Editing Jackson, Wyoming

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Jackson, Wyoming
| settlement_type          = [[Town]]
| image_skyline            = jackson_from_snowking.jpg
| image_caption            = Jackson viewed from [[Snow King Mountain]] in June 2007
| image_seal               = Jackson, WY Seal.png
| nicknames                = Jackson Hole, The Hole, JH
| motto                    = <!--Don't add unofficial mottos-->
| image_map                = File:Teton County Wyoming Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Jackson Highlighted 5640120.svg
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| map_caption              = Location of Jackson in Teton County, Wyoming
<!--Location of Jackson, Wyoming-->| pushpin_map              = Wyoming
| coordinates              = {{coord|43|28|31|N|110|46|9|W|region:US-WY_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Wyoming]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Wyoming|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Teton County, Wyoming|Teton]]
| established_title        = Incorporated
| established_date         = 1914
| government_type          = [[Mayor–council]]
| government_footnotes     = 
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = Arne Jorgensen
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_56.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 7.74
| area_total_sq_mi         = 2.99
| area_land_km2            = 7.66
| area_land_sq_mi          = 2.96
| area_water_km2           = 0.08
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.03
| elevation_footnotes      = 
| elevation_m              = <!--1901-->
| elevation_ft             = 6237
| population_footnotes     = <ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>
| population_total         = 10760
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_density_km2   = 1390.18
| population_density_sq_mi = 3598.67
| population_metro         = 31464
| timezone                 = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
| utc_offset               = &minus;7
| timezone_DST             = MDT
| utc_offset_DST           = &minus;6
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code              = 83002
83001
83014
83025
83013
83012
83414
83011
| area_code                = [[Area code 307|307]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 56-40120<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 1604404<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
| website                  = [https://www.jacksonwy.gov/ jacksonwy.gov]
| footnotes                = 
| official_name            = 
| named_for                = [[David Edward Jackson]]
}}

'''Jackson''' is a [[resort town]] in [[Teton County, Wyoming]], United States. The population was 10,760 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], up from 9,577 in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jackson town, Wyoming census data: Population by race |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Jackson%20town,%20Wyoming |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> It is the largest town in Teton County and its [[county seat]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |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> Jackson is the principal town of the [[Jackson, Wyoming micropolitan area|Jackson, WY-ID Micropolitan Statistical Area]], which includes Teton County in Wyoming and [[Teton County, Idaho|Teton County]] in [[Idaho]]. The town is often called '''Jackson Hole''', which is the name of [[Jackson Hole|the valley]] in which it is located.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Volumes 9-10|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L7M3AQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA190|year=1918|page=190}}</ref> Jackson is a popular tourist destination due to its proximity to the ski resorts [[Jackson Hole Mountain Resort|Jackson Hole Mountain]], [[Snow King Mountain]], and [[Grand Targhee Resort|Grand Targhee]]. Jackson also acts as a [[gateway community]] for [[Grand Teton National Park]] and [[Yellowstone National Park]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gateway Communities - Jackson |url=https://yellowstone.net/gateways/jackson/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211061237/https://yellowstone.net/gateways/jackson/ |archive-date=2025-02-11 |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=yellowstone.net |language=en-US}}</ref>

==History==
Jackson was originally populated by [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] tribes including the [[Shoshone|Shoshoni]], [[Crow Nation|Crow]], [[Blackfoot Confederacy|Blackfeet]], [[Bannock people|Bannock]], and [[Gros Ventre]]. In the early 1800s, the locality became a prime area for trappers and mountain men to travel through, one example being [[John Colter]]. After being discharged from the [[Corps of Discovery]] of the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]] in 1806 at [[Fort Mandan]], in present-day [[North Dakota]], Colter visited Jackson Hole during the winter of 1807/1808. Among other mountain men who visited the valley include [[Jim Bridger]], [[Jedediah Smith]], and [[William Sublette]], who are responsible for many of the names in the area. [[David Edward Jackson]] gave his name to the valley after a winter spent on the shores of [[Jackson Lake (Wyoming)|Jackson Lake]].

