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Jackson County

FIPS code

77

County seat

Murphysboro

Established

1816

Origin

Randolph County and Johnson County

Etymology

Andrew Jackson (1767–1845), seventh President of the United States, United States Senator from Tennessee, and general in the War of 1812

Population

60,218

Area

588 sq mi
(1,523 km2)

County Information

Ava, Campbell Hill, Carbondale, Degognia, De Soto, Dowell, Elkville, Gorham, Grand Tower, Makanda, Murphysboro (County Seat), Oraville, Pomona, Sand Ridge, Vergennes