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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 Edna is the Seat for Jackson County.

Jackson County is one of the original counties of Texas and was founded in 1836.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Jackson had a population of 14,760 people. This is an increase of 4.75% since the last Census (which gave a population of 14,091 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jackson represented 0.06% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Jackson County:

  • Edna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Edna is located in Jackson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <2>
  • Ganado
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ganado is located in Jackson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganado
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,085 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ganado <2>
  • La Ward
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • La Ward is located in Jackson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Ward
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Ward <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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