As part of the [[Hayden Geological Survey of 1871|Hayden Expedition of 1871 and 1872]], William Henry Jackson took the first photographs of the [[Teton Range]] and Yellowstone. His photographs along with the sketches by Tom Moran, were important evidence to convince Congress to protect Yellowstone National Park.  Yellowstone National Park became the first [[National park|National Park]] in 1872. Grand Teton National Park was created in 1929 and greatly expanded in 1950 after [[John D. Rockefeller Jr.]] purchased and then donated over {{convert|30,000| acres}}.{{cn|date=September 2023}}

The town of Jackson was named in 1894 and incorporated in 1914. Some of the early buildings remain and can be found throughout the area of the Town Square.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jacksonwy.gov/202/History|title=History|website=jacksonwy.gov}}</ref>

The town of Jackson elected an all-woman city government (including town council and mayor, who in turn appointed women to town marshal, town clerk and treasurer) in 1920.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 26, 2020|title=Petticoat Rules: The first women leaders of Jackson 100 years ago|url=https://buckrail.com/petticoat-rules-the-first-women-leaders-of-jackson-100-years-ago/|access-date=October 28, 2020|website=Buckrail - Jackson Hole, news|language=en-US}}</ref>

The first ski rope tow was built at Teton Pass in 1937 and Snow King Resort was established in 1930. Teton County has three excellent ski areas including Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Teton Village, Grand Targhee Ski, and Summer Resort located on the western slope of the Tetons as well as  Snow King Resort.

The town of Jackson is the county seat of Teton County and the only incorporated municipality in the region. Less than 3% of land in Teton County is privately owned. Of the {{convert|2,697,000| acres}} in Teton County, 97% are federally or state owned/managed.

In 2009, the town of Jackson was designated as a Preserve America Community. This designation recognizes that, as a community, the town protects and celebrates its heritage, uses historic assets for economic development, and encourages people to experience and appreciate local historic resources.

==Geography==
Jackson is located at an elevation of {{convert|6237|ft}} above sea level. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.95|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.91|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 }}</ref>

Jackson is surrounded by the Teton and [[Gros Ventre Range|Gros Ventre]] mountain ranges. The Teton Range is commonly associated with Jackson Hole and is a popular sightseeing attraction for many visitors. The Gros Ventre Range, by contrast, is geologically older than the Tetons and has a much broader width which encompasses huge expanses of wilderness; it is not as easily accessible.

[[Soil]]s at Jackson Hole are mostly dark, excessively drained, moderately alkaline gravelly loam of the Greyback series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/gmap/|title = SoilWeb: An Online Soil Survey Browser &#124; California Soil Resource Lab}}</ref>

Flat Creek, a tributary of the [[Snake River]], runs through the town.

===Climate===
Jackson experiences a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfb''), with warm summers and very cold winters. Due to its location in a very narrow river valley, Jackson and the rest of the Snake headwaters<ref>[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]; [http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/cgi-bin/data/timeseries/timeseries.pl?ntype=2&typediv=2&state=+48&averaged=11&division=2&year1=1895&year2=2015&anom=3&iseas=0&mon1=0&mon2=0&typeout=1&y1=&y2=&plotstyle=0&Submit=Create+Timeseries Monthly Precipitation 1895 to 2015]; Wyoming Climate Division 2 (Snake Drainage)</ref> experience a unique [[microclimate]] that gets considerably more precipitation–much of it snow–than the majority of Wyoming and has higher humidity during much of the year.<ref>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; [http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/cgi-bin/data/timeseries/timeseries.pl?ntype=2&typediv=2&state=+48&averaged=11&division=11&year1=1895&year2=2015&anom=3&iseas=0&mon1=0&mon2=0&typeout=1&y1=&y2=&plotstyle=0&Submit=Create+Timeseries Monthly Precipitation 1895 to 2015]; Wyoming State Area Averaged</ref> Its elevation is also responsible for [[Diurnal temperature variation|extreme differences between day and night temperatures]], which makes the climate very close to being classified as [[subarctic climate|subarctic]] (Köppen Dfc). Extreme temperatures range from {{convert|-52|°F|C}} on December 20, 1924, to {{convert|101|°F|C}} on July 17, 1934, and July 20, 1934, and on average 236.0 mornings fall below freezing and 34.7 of these below {{convert|0|°F|C}}; the 1991 to 2020 average window for subzero Fahrenheit temperatures is from November 22 to March 3, while the window for freezing temperature is from August 22 to July 5, but freezing temperature have been recorded on every single day of the year except for July 25.<ref name=NOWData />

