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Welcome to Jackson County ...

Time Zone: Jackson County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Brownstown is the Seat for Jackson County.

Jackson County was founded January 1, 1816. Jackson was created by taking area from Clark, Jefferson and Washington Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Jackson had a population of 44,231 people. This is an increase of 3.86% since the last Census (which gave a population of 42,586 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jackson represented 0.66% of the total population of Indiana.

Below are some of the communities located in Jackson County:

  • Brownstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Crothersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Medora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Medora is located in Jackson County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
  • Seymour
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Seymour is located in Jackson County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,096 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <2>

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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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