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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 Jackson is the Seat for Jackson County.

Jackson County was founded March 1, 1816. Jackson was created by taking area from Scioto, Gallia, Athens and Ross Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Jackson had a population of 32,413 people. This is a decrease of 2.51% since the last Census (which gave a population of 33,248 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jackson represented 0.29% of the total population of Ohio.

Below are some of the communities located in Jackson County:

  • Coalton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Coalton is located in Jackson County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
  • Jackson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jackson is located in Jackson County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,240 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
  • Oak Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Oak Hill is located in Jackson County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <2>
  • Wellston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wellston is located in Jackson County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <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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