Snowfall averages {{convert|78.2|in|m|2|disp=or|sp=us}}. The highest monthly total has been {{convert|56.0|in|m|2}} in January 1969, and the most in one season being {{convert|153.3|in|m|2}} between July 1966 and June 1967.<ref name=NOWData />

{{Weather box
|location = Jackson, Wyoming, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1905–present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 55
|Feb record high F = 58
|Mar record high F = 70
|Apr record high F = 79
|May record high F = 90
|Jun record high F = 95
|Jul record high F = 101
|Aug record high F = 98
|Sep record high F = 93
|Oct record high F = 87
|Nov record high F = 67
|Dec record high F = 66

|Jan avg record high F = 43.6
|Feb avg record high F = 46.5
|Mar avg record high F = 56.3
|Apr avg record high F = 67.9
|May avg record high F = 76.8
|Jun avg record high F = 83.7
|Jul avg record high F = 89.9
|Aug avg record high F = 88.2
|Sep avg record high F = 83.3
|Oct avg record high F = 74.0
|Nov avg record high F = 55.7
|Dec avg record high F = 44.7
|year avg record high F = 90.0

|Jan high F = 26.1
|Feb high F = 30.4
|Mar high F = 40.2
|Apr high F = 50.2
|May high F = 60.3
|Jun high F = 69.8
|Jul high F = 79.1
|Aug high F = 78.0
|Sep high F = 68.1
|Oct high F = 54.5
|Nov high F = 37.6
|Dec high F = 26.2
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 16.2
|Feb mean F = 19.9
|Mar mean F = 29.2
|Apr mean F = 38.0
|May mean F = 45.9
|Jun mean F = 53.8
|Jul mean F = 60.2
|Aug mean F = 58.9
|Sep mean F = 50.5
|Oct mean F = 39.7
|Nov mean F = 26.7
|Dec mean F = 16.5
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 6.3
|Feb low F = 9.3
|Mar low F = 18.2
|Apr low F = 25.8
|May low F = 31.5
|Jun low F = 37.8
|Jul low F = 41.4
|Aug low F = 39.8
|Sep low F = 32.8
|Oct low F = 24.9
|Nov low F = 15.8
|Dec low F = 6.8
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -19.3
|Feb avg record low F = -15.6
|Mar avg record low F = -2.0
|Apr avg record low F = 12.8
|May avg record low F = 18.4
|Jun avg record low F = 27.6
|Jul avg record low F = 32.5
|Aug avg record low F = 29.8
|Sep avg record low F = 20.7
|Oct avg record low F = 10.2
|Nov avg record low F = -2.6
|Dec avg record low F = -17.3
|year avg record low F = -24.5

|Jan record low F = -50
|Feb record low F = -48
|Mar record low F = -49
|Apr record low F = -5
|May record low F = 5
|Jun record low F = 12
|Jul record low F = 24
|Aug record low F = 18
|Sep record low F = 5
|Oct record low F = -9
|Nov record low F = -27
|Dec record low F = -52

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.45
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.43
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.33
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.46
|May precipitation inch = 1.83
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.61
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.10
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.14
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.59
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.57
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.37
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.76
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 19.1
|Feb snow inch = 15.6
|Mar snow inch = 9.2
|Apr snow inch = 4.2
|May snow inch = 0.6
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.1
|Oct snow inch = 2.0
|Nov snow inch = 11.0
|Dec snow inch = 16.4
|year snow inch =

|Jan snow depth inch = 17.1
|Feb snow depth inch = 18.8
|Mar snow depth inch = 16.1
|Apr snow depth inch = 3.7
|May snow depth inch = 0.5
|Jun snow depth inch = 0.0
|Jul snow depth inch = 0.0
|Aug snow depth inch = 0.0
|Sep snow depth inch = 0.0
|Oct snow depth inch = 1.6
|Nov snow depth inch = 5.8
|Dec snow depth inch = 10.9
|year snow depth inch = 20.5

