Jackson
city in and county seat of Madison County, Tennessee, United States
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Summary
Jackson is a city in the United States[1]. Jackson ranks in the top 4% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,163 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Madison County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Scott Conger[5]
- Postal code: 38301[6], 38302[7], 38303[8], 38305[9], 38308[10], 38314[11]
- Commons category: Jackson, Tennessee[12]
- Located in time zone: Central Time Zone[13]
- Local dialing code: 731[14]
- Inception: 1821[15]
- Official website: http://www.cityofjackson.net/[16], https://www.jacksontn.gov/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Jackson, Tennessee[18]
- Population: 67,685[19], 65,211[20], 68,205[21]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Jackson, Tennessee[22]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24], The Encyclopedia Americana[25], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[26], New International Encyclopedia[27], The New Student's Reference Work[28]
- Capital of: Madison County[29]
- Official name: Jackson[30]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Jackson, Tennessee[31]
- Category for people who died here: Q18009946[32]
- Number of households: 26,027[33]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Jackson, Tennessee[34]
- Different from: Jackson County[35]
- Elevation above sea level: 125 m[36]
- Area: 151.416915 km²[37], 139.160233 km²[38], 151.392922 km²[39], 151.363248 km²[40], 0.029674 km²[41]
- Water as percent of area: 0 percent[42]
- Territory overlaps: Jackson urban area[43]
- Located in the statistical territorial entity: Jackson metropolitan area[44]
Why It Matters
Jackson has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Jackson is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]