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| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Madison |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Jerry Gist (2007 - ) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 49. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. ImageTennessee_population_mappng|450px|right|poly 4 198 64 199 68 156 62 154 61 153 56 153 53 155 27 153 23 157 24 162 18 163 18 169 25 171 25 175 22 177 24 182 19 180 16 182 13 190 6 Madison County is a County located in the US state of Tennessee. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 5 sq mi (128. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 2 km²) |
| - Land | 49. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 sq mi (128. 2 km²) |
| - Water | 0. 0 sq mi (0. 0 km²) |
| Elevation | 410 ft (125 m) |
| Population (2006) | |
| - Total | 62,711 |
| - Density | 1,205. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/sq mi (465. 3/km²) |
| Time zone | Central (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 731 |
| FIPS code | 47-37640[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1289178[2] |
| Website: City of Jackson Official Website | |
Jackson is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 731 is an Area code in the US state of Tennessee. The 731 area code covers West Tennessee, excluding the greater Memphis Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Madison County is a County located in the US state of Tennessee. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 59,643 at the 2000 census. It is the principal city of and is included in the Jackson, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Jackson-Humboldt, Tennessee Combined Statistical Area. The Jackson Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties - Madison and Humboldt is a city in Gibson and Madison counties in the US state of Tennessee. Table of United States Combined Statistical AreasThe United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB defines micropolitan and metropolitan statistical areas. It is the county seat of Madison County[3]. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Madison County is a County located in the US state of Tennessee.
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Geography
Jackson is located at (35. 633132, -88. 820805)[4].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 49. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 5 square miles (128. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 2 km²), all of it land. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of
Crime
According to the Morgan Quitno Top 25 Most Dangerous Cities of 2006, the city was ranked as the number 10 most dangerous city in the United States. Morgan Quitno Press is a research and publishing company based out of Lawrence, Kansas. In 2007 it was not on this list. 1993 was one of the most violent years with over 20 homicides; 2005 Jackson was in the top 5 for violent crime.
History
Settlement of Jackson began along the Forked Deer River before 1820. The Forked Deer River system is the main drainage of the central portion of West Tennessee. Originally named Alexandria, Jackson was renamed in 1822 to honor General Andrew Jackson, later President of the United States. Andrew Jackson (March 15 1767 June 8 1845 was the seventh President of the United States (1829&ndash1837 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by [5]
The Tennessee Supreme Court is required to meet in Jackson because, when the second Tennessee State Constitution was written in 1834, Memphis had not yet developed, and Jackson was the most significant city in West Tennessee. The Tennessee Supreme Court is the highest Appellate court of the State of Tennessee. The Constitution of the State of Tennessee defines the form structure activities character and fundamental rules (and means for changing them of the U Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. West Tennessee is one of the three Grand Divisions in the US state of Tennessee. [6]
Jackson developed rapidly just prior to the Civil War as a railroad junction and maintenance shop for several early railroads, including the Mississippi Central, the Tennessee Central and the Mobile and Ohio lines. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Mississippi Central Railroad is the historical designation used by several railroads operating in the U The Mobile and Ohio Railroad is a defunct US railroad. The M&O was chartered in January and February of 1848 by the states of Alabama, Kentucky, Although the Civil War temporarily stalled rail development, Jackson continued to develop as an important rail center.
Jackson was the original home of Tennessee's only native automaker, Marathon Motor Works. Marathon Motor Works was an early Automobile manufacturer based in Tennessee. The Tigrett Toy Factory, founded by Isaac Burton Tigrett, in years past, was an employer of many in Jackson. Jackson is the home of his son, Isaac Burton Tigrett, Jr., the founder of the Hard Rock Cafe chain of themed restaurants. Isaac Tigrett (born 1947) of Jackson Tennessee is a businessman best known as founder of Hard Rock Café and House of Blues. Hard Rock Cafe was founded in 1971 by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton, and their first Hard Rock Cafe opened near Hyde Park Corner in London, The first Hard Rock Cafe in the United States was located in Jackson's Old Hickory Mall. [1]
Jackson was home to Casey Jones, the Illinois Central engineer who, before colliding with a stalled freight train near Vaughn, Mississippi, told his fireman to jump to safety but himself died at the throttle, saving the lives of his passengers. John Luther "Casey" Jones ( March 14, 1863 &ndash April 30, 1900) was an American Railroad engineer from The Illinois Central, sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, was a railroad carrier in the central United States, with its primary routes Vaughan (sometimes spelled Vaughn) is an unincorporated community in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States. Jackson was also the home of singers Carl Perkins and Luther Ingram, game show host Wink Martindale, football players Ed "Too Tall" Jones , Al Wilson and Trey Teague, and legendary pianist Joe Hunter, one of the Funk Brothers who played on Motown hits in the 1960s. Carl Lee Perkins ( April 9, 1932 &ndash January 19, 1998) was an American pioneer of Rockabilly music a mix of Rhythm Luther Thomas Ingram ( November 30 1937 &mdash March 19 2007) was an R&B soul singer and songwriter Winston Conrad "Wink" Martindale (born December 4, 1934, Jackson, Tennessee) is a Disc jockey and Television American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Ed Lee "Too Tall" Jones (born February 23 1951 in Jackson Tennessee) was an American football player in the National Football Joseph Edward Hunter ( November 19 1927 &ndash February 2, 2007) Born in Jackson Tennessee was an African-American musician known The Funk Brothers was the nickname of Detroit Michigan, Session musicians who performed the backing to most Motown Records recordings from 1959 until 1972 "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. Johnny Cash & June Carter sang about "Jackson" too.
