Welcome to Jackson County ...
Time Zone: Jackson County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Jackson is the Seat for Jackson County.
Jackson County was founded in 1857 and was created by taking area from Brown County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Jackson had a population of 9,799 people. This is a decrease of 4.55% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,266 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Jackson represented 0.19% of the total population of Minnesota.
Below are some of the communities located in Jackson County:
- Alpha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Alpha is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Heron Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heron Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
- Heron Lake is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lakefield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield
- Lakefield is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakefield <3>
- Okabena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
- Okabena is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Wilder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Wilder is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Websites specific to Jackson County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Cottonwood County
- Watonwan County
- Martin County
- Emmet County
- Dickinson County
- Osceola County
- Nobles County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |