Jackson County, Indiana

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Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 46,428.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county seat is Brownstown.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Jackson County was formed in 1816. It was named after General Andrew Jackson.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Jackson County was the site of the first recorded train robbery of a moving train in the United States. On October 6, 1866, the Reno Gang robbed an Ohio and Mississippi Railway train, making off with over $10,000.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Jackson County has the second longest 3-span covered bridge in the world; The Medora Covered Bridge. After a recent project to completely refurbish the Medora Covered Bridge, the nearby town of Medora now holds an annual event at the bridge. The bridge is open for pedestrian traffic and site-seers. Another long neglected covered bridge, the Bells Ford Bridge, believed to have been the last remaining Post Truss bridge in the world, succumbed to neglect, collapsing into the White River on January 2, 2006.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert (or 99.10%) is land and Template:Convert (or 0.90%) is water.<ref name="census-density"/>

Cities

Seymour

Towns

Census-designated places

Other unincorporated places

Townships

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Adjacent counties

Brown County (north-northwest)
Bartholomew County (north-northeast)
Jennings County (east)
Scott County (southeast)
Washington County (south)
Lawrence County (west)
Monroe County (northwest)

Major highways

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National protected areas

Hoosier National Forest (part)
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Climate and weather

Template:Climate chart In recent years, average temperatures in Brownstown have ranged from a low of Template:Convert in January to a high of Template:Convert in July, although a record low of Template:Convert was recorded in January 1977 and a record high of Template:Convert was recorded in July 1954. Average monthly precipitation ranged from Template:Convert in February to Template:Convert in May.<ref name="weather"/>

Politics

Demographics

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As of the 2010 United States census, there were 42,376 people, 16,501 households, and 11,629 families residing in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">Template:Cite web</ref> The population density was Template:Convert. There were 18,202 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert.<ref name="census-density">Template:Cite web</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 94.5% white, 0.8% Asian, 0.7% black or African American, 0.2% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 2.4% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 5.7% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 28.8% were German, 13.1% were American, 12.8% were Irish, and 9.2% were English.<ref name="census-dp2">Template:Cite web</ref>

Of the 16,501 households, 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 29.5% were non-families, and 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.98. The median age was 38.7 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $53,534. Males had a median income of $38,608 versus $30,030 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,498. About 7.6% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">Template:Cite web</ref>