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Jackson County
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county in Oregon, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oregon
- Founded
- January 12, 1852
- Named after
- Andrew Jackson
- Seat
- Medford
- Largest city
- Medford
- Total
- 2,802 sq mi (7,260 km )
- Land
- 2,784 sq mi (7,210 km )
- Water
- 18 sq mi (47 km ) 1%
- Estimate 2025
- 221,795
- Density
- 80.19/sq mi (30.96/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 ( PDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- jacksoncountyor .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 223259
- Area
- 7257
- Official website
- www.co.jackson.or.us
- Image
- Jackson County Courthouse (Jackson County, Oregon scenic images) (jacDA0008).jpg
- Households
- 89690
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- Commons category
- Jackson County, Oregon
- inception
- 1852-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 0.6
- native label
- Jackson County
- per capita income
- 32044
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Jackson County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 223,259. The county seat is Medford. The county is named for Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. Jackson County comprises the Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area. There are 11 incorporated cities and 34 unincorporated communities in Jackson County; the largest is Medford, which has been the county seat since 1927.
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