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 12.3
|Feb precipitation days = 10.1
|Mar precipitation days = 8.8
|Apr precipitation days = 9.3
|May precipitation days = 11.0
|Jun precipitation days = 9.7
|Jul precipitation days = 7.3
|Aug precipitation days = 7.6
|Sep precipitation days = 8.0
|Oct precipitation days = 8.7
|Nov precipitation days = 9.5
|Dec precipitation days = 13.6

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 10.8
|Feb snow days = 9.1
|Mar snow days = 5.5
|Apr snow days = 2.4
|May snow days = 0.4
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.1
|Oct snow days = 1.7
|Nov snow days = 5.4
|Dec snow days = 11.4

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name=NOAA>
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|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00484910&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access
|access-date = August 19, 2022
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=riw
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data
|access-date = August 19, 2022
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 59
|1910= 264
|1920= 307
|1930= 533
|1940= 1046
|1950= 1244
|1960= 1437
|1970= 2688
|1980= 4511
|1990= 4472
|2000= 8647
|2010= 9577
|2020= 10760
|footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web |title = Historical Decennial Census Population for Wyoming Counties, Cities, and Towns|publisher = Wyoming Department of State / U.S. Census Bureau|url = http://eadiv.state.wy.us/demog_data/cntycity_hist.htm|access-date = April 1, 2012 }}</ref><ref>Moffatt, Riley.  ''Population History of Western U.S. Cities & Towns, 1850-1990''. [[Lanham, Maryland|Lanham]]: Scarecrow, 1996, 341.</ref>
}}

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the town was $59,605, and the median income for a family was $69,432. Male full-time, year-round workers had a median income of $35,892 versus $29,175 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $27,066. About 4.2% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.7% of those under age 18. 
[[File:Teton Theater, Jackson Wyoming.jpg|thumb|Teton Theater]]

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 14, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 9,577 people, 3,964 households, and 1,858 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3291.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 4,736 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1627.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 79.8% [[White Americans|White]], 0.4% [[African Americans|African American]], 0.8% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 1.4% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 15.2% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|other races]], and 2.3% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics or Latinos]] of any race were 27.2% of the population.

There were 3,964 households, of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 53.1% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.04.

The median age in the town was 31.9 years. 18% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 43.8% were from 25 to 44; 20.5% were from 45 to 64; and 6.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 54.1% male and 45.9% female.

==Economy==
As of the 2010 Census,<ref name="GR2" /> the main industries which provide employment are: arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (32.2%), construction (8.7%), retail trade (12.4%), educational services, health care and social assistance (11.9%), and professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services (11.8%).

A strong local economy, primarily due to tourism, has allowed Jackson to develop a large shopping and eating district characterized by a large number of art galleries, custom jewelers, and designer clothing retailers centered on the town square.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jacksonholetraveler.com/jackson-hole-shopping|title=Jackson Hole Shopping|date=November 14, 2014|website=Jackson Hole Traveler|language=en|access-date=September 29, 2019}}</ref>

