Back Jackson, Mississippi Afrikaans ጃክሰን፣ ሚሲሲፒ Amharic Jackson (Mississippi) AN Iǣxcūn (Mississippi) ANG جاكسون (مسيسيبي) Arabic چاكسون (ميسيسيبى) ARZ Jackson (Mississippi) AST Cekson (şəhər) Azerbaijani جکسون، میسیسیپی AZB Džeksons (Mėsėsėpė) BAT-SMG
Jackson | |
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| Motto: The City with Soul | |
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  Jackson Location within Mississippi  Jackson Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 32°17′56″N 90°11′05″W / 32.29889°N 90.18472°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Mississippi |
| Counties | Hinds, Madison, Rankin |
| Incorporated | 1822 |
| Named for | Andrew Jackson |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | Chokwe Antar Lumumba (D) |
| • Council | Members
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| Area | |
| • State capital city | 113.85 sq mi (294.88 km2) |
| • Land | 111.72 sq mi (289.34 km2) |
| • Water | 2.14 sq mi (5.53 km2) |
| Elevation | 279 ft (85 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • State capital city | 153,701 |
| • Rank | US: 170th |
| • Density | 1,375.82/sq mi (531.21/km2) |
| • Urban | 347,693 (US: 118th) |
| • Urban density | 1,466.1/sq mi (566.1/km2) |
| • Metro | 591,978 (US: 99th) |
| Demonym | Jacksonian |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 39201-39213, 39215-39218, 39225, 39232, 39236, 39250, 39269, 39271-39272, 39282-39284, 39286, 39288-39289, 39296, 39298 |
| Area codes | 601/769 |
| FIPS code | 28-36000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0711543[3] |
| Website | jacksonms.gov |
| For additional city data see City-Data | |
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Jackson is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Along with Raymond, Jackson is one of two county seats for Hinds County. The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 census, a significant decline from 173,514, or 11.42%, since the 2010 census, representing the largest decline in population during the decade of any major U.S. city.[4] Jackson is the anchor for the Jackson metropolitan statistical area, the largest metropolitan area located entirely in the state and the tenth-largest urban area in the Deep South.[5] With a 2020 population of nearly 600,000, metropolitan Jackson is home to over one-fifth of Mississippi's population. The city sits on the Pearl River and is located in the greater Jackson Prairie region of Mississippi. Jackson is the only city in Mississippi with a population exceeding 100,000 people.
Founded in 1821 as new state capital for Mississippi, Jackson is named after General Andrew Jackson, a war hero in the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 and subsequently the seventh U.S. president. Following the Battle of Vicksburg, which was fought near Jackson during the American Civil War in 1863, Union forces commanded by General William Tecumseh Sherman launched the siege of Jackson and set the city on fire.[6]
During the 1920s, Jackson surpassed Meridian to become the most populous city in the state following a speculative natural gas boom in the region. The current slogan for the city is "The City with Soul".[7] It has had numerous musicians prominent in blues, gospel, folk, and jazz. The city is located in the deep south halfway between Memphis and New Orleans on Interstate 55 and Dallas and Atlanta on Interstate 20.
The city has a number of museums and cultural institutions, including the Mississippi Children's Museum, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, Mississippi Museum of Art, Old Capital Museum, Museum of Mississippi History. Other notable locations are the Mississippi Coliseum and the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, home of the Jackson State Tigers football team.
In 2020, the Jackson metropolitan area held a GDP of 30 billion dollars, accounting for 29% of the state's total GDP of 104.1 billion dollars.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Archived from the original on May 8, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Jackson city, Mississippi". Census Bureau QuickFacts. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals and Components of Change: 2010-2019". Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ "Official City of Jackson, Mississippi Website - History of Jackson". May 10, 2010. Archived from the original on May 10, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ "Jackson, Mississippi | City With Soul". Jacksoncitywithsoul.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2010. Retrieved January 31, 2010.