Jackson was also the original home of Monroe Dunaway Anderson. M. D. Anderson was a cotton trader and capitalist whose endowment helped found the famed M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Cotton is a soft staple Fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant ( Gossypium sp Capitalism is the Economic system in which the Means of production are owned by private Persons and operated for Profit and where A financial endowment is a Transfer of Money or Property donated to an Institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center is one of the nation's original three comprehensive Cancer centers established by the National Cancer Act of 1971
A Little League baseball team from Jackson participated in the 1974 Little League World Series at Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Little League Baseball is the name of a Non-profit organization in the United States which organizes local children's leagues of baseball and Softball The Little League World Series is a Baseball Tournament for children aged 11 12 and 13 years old Williamsport is a city in and the County seat of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania in the United States
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 59,643 people, 23,503 households, and 15,135 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,205. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2 people per square mile (465. 3/km²). There were 25,501 housing units at an average density of 515. 3/sq mi (198. 9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 55. 13% White, 42. 07% African American, 0. 15% Native American, 0. 79% Asian, 0. 01% Pacific Islander, 0. 88% from other races, and 0. 97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2. 16% of the population.
There were 23,503 households out of which 32. 1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41. 5% were married couples living together, 19. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35. 6% were non-families. 30. 3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10. 4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 40 and the average family size was 2. 99.
In the city the population was spread out with 25. 9% under the age of 18, 12. 8% from 18 to 24, 28. 7% from 25 to 44, 19. 5% from 45 to 64, and 13. 2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 87. 4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81. 7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,194, and the median income for a family was $40,922. Males had a median income of $32,777 versus $23,229 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,495. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 14. 0% of families and 17. 1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 0% of those under age 18 and 11. 5% of those age 65 or over.
Transportation
Interstate 40 goes through the city in an east-west direction, and U.S. Route 45 in a north-south direction. Interstate 40 (I-40 is a major west-east Interstate highway in the United States US Route 45 is a north-south United States highway. US 45 is a border-to-border route from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico. Interstate 40 has seven exits in the city. McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport serves the city (although commercial airline service to McKellar-Sipes was scheduled to end January 7, 2008). McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport is a public Airport located four miles (6 km) west of the Central business district (CBD of Jackson, a The Greyhound Busline provides inter-city service. Greyhound Lines is an intercity Common carrier of passengers by Bus serving over 3700 destinations in the United States.
Education
K-12 public schools in the city are operated by the Jackson-Madison County School System. K–12 (pronounced "kay through twelve" "kay to twelve" or just "kay twelve" a designation for the sum of primary and Secondary education Other educational institutions in Jackson include the state-operated West Tennessee School for the Deaf, the independent University School of Jackson, and the church-related St. Mary's Catholic School, Trinity Christian Academy and Jackson Christian School.
High schools
- Jackson Central-Merry High School
- Jackson Christian School
- Jackson Preparatory School
- Liberty Technology Magnet High School
- Madison Academic Magnet High School
- North Side High School
- Sacred Heart of Jesus High School
- South Side High School
- Trinity Christian Academy
- University School of Jackson
Colleges and universities
- Jackson State Community College
- Tennessee Technology Center at Jackson[2]
- Lambuth University
- Lane College
- Union University
- West Tennessee Business College
Recreation, sports, and entertainment
Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum, located in Casey Jones Village, is one of top ten tourist attractions in Tennessee. Liberty Technology Magnet High School is located in Jackson, Tennessee. Madison Academic Magnet High School is located in Jackson Tennessee. Northside High School is one of the five public high schools in the city of Jackson Tennessee (the others being Southside High School, Jackson Central Merry Jackson State Community College is a publicly-supported Community college located in Jackson Tennessee and operated under the auspices of the Tennessee Lambuth University is a small co-educational Liberal arts University located in Jackson Tennessee. Lane College is a four-year accredited historically black college associated with the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, located in Jackson Tennessee Union University is a four year institution in Jackson, Tennessee, with an additional campus in Germantown Tennessee, a suburb of Memphis The exhibits include a Railroad Museum with steam locomotives and the restored home of Casey Jones. A steam locomotive is a Locomotive powered by Steam. The term usually refers to its use on Railways but can also refer to a "road locomotive"
The West Tenn Diamond Jaxx, a Class AA minor league baseball team in the Southern League, an affiliate of the Seattle Mariners play in Jackson. The West Tenn Diamond Jaxx are a Minor league baseball team of the Southern League and the Double-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The Southern League is a Minor league baseball league which operates in the Southern United States. The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States.
The Hub City Hurricanes of the IBL played in Jackson for one season in 2007. The Hub City Hurricanes was an International Basketball League franchise based in Jackson, Tennessee, that played only during the 2007 season This article is about the International Basketball League formed in 2004.
Since 1990, Jackson has hosted the NAIA Women's Division I National Championship basketball tournament in the Oman Arena
Jackson hosts the annual Miss Tennessee Scholarship Pageant at the Carl Perkins Civic Center. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Women's Basketball Championship Division I The NAIA National Women's Basketball Championship is held in Jackson The Oman Arena is a 5600-seat multi-purpose Arena in Jackson Tennessee, USA. The Miss Tennessee competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Tennessee in the Miss America pageant
West Tennessee Healthcare Sportsplex is a travel baseball and softball complex completed in 2007. It hosts numerous tournaments throughout the year and has contributed to the growth explosion of the northeast corridor of the city.
Notes
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ Jackson, Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved August 22, 2007, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- ^ Some Supreme Court History, Tennessee History for Kids (accessed August 22, 2007)
External links
- Jackson, Tennessee is at coordinates Coordinates:
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