== Arts and culture ==
* Center for the Arts: The center was founded in 1991 to help support an artist culture within the town. Construction of the facility was completed in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jhcenterforthearts.org/about/about-the-center|title=About The Center|website=Center for the Arts|access-date=April 24, 2016}}</ref>
*Elkfest: The annual Jackson Hole Elk Antler Auction occurs each spring. At this event, members of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] help sell all the antlers collected on the nearby [[National Elk Refuge]]. Profits go to help the local Boy Scouts and the refuge.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elkfest.org/|title=Elkfest 2020 - A Celebration of Elk and Antler|website=elkfest.org}}</ref>
* [[Grand Targhee Resort]]: About an hour away, 42 miles, on the west side of the Teton Range in Alta, opened in 1969, it is accessed through Idaho over Teton Pass. 
* [[Grand Teton Music Festival]]: This is a seven-week classical music festival held every summer in the town of Jackson.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gtmf.org/about/|title=About|website=Grand Teton Music Festival|access-date=April 24, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Grand Teton National Park]]: A national park that includes the Teton Mountain Range, roughly 310,000 acres. The park brings in more than two million recreational tourists each year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/grte/learn/news/news-release-15-02.htm|title=Grand Teton National Park Experiences Record Visitation in 2014 - Grand Teton National Park (U.S. National Park Service)|website=www.nps.gov|access-date=April 24, 2016}}</ref> The Grand Teton National Park is roughly 5 miles away from Jackson.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Jackson,+WY/Grand+Teton+National+Park,+Wyoming/@43.5734386,-110.8779719,11z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x53531a58fccf7f4b:0x3d1c01cbb13a835c!2m2!1d-110.7624282!2d43.4799291!1m5!1m1!1s0x5352519ec95d1ba9:0xa5a0b88ecc91a337!2m2!1d-110.6817627!2d43.7904282!3e0|title=Google Maps|website=Google Maps|access-date=April 24, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Jackson Hole Mountain Resort]]: The resort opened in 1966, 12 miles north of Jackson. It has abundant steep terrain and has one of the highest vertical drops in North America, at 4,139 feet (1,262 m).
* [[National Elk Refuge]]: The refuge was created to shelter one of the largest elk herds in the country and borders the town of Jackson. Throughout the winter visitors can go on horse-drawn sleigh rides to view the herd.
* [[National Museum of Wildlife Art]]: Overlooking the National Elk Refuge is the National Museum of Wildlife Art which shows and preserves many wildlife artworks. Along with pieces inside of the museum, there is a ¾ mile trail with many sculptures along it.
* [[Snow King Mountain|Snow King Mountain Resort]]: The first ski resort in Jackson and is significantly cheaper than Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Even though Snow King is cheaper it is still quite a challenging hill. This resort is located on the Southeast edge of town. 400+ acres of skiable terrain with 3 chairlifts and a high speed summit gondola
* [[Snow King Observatory and Planetarium]]: An educational program located at the Snow King Mountain summit
* [[Yellowstone National Park]]:  Mostly in Wyoming, Yellowstone also extends into Idaho and Montana. This park was the first national park in the country, and brings in roughly four million visitors each year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/visitationstats.htm|title=Visitation Statistics - Yellowstone National Park (U.S. National Park Service)|website=www.nps.gov|access-date=April 24, 2016}}</ref> This park is less than 60 miles away from Jackson.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Jackson,+WY/Yellowstone+National+Park,+Teton+County,+WY/@44.0751907,-112.1502872,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x53531a58fccf7f4b:0x3d1c01cbb13a835c!2m2!1d-110.7624282!2d43.4799291!1m5!1m1!1s0x5351e55555555555:0xaca8f930348fe1bb!2m2!1d-110.588455!2d44.427963!3e0|title=Google Maps|website=Google Maps|access-date=April 24, 2016}}</ref>

==Government==
Jackson is administered by a [[Mayor–council government|mayor and town council]]. The current mayor is Arne Jorgensen.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.jacksonwy.gov/256/Mayor-Town-Council|title=Mayor & Town Council {{!}} Jackson, WY|website=www.jacksonwy.gov|language=en|access-date=June 3, 2018}}</ref>

As of November 2024, the following are members of the Town Council: Kevin Regan, Devon Viehman, Alyson Spery, and Jonathan Schechter.<ref name=":0" />

==Education==
Public education in the town of Jackson is provided by [[Teton County School District Number 1|Teton County School District #1]], which covers all of Teton County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st56_wy/schooldistrict_maps/c56039_teton/DC20SD_C56039.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Teton County, WY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 13, 2024}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st56_wy/schooldistrict_maps/c56039_teton/DC20SD_C56039_SD2MS.txt Text list] - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st56_wy/c56039_teton/DC10SD_C56039_001.pdf 2010 map]</ref> Schools serving the town include Jackson Elementary School (grades K–5), Colter Elementary School (grades K–5), Munger Mountain Elementary (grades K–5), Jackson Hole Middle School (grades 6–8), Jackson Hole High School (formerly [[Jackson-Wilson High School]]), Summit Innovations High School (grades 9–12),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tcsd.org|title=Teton County School District|access-date=August 30, 2023}}</ref> the Jackson Hole Classical Academy (grades K–12), [[Jackson Hole Community School]] and the [[Journeys School]].

