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Jackson County
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county in West Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- West Virginia
- Founded
- March 1, 1831
- Named after
- Andrew Jackson
- Seat
- Ripley
- Largest city
- Ravenswood
- Total
- 472 sq mi (1,220 km )
- Land
- 464 sq mi (1,200 km )
- Water
- 7.3 sq mi (19 km ) 1.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 27,450
- Density
- 59.9/sq mi (23.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- jacksoncounty .wv .gov /Pages /default .aspx
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 27791
- Area
- 1206
- Official website
- www.jacksoncounty.wv.gov
- Image
- Jackson County Courthouse Ripley.jpg
- Households
- 11427
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- native label
- Jackson County
- Commons category
- Jackson County, West Virginia
- inception
- 1831-03-01
- water as percent of area
- 1.5
- per capita income
- 27591
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Jackson County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,791. Its county seat is Ripley, and its largest municipality is Ravenswood.
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