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Jacksonis a city in and thecounty seatofButts County,Georgia,United States.[4]The population was 5,045 in2010,[5]up from 3,934 at the 2000 census. In 2020, its population was 5,557.[6]The community was named after governorJames Jackson.[7]
Jackson, Georgia | |
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 Location inButts Countyand the state ofGeorgia | |
| Coordinates:33°17′37″N83°57′45″W/ 33.29361°N 83.96250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Butts |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.10 sq mi (15.79 km2) |
| • Land | 6.08 sq mi (15.74 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 705 ft (215 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,557 |
| • Density | 914.28/sq mi (352.98/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5(Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4(EDT) |
| ZIP code | 30233 |
| Area code | 770 |
| FIPS code | 13-41596[2] |
| GNISfeature ID | 0332079[3] |
| Website | www |
History
editFounded in 1826, Jackson began as a 303-acre (1.23 km2) plot purchased for the purpose of starting the town. The plot was divided into squares and each square into lots. The first buyer of a lot in the new town was John D. Swift ofNewton County, Georgia.During theCivil War,much of Jackson was razed by the army of GeneralWilliam T. Shermanduring hisMarch to the Sea.After the war, Jackson, like much of the South, struggled economically for decades. Jackson remained little more than a small village until the arrival of the railroads in the latter half of the 19th century. On May 5, 1882, the first train arrived in Jackson, heralding a new era in the transportation of people and goods.
During the 20th century, Jackson grew and industrialtextile millsbecame the largest employer of local citizens. The arrival ofInterstate 75just a few miles to the southwest of the city gave citizens quick access toAtlantaandMacon.The numerous schools throughout the county consolidated into one central school system located in Jackson, and the schoolsdesegregatedin 1968. In the 1970s, Jackson slowly became abedroom community.City taxes were also abolished in the 1970s.
Geography
editJackson is located in the center of Butts County at33°17′37″N83°57′45″W/ 33.293600°N 83.962372°W.[8]It is 46 miles (74 km) southeast of downtownAtlanta.Thecenter of populationof Georgia is located 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Jackson near the Butts County/Newton County line.[9]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau,the city has a total area of 6.3 square miles (16.2 km2), of which 6.2 square miles (16.1 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.50%, is water.[5]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 212 | — | |
| 1890 | 922 | 334.9% | |
| 1900 | 1,487 | 61.3% | |
| 1910 | 1,862 | 25.2% | |
| 1920 | 2,027 | 8.9% | |
| 1930 | 1,776 | −12.4% | |
| 1940 | 1,917 | 7.9% | |
| 1950 | 2,053 | 7.1% | |
| 1960 | 2,545 | 24.0% | |
| 1970 | 3,778 | 48.4% | |
| 1980 | 4,133 | 9.4% | |
| 1990 | 4,076 | −1.4% | |
| 2000 | 3,934 | −3.5% | |
| 2010 | 5,045 | 28.2% | |
| 2020 | 5,557 | 10.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[10] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White(non-Hispanic) | 2,721 | 48.97% |
| Black or African American(non-Hispanic) | 2,399 | 43.17% |
| Native American | 10 | 0.18% |
| Asian | 25 | 0.45% |
| Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.05% |
| Other/Mixed | 211 | 3.8% |
| HispanicorLatino | 188 | 3.38% |
As of the2020 United States census,there were 5,557 people, 1,799 households, and 1,141 families residing in the city.
Government
editJackson is governed by an elected city council of five members, each representing a district of the city. The council is presided over by the mayor, who is elected at-large. All officials serve four year terms. The current mayor of Jackson is Carlos Duffey, who was elected in 2022.[11]
Media
editJackson is the home ofWJGA-FM92.1.
Jackson is a frequent backdrop for a number of television shows. Beginning in 2016, Jackson appeared inStranger Things,representing the show's setting in the fictional town of Hawkins,Indianain the early 1980s. Exterior filming locations included the downtown (with some buildings freshly painted for filming), a furniture store (standing in for a cinema exterior), and the Butts County Probate court.[12]
The popularity of the show has attracted many fans to the town. Other shows which have been filmed in the area includeThe CW'sThe Originals.
State prison
editTheGeorgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prisonof theGeorgia Department of Correctionsis amaximum security prisoninunincorporatedButts County about 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Jackson. It is home to Georgia'sdeath rowand execution facility.[13]The prison is also home to maximum security general population (non-death row).
Education
editTheButts County School District,grades pre-school to twelve, consists of three elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school.[14]The district has 184 full-time teachers and over 3,370 students.[15]
- Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School
- Jackson Elementary School
- Stark Elementary School
- Henderson Middle School
- Jackson High School
Notable people
edit- Neiron Ball,formerNFLoutside linebackerfor theOakland Raiders
- Mac Collins,formerU.S. Congressman
- Burt Jones,13thlieutenant governor of Georgia
- Douglass Watson,actor, best known for his portrayal ofMac Coryon thesoap operaAnother World
References
edit- ^"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedDecember 18,2021.
- ^"U.S. Census website".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedJanuary 31,2008.
- ^"US Board on Geographic Names".United States Geological Survey.October 25, 2007.RetrievedJanuary 31,2008.
- ^"Find a County".National Association of Counties. Archived fromthe originalon May 31, 2011.RetrievedJune 7,2011.
- ^ab"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Jackson city, Georgia".U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived fromthe originalon February 12, 2020.RetrievedNovember 8,2013.
- ^ab"Explore Census Data".data.census.gov.RetrievedDecember 18,2021.
- ^Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013).Historical Gazetteer of the United States.Routledge. p. 233.ISBN978-1135948597.RetrievedNovember 30,2013.
- ^"US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990".United States Census Bureau.February 12, 2011.RetrievedApril 23,2011.
- ^"Centers of Population by State: 2010".U.S. Census Bureau. Archived fromthe originalon January 3, 2014.RetrievedNovember 8,2013.
- ^"Census of Population and Housing".Census.gov.RetrievedJune 4,2015.
- ^"Carlos Duffey takes oath of office as Jackson's first black mayor".RetrievedNovember 26,2022.
- ^"Georgia Locations for Netflix's 'Stranger Things'".Deep South Magazine.Deep South Media. July 28, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 1,2017.
Georgia's small towns outside of Atlanta, including Douglasville, Conyers, Jackson, Winston and Fayetteville, easily pass for the Midwest, and Jackson's intact downtown isn't a far stretch from 1983 Hawkins on film.
- ^"Georgia Diagnostic and Classification PrisonArchived2010-04-23 at theWayback Machine."Georgia Department of Corrections.Retrieved on July 18, 2010. "HWY 36 WEST" "JACKSON, GA 30233." and the travel directions "Take I-75 south toward Macon to Exit 201, Jackson/Barnesville. Exit and turn left, go over the bridge and travel approximately ¼ mile. Go through two lights and you will see the entrance to the Diagnostic Center ahead on the left, several truck stops and fueling stations on the right. Turn left on Prison Boulevard and follow it to the facility."
- ^Georgia Board of Education[permanent dead link],Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- ^School Stats,Retrieved June 1, 2010.