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Welcome to Jackson County ...

Time Zone: Jackson County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Newport is the Seat for Jackson County.

Jackson County was founded in 1829. Jackson was created by taking area from Lawrence and Saint Francis Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Jackson had a population of 16,719 people. This is a decrease of 7.41% since the last Census (which gave a population of 18,057 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jackson represented 0.62% of the total population of Arkansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Jackson County:

  • Amagon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Amagon is located in Jackson County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Beedeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Beedeville is located in Jackson County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
  • Campbell Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Campbell Station is located in Jackson County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Diaz
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Diaz is located in Jackson County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
  • Grubbs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Grubbs is located in Jackson County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Jacksonport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Newport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Newport is located in Jackson County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,389 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
  • Swifton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Swifton is located in Jackson County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
  • Tuckerman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Tupelo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Tupelo is located in Jackson County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tupelo <2>
  • Weldon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Weldon is located in Jackson County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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