Jackson has a [[public library]], a branch of the Teton County Library.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://publiclibraries.com/state/wyoming/ |title=Wyoming Public Libraries |publisher=PublicLibraries.com |access-date=June 14, 2019}}</ref> The 1938 Teton County Library, which is a rustic log cabin, is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. That building became the [[Huff Memorial Library]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMFBVQ_The_Huff_Memorial_Old_Teton_County_Library|title=The Huff Memorial - Old Teton County Library - Wyoming Historical Markers on Waymarking.com|website=www.waymarking.com|access-date=September 29, 2019}}</ref>

==Transportation==
Jackson lies at the junction of [[U.S. Route 26|US 26]]/[[U.S. Route 89|US 89]]/[[U.S. Route 189|US 189]]/[[U.S. Route 191|US 191]] and [[Wyoming Highway 22]] (the [[Teton Pass]] Highway).

The town is served by [[Jackson Hole Airport]], the busiest airport in the state of Wyoming. Public transportation is provided by [[START Bus|START]] (Southern Teton Area Rapid Transit), which connects Jackson to [[Teton Village, Wyoming|Teton Village]] and adjacent communities in [[Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming|Star Valley, Wyoming]]  and Teton Valley, Idaho. There are also airport buses to [[Salt Lake City]], and places in between.

==Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium==

Since 1978, the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank has held an annual economic summit at Jackson (Hole) that is globally known as the Jackson Hole Economic Summit or officially as the "Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium". Attendees include prominent [[central bankers]], finance ministers, and academics from around the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kansascityfed.org/research/jackson-hole-economic-symposium/macroeconomic-policy-in-an-uneven-economy/|title=Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium: Macroeconomic Policy in an Uneven Economy|website=www.kansascityfed.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kansascityfed.org/research/jackson-hole-economic-symposium/economic-symposium-conference-proceedings/|title=Economic Symposium Proceedings|website=www.kansascityfed.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/23/business/whats-coming.html|title=The Fed's Jackson Hole meeting and a key inflation reading: What's coming this week.|first=Coral Murphy|last=Marcos|date=August 23, 2021|work=The New York Times}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
[[File:jackson wy.jpg|thumb|One of the large [[arch]]es<br>of shed [[elk]] [[antler]]s]]
Movies shot in Jackson include ''[[The Big Trail]]'' (1930), ''[[The Big Sky (film)|The Big Sky]]'' (1952), ''[[Shane (film)|Shane]]'' (1953), ''[[Any Which Way You Can]]'' (1980), ''[[Rocky IV]]'' (1985), ''[[Ghosts Can't Do It]]'' (1990), and ''[[Django Unchained]]'' (2012).<ref>Bath, Jack (1991). ''Roadside Hollywood: The Movie Lover's State-By-State Guide to Film Locations, Celebrity Hangouts, Celluloid Tourist Attractions, and More''. Contemporary Books. Pages 75–76. {{ISBN|9780809243266}}.</ref> It is also a major location in the action-adventure video game ''[[The Last of Us]]'' (2013) and [[The Last of Us Part II|its sequel]] (2020), in which it is home to a large community of survivors in a post-apocalyptic world; however, scenes set in Jackson in [[The Last of Us (TV series)|the game's television adaptation]] (2023) were instead shot in the Canadian town of [[Canmore, Alberta]], which doubled for Jackson.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/the-last-of-us-tv-show-leak-reveals-how-hbo-will-bring-a-major-location-to-life/ |title=The Last of Us TV show leak reveals how HBO will bring a major location to life |last=Cryer |first=Hirun |work=[[GamesRadar+]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=November 3, 2021 |accessdate=November 4, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103154819/https://www.gamesradar.com/the-last-of-us-tv-show-leak-reveals-how-hbo-will-bring-a-major-location-to-life/ |archivedate=November 3, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://canmore.ca/residents/about-canmore/canmore-latest-news/1115-the-last-of-us-filming-in-canmore |title=The Last of Us Filming in Canmore |publisher=Town of [[Canmore, Alberta|Canmore]] |accessdate=November 4, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102195600/https://canmore.ca/residents/about-canmore/canmore-latest-news/1115-the-last-of-us-filming-in-canmore |archivedate=November 2, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Jackson has gained notability since a [[livestream]] of its town square went viral on [[YouTube]] in 2016, leading to much fascination with the town's [[elk]] antler arches and unusually high prevalence of red pickup trucks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/red-truck-red-truck-towns-mundane-webcam-grips-200905549.html|date=September 2016|title=Red truck, red truck! Town's mundane webcam grips YouTube|access-date=September 9, 2016|archive-date=October 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007172711/https://www.yahoo.com/news/red-truck-red-truck-towns-mundane-webcam-grips-200905549.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> It first went viral when a sheriff stopped at a red light in the early hours of the morning, got out of his patrol car, and [[Dab (dance)|dabbed]] towards the camera before leaving.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://time.com/4484632/jackson-hole-livestream-sheriff-dab/|date=September 2016 |title=Watch a Very Hip Sheriff Casually Hit the Dab on the Viral Jackson Hole Livestream}}</ref>

