Jackson

History

Jackson was founded in 1816 and is named after President Andrew Jackson. Former names for the city include Pine Level and Republicville. During the Civil War, a Confederate fort was established on the banks of the Tombigbee River. It was named Fort Carney and was positioned on Carney's Bluff just south of Jackson. The cannon that was on the bluff now sits in front of City Hall. Jackson has four sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They are the Jackson Historic District, Clarke Mills, Doit W. McClellan Lustron House, and J. P. McKee Lustron House. During World War II, a prisoner-of-war camp was built and operated holding 253 captured German soldiers on Ocre Avenue. The camp was opened April 6, 1945, and closed March 12, 1946. Many of the prisoners were members of the Afrika Korps.

Geography

Jackson is located along the western border of Clarke County at coordinates , on a rise overlooking east bank of the Tombigbee River. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.21%, is water. Jackson sits across the Tombigbee River from Washington County, Alabama. Jackson has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa) with long, hot summers and short, mild winters.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  69
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  61
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  51
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  50
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  45
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  44
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  38
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  35

Largest nearby schools

• Jackson High School
  High · Jackson · 439 students · 15.1:1 ratio
• Joe M Gillmore Elementary School
  Elementary · Jackson · 338 students · 13.5:1 ratio
• Jackson Middle School
  Middle · Jackson · 296 students · 18.5:1 ratio
• Jackson Intermediate School
  Elementary · Jackson · 269 students · 14.2:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 3.8 — 2020-09-03
  1 km W of Pollard, Alabama
• M 2.6 — 2019-04-12
  13 km NW of Flomaton, Alabama
• M 3.1 — 2019-04-11
  6 km NNW of Pollard, Alabama
• M 2.5 — 2019-04-11
  8 km NW of Pollard, Alabama
• M 2.7 — 2019-03-24
  2 km ESE of Century, Florida
• M 3.1 — 2019-03-11
  4 km N of Flomaton, Alabama