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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 Maquoketa is the Seat for Jackson County.

Jackson County was founded December 21, 1837.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Jackson had a population of 19,439 people. This is a decrease of 1.97% since the last Census (which gave a population of 19,830 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jackson represented 0.65% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Jackson County:

  • Andrew
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Andrew is located in Jackson County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
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  • Baldwin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Baldwin is located in Jackson County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
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  • Bellevue
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellevue is located in Jackson County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,185 people
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  • La Motte
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Maquoketa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Miles
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Miles is located in Jackson County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
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  • Monmouth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Monmouth is located in Jackson County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Preston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Preston is located in Jackson County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
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  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sabula
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Sabula is located in Jackson County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
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    • Saint Donatus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Spragueville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Springbrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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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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