 9,919 Decrease
 • Density 14.2/sq mi (5.5/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 1st

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

History

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

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. 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. 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.

Lakes

Source:

  • 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

Sources:

  • 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 MN sign I90 looking west
Jackson County sign on I90
  • I-90.svg Interstate 90
  • US 71.svg U.S. Highway 71
  • MN-60.svg Minnesota State Highway 60
  • MN-86.svg Minnesota State Highway 86
  • MN-264.svg Minnesota State Highway 264

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1860 181 —
1870 1,825 908.3%
1880 4,806 163.3%
1890 8,924 85.7%
1900 14,793 65.8%
1910 14,491 −2.0%
1920 15,955 10.1%
1930 15,863 −0.6%
1940 16,805 5.9%
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 −3.4%
U.S. Decennial Census
1790–1960 1900–1990
1990–2000 2010–2020

2020 census

Jackson County, Minnesota - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2010 Pop 2020 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 9,701 9,026 94.50% 90.36%
Black or African American alone (NH) 47 120 0.46% 1.20%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 15 22 0.15% 0.22%
Asian alone (NH) 136 122 1.33% 1.22%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 5 23 0.05% 0.23%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 85 275 0.83% 2.75%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 277 401 2.70% 4.01%
Total 10,266 9,989 100.00% 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.

Communities

Cities

Census-designated place

Unincorporated communities

Townships

  • Alba Township
  • Belmont Township
  • Christiania Township
  • Delafield Township
  • Des Moines Township
  • Enterprise Township
  • Ewington Township
  • Heron Lake Township
  • Hunter Township
  • Kimball Township
  • La Crosse Township
  • Middletown Township
  • Minneota Township
  • Petersburg Township
  • Rost Township
  • Round Lake Township
  • Sioux Valley Township
  • Weimer Township
  • West Heron Lake Township
  • Wisconsin Township

See also

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