Jackson County is a

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located in the

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. As of 2020, the population was 46,428. The

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is Brownstown.

History

Jackson County was formed in 1816. It was named after General

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. Jackson County was the site of the first recorded

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of a moving train in the United States. On October 6, 1866, the

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robbed an Ohio and Mississippi Railway train, making off with over $10,000. Jackson County has the second longest 3-span covered bridge in the world; The Medora Covered Bridge. After a recent project to completely refurbish the Medora Covered Bridge, the nearby town of Medora now holds an annual event at the bridge. The bridge is open for pedestrian traffic and site-seers. Another long neglected covered bridge, the Bells Ford Bridge, believed to have been the last remaining Post Truss bridge in the world, succumbed to neglect, collapsing into the White River on January 2, 2006.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of , of which (or 99.10%) is land and (or 0.90%) is water.

Cities

* Seymour

Towns

* Brownstown * Crothersville * Medora

Census-designated places

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* Vallonia

Other unincorporated places

* Kurtz * Norman Station *

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* Uniontown

Townships

* Brownstown * Carr *

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* Grassy Fork *

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* Jackson *

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* Pershing * Redding * Salt Creek * Vernon * Washington

Adjacent counties

* Brown County (north-northwest) * Bartholomew County (north-northeast) * Jennings County (east) * Scott County (southeast) * Washington County (south) * Lawrence County (west) * Monroe County (northwest)

Major highways

Sources: National Atlas, U.S. Census Bureau * I-65

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U.S. Route 31 * US 50

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State Road 11 * Indiana 39

State Road 39 * Indiana 58

State Road 58 * Indiana 135

State Road 135 * Indiana 235

State Road 235 * Indiana 250

State Road 250 * Indiana 256

State Road 256 * Indiana 258

State Road 258

National protected areas

* Hoosier National Forest (part) * Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Climate and weather

In recent years, average temperatures in Brownstown have ranged from a low of in January to a high of in July, although a record low of was recorded in January 1977 and a record high of was recorded in July 1954. Average monthly precipitation ranged from in February to in May.

Politics

Prior to 1952, Jackson County was a Democratic stronghold voting Republican only twice since 1888. But starting with the 1952 election it has become a Republican stronghold with

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in 1964 being the last Democrat to win the county, but

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came within just 5 votes of carrying the county in 1976.

Demographics

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 42,376 people, 16,501 households, and 11,629 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 18,202 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 94.5% white, 0.8% Asian, 0.7% black or African American, 0.2% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 2.4% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 5.7% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 28.8% were German, 13.1% were American, 12.8% were Irish, and 9.2% were English. Of the 16,501 households, 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 29.5% were non-families, and 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.98. The median age was 38.7 years. The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $53,534. Males had a median income of $38,608 versus $30,030 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,498. About 7.6% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the

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, including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

External links

Jackson County Visitor Center

References

{{Authority control Indiana counties 1816 establishments in Indiana Populated places established in 1816