Jackson, Maine
| Jackson, Maine | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Jackson (in yellow) in Waldo County and the state of Maine |
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| Coordinates: 44°36′11″N 69°8′49″W / 44.60306°N 69.14694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Waldo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.36 sq mi (65.68 km2) |
| • Land | 25.26 sq mi (65.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2) |
| Elevation | 518 ft (158 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 548 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 550 |
| • Density | 21.7/sq mi (8.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 04921 |
| Area code(s) | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-35450 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0582533 |
| Website | Town of Jackson |
Jackson is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The town was named after General Henry Jackson of the Revolutionary War. The population was 548 at the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 25.36 square miles (65.68 km2), of which, 25.26 square miles (65.42 km2) of it is land and 0.10 square miles (0.26 km2) is water. Jackson is drained by North Branch Marsh Stream. It has one pond, Drake Pond (13 acres).
Jackson is located on Route 7, south of U.S. Route 202. It is bordered on the north by Dixmont, on the east by Monroe, on the south by Brooks and on the west by Thondike.
The topography is hilly, with high points at over 1,200 feet (370 m) on Mount Harris and other peaks to the north, remnants of the Appalachian chain. The land area of the township is mostly forested, primarily a second growth northern mixed hardwood forest dominated by ash, poplar, oak, maple, pine, cedar, spruce, tamarack (larch) and hemlock. Forestry and livestock farming are the largest land uses, with hay the most common crop, corn silage the second most common. There are areas that have never been managed or cultivated, particularly bogs and remnant primeval forest in which large pine, hemlock and spruce trees predominate.
As of the census of 2010, there were 548 people, 237 households, and 152 families residing in the town. The population density was 21.7 inhabitants per square mile (8.4/km2). There were 272 housing units at an average density of 10.8 per square mile (4.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 95.6% White, 0.2% African American, 1.3% Native American, 0.2% Asian, and 2.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.4% of the population.
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