Jackson County
Also known as Jackson County, Georgia, Jackson County, GA
county in Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- 1796 ; 230 years ago ( 1796 )
- Named after
- James Jackson
- Seat
- Jefferson
- Largest city
- Jefferson
- Total
- 343 sq mi (890 km )
- Land
- 340 sq mi (880 km )
- Water
- 3.4 sq mi (8.8 km ) 1.0%
- Estimate 2025
- 99,265
- Density
- 220/sq mi (86/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Jackson County is a county located in the East Central region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 75,907. The county seat is Jefferson. Jackson County comprises the Jefferson, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA Combined Statistical Area.
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