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Jackson County is a
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located in the
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of
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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,653. Its
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is
Jackson Jackson may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name Places Australia * Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region * Jackson North, Q ...
. The county is named for
Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, he gained fame as ...
, a hero of the
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who was subsequently elected
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. It is known as "The Little
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of Ohio." Jackson County comprises the Jackson, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.


History

Jackson County is north of the
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in eastern Ohio, an area that was long occupied by various tribes of Native Americans. Evidence of this era in the Ohio Valley is found in the area's large burial and ceremonial
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and
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s including the
Leo Petroglyph The Leo Petroglyph is a sandstone petroglyph containing 37 images of humans and other animals as well as footprints of each. The petroglyph is located near the small village of Leo, Ohio (in Jackson County, Ohio) and is thought to have been cr ...
. Tribes that inhabited the area in the Colonial period included with
Mingo The Mingo people are an Iroquoian group of Native Americans, primarily Seneca and Cayuga, who migrated west from New York to the Ohio Country in the mid-18th century, and their descendants. Some Susquehannock survivors also joined them, and ...
,
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, and
Shawnee The Shawnee are an Algonquian-speaking indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands. In the 17th century they lived in Pennsylvania, and in the 18th century they were in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, with some bands in Kentucky a ...
. Westward expansion by American pioneers displaced the
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who were killed in wars or relocated to the
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and placed on reservations following the passage of the
Indian Removal Act The Indian Removal Act was signed into law on May 28, 1830, by United States President Andrew Jackson. The law, as described by Congress, provided "for an exchange of lands with the Indians residing in any of the states or territories, and for ...
. The pioneer settlers cleared the land for
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and developed industries around which towns and cities grew.
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was discovered in southern Ohio in the mid-19th century. The combination of deposits of ore and vast stands of
old-growth forest An old-growth forestalso termed primary forest, virgin forest, late seral forest, primeval forest, or first-growth forestis a forest that has attained great age without significant disturbance, and thereby exhibits unique ecological featur ...
s made the Hanging Rock Iron Region ideally suited for the
iron Iron () is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from la, ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, right in f ...
industry. The Jefferson Iron Furnace was constructed in 1854. It met the growing demand for iron in the developing United States of America. The importance of the furnaces in the Hanging Rock region grew tremendously during the
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. Iron produced in Jackson County was sold to manufacturers under the trademark, "Anchor". This iron was used to build the USS ''Monitor'', an ironclad warship made famous by its contest against the CSS ''Virginia'', a Confederate ironclad sometimes known as the ''Merrimack'', at the
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. The era of iron production in Jackson County began to wane in the years following the Civil War. Demand for iron outstripped the resources in the Hanging Rock Iron Region. Ore deposits had been cleared and what remained was minimal and difficult to extract. Also much of the forested land had been cleared to provide
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to fire the furnaces. A combination of a lack of ore and charcoal helped bring about the end of the iron era. Remnants of the Jefferson Iron Furnaces are found in Jackson Lake State Park. Other industries that were in the area included
coal Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen. Coal is formed when dea ...
mining and
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mining. Over a million tons of coal were mined in 1888. Jackson County was the second leading coal producing county in the state during the coal mining era. Salt mines along Salt Creek were set aside "by Congress for the use of the state to secure the salt." Indian tribes also used the area and came from great distances to gather salt.


Geography

According to the
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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.3%) is water.


Adjacent counties

* Vinton County (north) *
Gallia County Gallia County (pronunciation: ''GAL-yuh'') is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,220. Its county seat is Gallipolis. Named after the French people who originally settled there, its name ...
(east) * Lawrence County (south) *
Scioto County Scioto County is a county located along the Ohio River in the south central region of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,008. Its county seat is Portsmouth. The county was founded March 24, 1804, from Adams ...
(southwest) * Pike County (west) * Ross County (northwest)


National protected areas

*
Wayne National Forest The Wayne National Forest is located in the south-eastern part of the US state of Ohio, in the Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau. It is the only national forest in Ohio. Forest headquarters are located between The Plains and Nelsonville, Ohio, on ...
(part) * Liberty Wildlife Area


Demographics


2000 census

As of the
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of 2000, there were 32,641 people, 12,619 households, and 9,136 families living in the county. The
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was 78 people per square mile (30/km2). There were 13,909 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile (13/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 97.89%
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, 0.59%
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or
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, 0.34% Native American, 0.17%
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, 0.02%
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, 0.16% from
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, and 0.82% from two or more races. 0.60% of the population were
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or
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of any race. In
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16.5% were of
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, 12.9%
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, 11.3%
Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
, 10.4%
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, 5.2%
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, 2.4% Scottish, and 1.6% Ulster Scot. There were 12,619 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were
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living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.00. In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males. The median income for a household in the county was $30,661, and the median income for a family was $36,022. Males had a median income of $30,651 versus $21,546 for females. The
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for the county was $14,789. About 13.6% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the
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, including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.


