- Location: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
- Legal status: Fourth-class city
- Population: 11,947 (Change since 1990: +29.1%)
- Founded: 1815
- Name origin: Andrew Jackson
- Latitude: 37°22'48" N (+37.3799)
- Longitude: 89°39'29" W (-89.6581)
- Elevation: 497 feet above sea level
- Civil township: Byrd
- Land area: 10.1 square miles
- Water area: 0.01 square miles (4.4 acres)
As the crow flies, Jackson is...
Name origin
Named after Andrew Jackson, who had just received fame
for his victory over the British in the Battle of New Orleans
(January 1815). The town prides itself on being the first in the country
to name itself after Andy Jackson, who went on to become the seventh
US President.
Timeline
- Feb. 1814
- Fifty acres of land purchased from William H. Ashley that would later become Jackson.
- 1815
- Jackson laid out.
- Apr. 1819
- Jackson first incorporated as a town.
- 1859
- Missouri Legislature granted a special charter for the town.
- Dec. 1884
- Jackson incorporated as a 4th class city by popular vote
| Year | Population | Percent change |
|---|
| 1900 | 1,658 | -- |
| 1910 | 2,105 | +27.0% |
| 1920 | 2,114 | +0.4% |
| 1930 | 2,465 | +16.6% |
| 1940 | 3,113 | +26.3% |
| 1950 | 3,707 | +19.1% |
| 1960 | 4,875 | +31.5% |
| 1970 | 5,896 | +20.9% |
| 1980 | 7,827 | +32.8% |
| 1990 | 9,256 | +18.3% |
| 2000 | 11,947 | +29.1% |