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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