Jackson may refer to:

People and fictional characters

Jackson (name) Jackson () is a common American, Scottish, Irish and English surname. In 1980, Jackson was the 24th most popular surname in England and Wales. In the 1990 United States Census, Jackson was the thirteenth most frequently reported surname, accounting ...

, including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name

Places

Australia

Jackson, Queensland Jackson is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Jackson had a population of 57 people. The town's economy was based on the rail industry. Geography The Warrego Highway runs through ...

, a town in the Maranoa Region *

Jackson North, Queensland Jackson North is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Jackson North had a population of 61 people. History The locality takes its name from the town of Jackson to the south, which was named after John Woodward ...

, a locality in the Maranoa Region *

Jackson South, Queensland Jackson South is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Jackson South had a population of 10 people. History The locality takes its name from the neighbouring town of Jackson, which was named after John Woodwar ...

, a locality in the Maranoa Region *

Jackson oil field Jackson oil field is the largest onshore oil field in Australia. It is in Durham, Shire of Bulloo in southwestern Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland i ...

in Durham, Shire of Bulloo, Queensland * Mount Jackson, Western Australia

Canada

Jackson Inlet Jackson Inlet () is a body of water in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region. It lies east of Lancaster Sound and cuts into Baffin Island's Brodeur Peninsula. Mining Nanisivik Nanisivik ( iu, ᓇᓂᓯᕕᒃ, lit=the place where people find things; ) is ...

, Nunavut * Jackson Island (Nunavut) * Jackson, a small community southeast of

London, Ontario London (pronounced ) is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. The city had a population of 422,324 according to the 2021 Canadian census. London is at the confluence of the Thames River, approximate ...

United States

Jackson, Alabama Jackson is a city in Clarke County, Alabama, United States. The population was 5,557 at the 2020 census. It was one of three wet settlements in an otherwise-dry county. Geography Jackson is located along the western border of Clarke County at ...

Jackson, California Jackson (formerly, Botilleas, Botilleas Spring, Bottileas, Bottle Spring, and Botellas) is a city in and the county seat of Amador County, California. Its population was 4,651 at the 2010 census, up from 3,989 at the 2000 census. The city is acc ...

Jackson, Georgia Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Butts County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,045 in 2010, up from 3,934 at the 2000 census. The community was named after governor James Jackson. History Founded in 1826, Jackson began ...

Jackson, Idaho Jackson is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Cassia County, Idaho, Cassia County in the U.S. state of Idaho. The community is located east of Rupert, Idaho, Rupert and northeast of Burley, Idaho, Burley. The Snake River flows i ...

Jackson, Indiana Jackson, also known as Jackson Station, is an unincorporated community in Cicero Township, Tipton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History Jackson was located miles north of Tipton, Indiana. The village was founded around the building of ...

* Jackson, Ripley County, Indiana *

Jackson, Kentucky Jackson is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Breathitt County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 2,231 according to the 2010 U.S. census. It was the home of the Jackson Academy, which became Lees College. Histor ...

Jackson, Louisiana Jackson is a town in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,842 at the 2010 U.S. census, down from 4,130 in 2000; the 2020 population estimates program determined Jackson had a population of 3,707. It is part of ...

Jackson, Maine Jackson is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The town was named after General Henry Jackson of the Revolutionary War. The population was 610 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a ...

Jackson, Michigan Jackson is the only city and county seat of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534, down from 36,316 at the 2000 census. Located along Interstate 94 and U.S. Route 127, it is approxi ...

Jackson, Minnesota Jackson is a city and county seat of Jackson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,299 at the 2010 census. History Jackson was originally called Springfield, and under the latter name was laid out in 1856. A post office calle ...

Jackson, Mississippi Jackson, officially the City of Jackson, is the Capital city, capital of and the List of municipalities in Mississippi, most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city is also one of two county seats of Hinds County, Mississippi, ...

, the state capital and most populous city of Mississippi *

Jackson, Missouri Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States. It is a principal city of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO- IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of Jackson was 15,481 at the 2020 census ...

Jackson, Montana Jackson is an unincorporated community in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States. Jackson has a post office with a ZIP code 59736. As of the 2020 census, Jackson had a population of 36. History The post office opened on August 1, 1896. The to ...

