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Jackson Jackson may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name Places Australia * Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region * Jackson North, Qu ...

in Wisconsin.'' Jackson is a town in Adams County in the

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. The population was 1,003 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Jackson is located at (43.765460, −89.658140). According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.84%, is water, consisting of several lakes, the largest of which is Jordan Lake in the southern part of town.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 926 people, 397 households, and 285 families residing in the town. The

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was 26.6 people per square mile (10.3/km²). There were 951 housing units at an average density of 27.3 per square mile (10.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.19%

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, 0.43%

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, 0.97% Native American, 0.65%

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, and 0.76% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.27% of the population. There were 397 households, out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were

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living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.73. In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.9% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 22.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $39,338, and the median income for a family was $44,635. Males had a median income of $29,886 versus $23,542 for females. The

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for the town was $19,080. About 1.3% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the

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, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is in the service area of the

School District of Wisconsin Dells School District of Wisconsin Dells is a school district headquartered in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. Its territory includes sections of the counties of Adams, Columbia, Juneau, Marquette, and Sauk.Wisconsin Dells High School Wisconsin Dells High School is a high school in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. The only high school in the Wisconsin Dells School District, it serves the municipalities of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, Dell Prairie, Dellona, Delton, Jackson, Lake De ...

References

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