Jackson, Mississippi
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Jackson, Mississippi | |
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![]() Images top, left to right: Mississippi State Capitol, Old Mississippi State Capitol, Lamar Life Building, Mississippi Governor's Mansion | |
Nickname(s): Crossroads of the South, Jack-town, The 601 | |
Motto(s): The City with Soul | |
![]() Located in Hinds County, Mississippi | |
Coordinates: 32°17′56″N 90°11′05″W / 32.29889°N 90.18472°WCoordinates: 32°17′56″N 90°11′05″W / 32.29889°N 90.18472°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Counties | Hinds, Madison, Rankin |
Incorporated | 1821 |
Named for | Andrew Jackson |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–Council |
• Mayor | Chokwe Antar Lumumba (D) |
• Council | Members
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Area | |
• State capital city | 113.23 sq mi (293.27 km2) |
• Land | 111.07 sq mi (287.66 km2) |
• Water | 2.17 sq mi (5.61 km2) |
Elevation | 279 ft (85 m) |
Population | |
• State capital city | 173,514 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 164,422 |
• Rank | US: 149th |
• Density | 1,503.28/sq mi (580.42/km2) |
• Urban | 351,478 (US: 107th) |
• Metro | 576,382 (US: 93rd) |
Demonym(s) | Jacksonian |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 39200-39299 |
Area codes | 601, 769 |
FIPS code | 28-36000 |
GNIS feature ID | 0711543[4] |
Website | www |
For additional city data see City-Data |
Jackson is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Mississippi.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "2017 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Archived from the original on May 29, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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