Jackson County, Ohio

Founding: 1816
Parent counties: Athens, Gallia, Ross, and Scioto

Namesake: Andrew Jackson, U.S. president
Seat: Jackson (1816–)

Land area: 420 square miles

Population (2020): 32,653

Population (historic): 3,746 (1820); 12,719 (1850); 21,759 (1870); 34,248 (1900); 25,040 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1900; 1930–1960; 1970s; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: Two cities; two villages; 12 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,950 (20.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 42.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.3%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $938
Average outbuilding value (1930): $491
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,054
Average farm size (1920): 78.6 acres
Sources of settlement: Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Wales
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Jackson

Namesake: Andrew Jackson, U.S. president

Founding: 1816 (post office); 1817 (platting); 1847 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 6,252

Population (historic): 136 (1830); 1,067 (1860); 3,021 (1880); 4,672 (1900); 5,922 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1960; 2000s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 895 (28%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. House (c. 1900). 19445 State Route 93. Coal. Queen Anne. Razed.
2. Frank Dever House (c. 1835). 120 State Route 279. Hamilton. Razed.
3. Robert Mason House (c. 1850). 8888 Raysville Road. Jackson.
4. Samuel Hull House (c. 1840). 2045 Keystone Furnace Road. Lick.

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