Editing Jackson, Georgia

{{Distinguish|Jackson County, Georgia}}
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'''Jackson''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Butts County, Georgia|Butts County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The population was 5,045 in [[2010 United States Census|2010]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1341596| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212182801/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1341596| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Jackson city, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=November 8, 2013}}</ref> up from 3,934 at the 2000 census. In 2020, its population was 5,557.<ref name=":0" /> The community was named after governor [[James Jackson (Georgia politician)|James Jackson]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA233 | title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States | publisher=Routledge | date=May 13, 2013 | access-date=30 November 2013 | author=Hellmann, Paul T. | page=233| isbn=978-1135948597 }}</ref>

==History==
Founded in 1826, Jackson began as a {{convert|303|acre|km2|adj=on}} plot purchased for the purpose of starting the town. The plot was divided into squares and each square into lots. The first buyer of a lot in the new town was John D. Swift of [[Newton County, Georgia]]. During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], much of Jackson was razed by the army of General [[William T. Sherman]] during his [[Sherman's March to the Sea|March to the Sea]]. After the war, Jackson, like much of the South, struggled economically for decades. Jackson remained little more than a small village until the arrival of the railroads in the latter half of the 19th century. On May 5, 1882, the first train arrived in Jackson, heralding a new era in the transportation of people and goods.

During the 20th century, Jackson grew and industrial [[textile manufacturing|textile mills]] became the largest employer of local citizens. The arrival of [[Interstate 75]] just a few miles to the southwest of the city gave citizens quick access to [[Atlanta]] and [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]]. The numerous schools throughout the county consolidated into one central school system located in Jackson, and the schools [[desegregated]] in 1968. In the 1970s, Jackson slowly became a [[bedroom community]]. City taxes were also abolished in the 1970s.

==Geography==
Jackson is located in the center of Butts County at {{Coord|33.293600|-83.962372|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is {{convert|46|mi}} southeast of downtown [[Atlanta]]. The [[center of population]] of Georgia is located {{convert|9|mi|0}} northeast of Jackson near the Butts County/Newton County line.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/reference/docs/cenpop2010/CenPop2010_Mean_ST.txt |title=Centers of Population by State: 2010 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=November 8, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103082820/http://www.census.gov/geo/reference/docs/cenpop2010/CenPop2010_Mean_ST.txt |archive-date=January 3, 2014 }}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|16.2|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|16.1|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|km2|disp=flip|2}}, or 0.50%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 212
|1890= 922
|1900= 1487
|1910= 1862
|1920= 2027
|1930= 1776
|1940= 1917
|1950= 2053
|1960= 2545
|1970= 3778
|1980= 4133
|1990= 4076
|2000= 3934
|2010= 5045
|2020= 5557
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Jackson racial composition as of 2020<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1341596&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-18|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|2,721
|48.97%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|2,399
|43.17%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|10
|0.18%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|25
|0.45%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|3
|0.05%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|211
|3.8%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|188
|3.38%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 5,557 people, 1,799 households, and 1,141 families residing in the city.

==Government==
Jackson is governed by an elected city council of five members, each representing a district of the city. The council is presided over by the mayor, who is elected at-large. All officials serve four year terms. The current mayor of Jackson is Carlos Duffey, who was elected in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jacksonprogress-argus.com/news/carlos-duffey-takes-oath-of-office-as-jacksons-first-black-mayor/article_e49a95d0-6efe-11ec-ac7c-5f677cbb330c.html|access-date=November 26, 2022|title=Carlos Duffey takes oath of office as Jackson's first black mayor}}</ref>

==Media==
Jackson is the home of [[WJGA-FM]] 92.1.

Jackson is a frequent backdrop for a number of television shows. Beginning in 2016, Jackson appeared in ''[[Stranger Things]]'', representing the show's setting in the fictional town of Hawkins, [[Indiana]] in the early 1980s. Exterior filming locations included the downtown (with some buildings freshly painted for filming), a furniture store (standing in for a cinema exterior), and the Butts County Probate court.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://deepsouthmag.com/2016/07/28/georgia-locations-for-netflixs-stranger-things/ |title=Georgia Locations for Netflix's 'Stranger Things' |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=July 28, 2016 |website=Deep South Magazine |publisher=Deep South Media |access-date=January 1, 2017 |quote=Georgia’s small towns outside of Atlanta, including Douglasville, Conyers, Jackson, Winston and Fayetteville, easily pass for the Midwest, and Jackson’s intact downtown isn’t a far stretch from 1983 Hawkins on film.}}</ref>

The popularity of the show has attracted many fans to the town. Other shows which have been filmed in the area include [[The CW]]'s ''[[The Originals (TV series)|The Originals]]''.

==State prison==
The [[Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison]] of the [[Georgia Department of Corrections]] is a [[Types of US federal prisons|maximum security prison]] in [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] Butts County about {{convert|8|mi|0}} southwest of Jackson. It is home to Georgia's [[death row]] and execution facility.<ref>"[http://www.dcor.state.ga.us/GDC/FacilityMap/html/ga_diag_class_pris.html Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100423190816/http://www.dcor.state.ga.us/GDC/FacilityMap/html/ga_diag_class_pris.html |date=2010-04-23 }}." [[Georgia Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on July 18, 2010. "HWY 36 WEST" "JACKSON, GA 30233." and the travel directions "Take I-75 south toward Macon to Exit 201, Jackson/Barnesville. Exit and turn left, go over the bridge and travel approximately ¼ mile. Go through two lights and you will see the entrance to the Diagnostic Center ahead on the left, several truck stops and fueling stations on the right. Turn left on Prison Boulevard and follow it to the facility."</ref> The prison is also home to maximum security general population (non-death row).

==Education==
{{Main|Butts County School District}}

The [[Butts County School District]], grades pre-school to twelve, consists of three elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school.<ref>[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=618&T=0&FY=2009 Georgia Board of Education]{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Retrieved June 1, 2010.</ref> The district has 184 full-time teachers and over 3,370 students.<ref>[http://www.school-stats.com/GA/BUTTS/BUTTS_COUNTY.html School Stats], Retrieved June 1, 2010.</ref>
*Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School
*Jackson Elementary School
*Stark Elementary School
*Henderson Middle School
*[[Jackson High School (Jackson, Georgia)|Jackson High School]]

==Notable people==
* [[Neiron Ball]], former [[NFL]] [[outside linebacker]] for the [[Oakland Raiders]]
* [[Mac Collins]], former [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Congressman]]
* [[Burt Jones]], 13th [[lieutenant governor of Georgia]]
* [[Douglass Watson]], actor, best known for his portrayal of [[Mac Cory]] on the [[soap opera]] ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.cityofjacksonga.com City of Jackson official website]

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[[Category:Cities in Butts County, Georgia]]
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[[Category:Populated places established in 1826]]
[[Category:1826 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)]]