2010 census

As of the
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, there were 33,225 people, 13,010 households, and 9,028 families living in the county. The population density was . There were 14,587 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 97.1% white, 0.6% black or African American, 0.4% American Indian, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.8% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 16.1% were
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, 12.3% were
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, 11.6% were
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, 10.6% were
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and 4.4% were
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. Of the 13,010 households, 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 30.6% were non-families, and 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.01. The median age was 39.0 years. The median income for a household in the county was $34,044 and the median income for a family was $42,560. Males had a median income of $36,910 versus $28,618 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,775. About 18.1% of families and 23.3% of the population were below the
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, including 36.5% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.


Politics

Jackson County typically leans Republican in presidential elections.


Government

Jackson County has a three-member
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that administers and oversees the various County departments, similar to all but two of the 88 Ohio counties. Jackson County's elected officials are: * County Commissioners: Ed Armstrong (R), Jon Hensler (R), and Paul Haller (R) * County Auditor: Tiffany Ridgeway (R) * Clerk Of Courts: Seth Michael (R) * Common Pleas Court: Judge Christopher Regan (R) * County Coroner: Dr. Alice Frazier (R) * County Engineer: Melissa Miller, P.E., P.S. (R) * Juvenile Court: Judge Justin W. Skaggs (D) * Municipal Court: Judge Mark T. Musick (D) * Probate Court: Judge Justin W. Skaggs (D) * Prosecuting Attorney: Justin Lovett (R) * County Recorder: Rose Cherrington Walters (R) * County Sheriff: Tedd Frazier (R) * County Treasurer: B. Lee Hubbard, CPA (R)


Communities


Cities

*
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(county seat) * Wellston


Villages

* Coalton * Oak Hill


Townships

* Bloomfield *
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Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilt ...
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Jackson Jackson may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name Places Australia * Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region * Jackson North, Q ...
*
Jefferson Jefferson may refer to: Names * Jefferson (surname) * Jefferson (given name) People * Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), third president of the United States * Jefferson (footballer, born 1970), full name Jefferson Tomaz de Souza, Brazilian foo ...
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Liberty Liberty is the ability to do as one pleases, or a right or immunity enjoyed by prescription or by grant (i.e. privilege). It is a synonym for the word freedom. In modern politics, liberty is understood as the state of being free within society fr ...
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Lick Lick may refer to: * Licking, the action of passing the tongue over a surface Places * Lick (crater), a crater on the Moon named after James Lick * 1951 Lick, an asteroid named after James Lick * Lick Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United State ...
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* Scioto *
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Unincorporated communities

* Altoona *
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* Big Rock * Blackfork Junction * Brocks Corner * Buckeye * Buffalo *
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*
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* Chapman *
Clay Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolin, Al2 Si2 O5( OH)4). Clays develop plasticity when wet, due to a molecular film of water surrounding the clay par ...
*
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* Davisville * Englishville * Four Mile *
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* Glen Nell *
Glen Roy Glen Roy ( gd, Gleann Ruaidh, meaning "red glen") in the Lochaber area of the Highlands of Scotland is a glen noted for the geological phenomenon of three loch terraces known as the Parallel Roads of Glen Roy. The terraces formed along the ...
* Goldsboro * Horeb * Ironton Junction * Jackson Heights *
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* Keystone *
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* Leo * Lesmil *
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* Mabee Corner * Monroe * Mulga *
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* Pattonsville * Petersburg *
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* Pyro * Ratchford * Rempel *
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* Rocky Hill * Savageville * Tom Corwin * Wainwright *
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See also

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Jackson County Apple Festival The Jackson County Apple Festival is an annual festival dedicated to the apple held in Jackson, Ohio, Jackson, Ohio, United States. The festival was created to promote Jackson County, Ohio, Jackson County's leading agricultural product, which at th ...
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Leo Petroglyph The Leo Petroglyph is a sandstone petroglyph containing 37 images of humans and other animals as well as footprints of each. The petroglyph is located near the small village of Leo, Ohio (in Jackson County, Ohio) and is thought to have been cr ...
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Jackson County, Ohio This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Jackson County, Ohio. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Ohio, United Stat ...


References


External links


County website

Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce

Jackson County Emergency Management Agency

Jackson County Geographic Information System

Jackson County Sheriff's Office



Buckeye Furnace - reconstructed charcoal-fired iron blast furnace with original stack
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