Jackson, Michigan

Jackson, Michigan
Downtown Jackson from the 12th floor of One Energy Plaza (CMS Energy headquarters)
Downtown Jackson from the 12th floor of One Energy Plaza (CMS Energy headquarters)
Flag of Jackson, Michigan
Official logo of Jackson, Michigan
Nickname: 
The Rose City[1]
Location within Jackson County
Location within Jackson County
Jackson is located in Michigan
Jackson
Jackson
Location within the state of Michigan
Jackson is located in the United States
Jackson
Jackson
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 42°14′39″N 84°24′26″W / 42.24417°N 84.40722°W / 42.24417; -84.40722
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyJackson
Founded1829
Incorporated
  • 1843 (village)
  • 1857 (city)
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorDaniel Mahoney
 • ManagerJonathan Greene
 • ClerkAndrea Muray
Area
 • City10.96 sq mi (28.38 km2)
 • Land10.84 sq mi (28.07 km2)
 • Water0.12 sq mi (0.30 km2)
Elevation
932 ft (284 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City31,309
 • Density2,889/sq mi (1,115.4/km2)
 • Metro
160,366 (US: 264th)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
49201–49204
Area code517
FIPS code26-41420
GNIS feature ID0629165[3]
Websitewww.cityofjackson.org Edit this at Wikidata

Jackson is the only city in, and seat of government of, Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[4] As of the 2020 census, the city population was 31,309.[5] Located along Interstate 94 and U.S. Route 127, it is approximately 40 miles (64 km) west of Ann Arbor and 35 miles (56 km) south of Lansing. Jackson is the core city of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Jackson County and has a population of 160,248.[6]

Founded in 1829, it was named after President Andrew Jackson. Michigan's first prison, Michigan State Prison (or Jackson State Prison), opened in Jackson in 1838 and remains in operation. For the longest time, the city was known as the "birthplace of the Republican Party" when politicians met in Jackson in 1854 to argue against the expansion of slavery, although the political party now formally recognizes its birthplace as being Ripon, Wisconsin.[7][8] Nevertheless, the Republican Party's earliest history dates back to Jackson and is commemorated by a plaque in the city's Under the Oaks City Park, which has since been visited by numerous Republican presidents.[9]

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Jackson became an early automotive manufacturing center that attracted southerners and immigrants to the city's numerous factories, which saw its population increase significantly.

  1. ^ "Jackson Rose Festival". Jackson County Rose Festival. 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Jackson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  5. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Jackson city, Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  6. ^ Population of Michigan Regions and Statistical Areas, 2000 and 2010, at www.michigan.gov
  7. ^ "Republican National Committee no longer lists Jackson as birthplace of Republican Party". MLive. Booth Newspapers. 21 January 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  8. ^ History (2020). "Republican Party founded". Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  9. ^ Jackson County Visitors Bureau (2020). "Birthplace of the Republican Party". Retrieved May 2, 2020.

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