Jackson, Nebraska Jackson is a village in Dakota County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE– SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 223 at the 2010 census. History Prior to the establishment of Jackson, the town ...

Jackson, New Hampshire Jackson is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,028 at the 2020 census, up from 816 at the 2010 census. Jackson is a resort area in the White Mountains. Parts of the White Mountain National Forest are in ...

Jackson, Camden County, New Jersey Gloucester Township is a township in Camden County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township had a total population of 64,634, reflecting an increase of 284 (+0.4%) from the 64,350 counted in the 2000 census. The township ranke ...

Jackson Township, New Jersey Jackson Township is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the township population was 58,544. A portion of the township is located within the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Roughly equidistant be ...

Jackson, New York Jackson is a town in southeastern Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The town was formed from part of the town of Cambridge in 1815. Cambridge Valley Livestock is th ...

Jackson, North Carolina Jackson is a town in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 513 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Northampton County. Jackson is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area ...

Jackson, Union County, North Carolina Jackson is an unincorporated community in Union County, North Carolina, United States; named in honor of Andrew Jackson, who was born near the area. It is located southwest of Monroe, at the intersection of NC 200 (Lancaster Highway) and Potter ...

Jackson, Ohio Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Ohio, United States approximately 27 mi (43 km) SE of Chillicothe. The population was 6,239 at the 2020 census. History Established in 1817, residents named the to ...

Jackson Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania Jackson Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 857 at the 2020 census. Children living in the township are served by the schools in the Blue Ridge School District, including Blue Ridge High ...

Jackson, Pennsylvania Jackson is an unincorporated community in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located at the intersection of state routes 92 and 492, south of Susquehanna Depot. Jackson has a post office A post office is a pu ...

Jackson, Rhode Island Jackson, Rhode Island is an unincorporated area outlying, to the northwest, West Warwick West Warwick is a town in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 31,012 at the 2020 census. West Warwick was incorporated in 1913, ...

Jackson, South Carolina Jackson is a town in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,700 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area. History Silver Bluff was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in ...

Jackson, Tennessee Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Tennessee, United States. Located east of Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis, it is a regional center of trade for West Tennessee. Its total population was 68,205 as of the 2020 United States ...

Jackson, Washington Jackson is an unincorporated community in Columbia County, in the U.S. state of Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal gover ...

Jackson, Wisconsin (disambiguation) Jackson, Wisconsin may refer to: *Jackson County, Wisconsin *Jackson, Adams County, Wisconsin, a town *Jackson, Burnett County, Wisconsin, a town *Jackson, Washington County, Wisconsin, a town * Jackson (village), Wisconsin, in Washington County ...

Jackson, Wyoming Jackson is a town in Teton County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 10,760 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, up from 9,577 in 2010. It is the largest town in Teton County and its county seat. Jackson is the principal town of ...

Jackson County (disambiguation) Jackson County is the name of 24 counties in the United States, most of which are named after President Andrew Jackson: *Jackson County, Alabama *Jackson County, Arkansas *Jackson County, Colorado *Jackson County, Florida *Jackson County, Georgi ...

Jackson Hole Jackson Hole (originally called Jackson's Hole by mountain men) is a valley between the Gros Ventre and Teton mountain ranges in the U.S. state of Wyoming, near the border with Idaho, in Teton County, one of the richest counties in the Unite ...

, a valley in the state of Wyoming *

Jackson metropolitan area (disambiguation) The Jackson metropolitan area may refer to: *The Jackson metropolitan area, Mississippi, United States *The Jackson metropolitan area, Tennessee, United States *The Jackson, Michigan metropolitan area, United States *The Jackson, Ohio micropolit ...

Jackson Parish, Louisiana Jackson Parish (French: ''Paroisse de Jackson'') is a parish in the northern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,031. The parish seat is Jonesboro. The parish was formed in 1845 from parts of Clai ...

Jackson River (Virginia) The Jackson River is a major tributary of the James River in the U.S. state of Virginia, flowing .U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed April 1, 2011 The James River is formed ...

Jackson Township (disambiguation) Jackson Township may refer to the following places: Arkansas * Jackson Township, Boone County, Arkansas * Jackson Township, Calhoun County, Arkansas, in Calhoun County, Arkansas, defunct * Jackson Township, Cleveland County, Arkansas, in Cl ...