==Notable people==
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* [[Sandra Bullock]] (born 1964), actress<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radaronline.com/videos/sandra-bullock-country-home/|title=Inside 'Country Girl' Sandra Bullock's Secret Wyoming Hideaway|date=April 21, 2017|website=RadarOnline|language=en-US|access-date=September 29, 2019}}</ref>
*[[Jimmy Chin]] (born 1973), professional climber, photographer, and [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-winning film director; directed, alongside his wife, [[Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi|E. Chai Vasarhelyi]], ''[[Free Solo]]''
* [[Tom Chrystie]] (1933–2013), banker who served as the first [[Chief Financial Officer]] of [[Merrill (company)|Merrill Lynch & Company]] and industry pioneer who created the [[Cash management|Cash Management Account]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chrystie, 80, who kept the big picture in mind|url=https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/valley/obituaries/chrystie-80-who-kept-the-big-picture-in-mind/article_d820fa41-767e-52de-b6f4-9ec4c729cfb7.html|access-date=August 29, 2021|website=Jackson Hole News&Guide|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Affie Ellis]] ({{Circa|1980}}), politician who served in the [[Wyoming Senate]] from the 8th district as a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
*[[Harrison Ford]] (born 1942), actor
* [[Clifford Hansen]] (1912–2009), [[List of governors of Wyoming|26th Governor of Wyoming]]
* [[Aaron Linsdau]] (born 1973), adventurer living in Jackson, Wyoming; known for the longest solo expedition from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole
* [[John Franklyn Mars]] (born 1935),  businessman and heir to the [[Mars (candy)|Mars candy company]] fortune<ref name="forbesmars">{{cite web|title=John Mars|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/john-mars/|website=Forbes|access-date=August 24, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Mary Mead]] (1935–1996), rancher, businesswoman, politician
* [[Matt Mead]] (born 1962), attorney, businessman, politician
*[[Travis Rice]] (born 1982), professional [[Snowboarding|snowboarder]]
* [[Milward Simpson]] (1897–1993), [[List of governors of Wyoming|23rd Governor of Wyoming]]
* [[Carol Tomé]] (born 1957), businesswoman
* [[Lyle Waggoner]] (1935–2020), actor, sculptor, presenter, travel trailer salesman, model; known for his work on ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]''
* [[Christy Walton]] (born 1949), widow of [[John T. Walton]] who was one of the sons of [[Sam Walton]], the founder of [[Walmart]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dunfee|first1=Ryan|title=Want To Own Walmart Heiress Christy Walton's Jackson Mansion?|url=https://ski.curbed.com/2013/9/18/10196900/want-to-own-walmart-heiress-christy-waltons-jackson-hole-mansion|access-date=August 24, 2017|work=Curbed|date=September 18, 2013}}</ref>'

==See also==
* [[Angling in Yellowstone National Park]]
* [[Blacktail Butte]]
* [[Flat Creek Ranch]]
* [[Jackson-Wilson High School]]
* [[Jackson Hole, China]], a planned community modeled after Jackson
* ''[[Jackson Hole News&Guide]]''
* [[Wyoming Outdoor Council]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{official website|https://www.jacksonwy.gov/}}
* [http://www.jacksonholehistory.org/ Museum of Jackson Hole]

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