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Jackson County
Jackson County Courthouse in Gainesboro
Jackson County Courthouse in Gainesboro
Map of Tennessee highlighting Jackson County
Location within the U.S. state of Tennessee
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Tennessee's location within the U.S.
Country  United States
State  Tennessee
Founded 1801
Named for Andrew Jackson
Seat Gainesboro
Largest town Gainesboro
Area
 • Total 320 sq mi (800 km2)
 • Land 308 sq mi (800 km2)
 • Water 11 sq mi (30 km2)  3.5%%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 11,617 Decrease
 • Density 38/sq mi (15/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 6th

Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 11,638 at the 2010 census, with an estimate of 11,758 in 2018. Its county seat is Gainesboro. Jackson is part of the Cookeville Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Jackson County was created by an act of the Tennessee General Assembly on November 6, 1801. It was the eighteenth county established in the state. It was formed from part of Smith County plus Indian lands. The name honors Andrew Jackson, a U.S. congressman and senator, Tennessee Supreme Court judge, commander at the Battle of New Orleans, and the seventh President of the United States.

In the 1790s, an Army outpost named Fort Blount was built 10 miles (16 km) west of Gainesboro on the Cumberland River, in what is now western Jackson County. Fort Blount was an important stop for travellers on Avery's Trace. Williamsburg, a town developed around the fort, served as the Jackson County seat from 1807 to 1819.

The county's early records were all lost in a disastrous courthouse fire on August 14, 1872.

Geography

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Cummins Falls

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 320 square miles (830 km2), of which 308 square miles (800 km2) is land and 11 square miles (28 km2) (3.5%) is water.

Adjacent counties

State protected areas

  • The Boils Wildlife Management Area
  • Cummins Falls State Park
  • Cordell Hull Wildlife Management Area (part)
  • Washmorgan Hollow State Natural Area

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1810 5,401
1820 7,593 40.6%
1830 9,698 27.7%
1840 12,872 32.7%
1850 15,673 21.8%
1860 11,725 −25.2%
1870 12,583 7.3%
1880 12,008 −4.6%
1890 13,325 11.0%
1900 15,039 12.9%
1910 15,036 0.0%
1920 14,955 −0.5%
1930 13,589 −9.1%
1940 15,082 11.0%
1950 12,348 −18.1%
1960 9,233 −25.2%
1970 8,141 −11.8%
1980 9,398 15.4%
1990 9,297 −1.1%
2000 10,984 18.1%
2010 11,638 6.0%
2020 11,617 −0.2%
U.S. Decennial Census
1790-1960 1900-1990
1990-2000 2010-2014
USA Jackson County, Tennessee.csv age pyramid
Age pyramid for Jackson County

2020 census

Jackson County racial composition
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 10,778 92.78%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 31 0.27%
Native American 35 0.3%
Asian 17 0.15%
Other/Mixed 511 4.4%
Hispanic or Latino 245 2.11%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 11,617 people, 4,566 households, and 2,745 families residing in the county.

Communities

Town

Census-designated place

Unincorporated communities

See also

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