Lake Jackson (Georgia) Jackson Lake is one of the oldest reservoirs in Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States, southeast of Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta in a rural area situated within parts of three counties (Jasper County, Georgia, Jasper, Newton County, Georgia, N ...

, a reservoir *

Mount Jackson (Colorado) Mount Jackson is a high and prominent mountain summit in the northern Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The thirteener is located in the Holy Cross Wilderness of White River National Forest, west-southwest ( bearing 2 ...

Mount Jackson (Montana) Mount Jackson () is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Mount Jackson is the fourth tallest mountain in Glacier National Park and it is situated on the Continental Divide. Both the mountain and its nam ...

* Mount Jackson (Madison County, Montana), a mountain in Madison County, Montana *

Mount Jackson (New Hampshire) Mount Jackson is a mountain located in Coos County, New Hampshire. The mountain is named after Charles Thomas Jackson, New Hampshire's state geologist in the 19th century, and is part of the Presidential Range of the White Mountains. Mount Ja ...

Mount Jackson (Wyoming) Mount Jackson el. is a mountain peak just north of the Madison River, in the Gallatin Range of Yellowstone National Park. Mount Jackson is named in honor of William Henry Jackson, chief photographer of the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871 and a ...

Elsewhere

Mount Jackson (Antarctica) Mount Jackson (Mount Andrew Jackson and Mount Ernest Gruening) is a mountain that dominates the upland of the southern part of the Antarctic Peninsula. It is located in Palmer Land, within the Antarctic claims of Argentina, Chile and the Unit ...

Jackson River (New Zealand) The Jackson River is a river of the southwestern South Island of New Zealand. It flows predominantly northeast, flowing into the Arawhata River close to the latter's outflow into Jackson Bay. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a ...

Jackson Island Jackson Island (russian: Остров Джексона, ''Ostrov Dzheksona'') is an island located in Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russian Federation. This island is part of the Zichy Land subgroup of the central part of the archipelago ...

, in Franz Josef Land, Russian Federation *

Jackson (crater) Jackson is a prominent lunar impact crater that is located in the northern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. Less than one crater to the northeast is the crater Mineur, and to the south-southwest lies McMath. This crater created a large ...

, an impact crater on the far side of the Moon

Arts and entertainment

* ''Jackson'' (2008 film), an American film * ''Jackson'' (2015 film), a film * ''Jackson'' (album) * "Jackson" (song), written by Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler * ''Classical Electrodynamics'' (book), a physics textbook often known by the name of its author: Jackson

Companies

Jackson Guitars Jackson is a manufacturer of electric guitars and electric bass guitars that bears the name of its founder, Grover Jackson. The company was acquired by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation in 2002, which manufactures Jackson-branded guitar ...

, a manufacturing company *

Jackson Laboratory The Jackson Laboratory (often abbreviated as JAX) is an independent, non-profit biomedical research institution which was founded by a eugenicist. It employs more than 3,000 employees in Bar Harbor, Maine; Sacramento, California; Farmington, Con ...

, a biomedical research institution *

Jackson National Life Jackson National Life Insurance Company (often referred to as simply Jackson) is a U.S. company that provides annuities for retail investors and fixed income products for institutional investors. Jackson subsidiaries and affiliates provide specia ...

, a financial services company

Computing

Jackson (API) In computing, Jackson is a high-performance JSON processor for Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. Wi ...

, a JSON processor for Java * Jackson structured programming

Other uses

United States twenty-dollar bill The United States twenty-dollar bill ($20) is a denomination of U.S. currency. A portrait of Andrew Jackson, the seventh U.S. president (1829–1837), has been featured on the obverse of the bill since 1928; the White House is featured on the r ...

, nicknamed for Andrew Jackson, whose picture appears on the obverse side * Jackson station (disambiguation) *

M36 tank destroyer The M36 tank destroyer, formally 90 mm Gun Motor Carriage, M36, was an American tank destroyer used during World War II. The M36 combined the hull of the M10 tank destroyer, which used the M4 Sherman's reliable chassis and drivetrain combine ...

, nicknamed the "Jackson", a United States tank destroyer in World War II