Jackson, Kentucky
| Jackson, Kentucky | |
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Breathitt County Courthouse in Jackson
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 Location of Jackson, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates: 37°33′11″N 83°23′18″W / 37.55306°N 83.38833°WCoordinates: 37°33′11″N 83°23′18″W / 37.55306°N 83.38833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Breathitt |
| Established | 1839 |
| Incorporated | 1845 |
| Reïncorporated | 1890 |
| Named for | Pres. Andrew Jackson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.7 sq mi (6.9 km2) |
| • Land | 2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 774 ft (236 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,231 |
| • Density | 889/sq mi (343.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 41307, 41339 |
| Area code(s) | 606 |
| FIPS code | 21-39952 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0495097 |
Jackson is a home rule-class city in Breathitt County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 2,231 according to the 2010 U.S. census.
It was the home of the Jackson Academy, which became Lees College.
Upon the creation of Breathitt County in 1839, local landowner Simon Cockrell Sr. donated 10 acres (4.0 ha) to serve as its seat of government. The community was originally known as Breathitt, Breathitt Town, or Breathitt Court House after the county, but upon its incorporation as a city by the state legislature in 1843, it was renamed Jackson to honor the recently deceased former president Andrew Jackson.
Local feuds led the national press to publish stories about Jackson and "Bloody Breathitt": state troops were dispatched twice in the 1870s and again in 1903 – after the assassination of U.S. Commissioner James B. Marcum on the courthouse steps – to restore order.
The Kentucky Union Railroad reached the city in 1891, and Jackson boomed until the L&N continued the line on to Hazard in 1912. A fire on Halloween, 1913, burned down much of the town.
Jackson is located at 37°33′11″N 83°23′18″W / 37.55306°N 83.38833°W (37.553012, -83.388249). The city is nestled in the heart of the Cumberland Plateau of the Appalachian Mountains, with the downtown located on the north bank of the North Fork of the Kentucky River. To limit flooding, the Kentucky River was redirected in 1963 by way of a small cut-through through the mountain, and its former channel, a river meander, was left behind as Panbowl Lake, now a prime attraction for fishermen.
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