Jackson County, Texas

Jackson County
Jackson County
County
	The Jackson County Courthouse in Edna
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	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 28°56′N 96°35′W / 28.94°N 96.58°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1836
Named for	Andrew Jackson
Seat	Edna
Largest city	Edna
Area
• Total	857 sq mi (2,220 km2)
• Land	829 sq mi (2,150 km2)
• Water	27 sq mi (70 km2) 3.2%
Population (2020)
• Total	14,988
• Density	17/sq mi (6.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	27th
Website	www.co.jackson.tx.us

Jackson County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census its population was 14,988.^[1] Its county seat is Edna.^[2] The county was created in 1835 as a municipality in Mexico and in 1836 was organized as a county (of the Republic of Texas).^[3]^[4] It is named for Andrew Jackson, President of the United States from 1829 to 1837.^[5]

^ "Jackson County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
^ "Jackson County". Texas Almanac. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 167.