Jackson County, Georgia
| Jackson County, Georgia | |
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Jackson County courthouse in Jefferson
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 Location in the U.S. state of Georgia |
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 Georgia's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1796 |
| Named for | James Jackson |
| Seat | Jefferson |
| Largest city | Jefferson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 343 sq mi (888 km2) |
| • Land | 340 sq mi (881 km2) |
| • Water | 3.4 sq mi (9 km2), 1.0% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 63,360 |
| • Density | 178/sq mi (69/km²) |
| Congressional district | 9th |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | www |
Jackson County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 60,485. The county seat is Jefferson.
Jackson County comprises the Jefferson, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA Combined Statistical Area.
Most of the first non-Native American settlers came from Effingham County in 1786. On February 11, 1796, Jackson County was split off from part of Franklin County, Georgia. The new county was named in honor of Revolutionary War Lieutenant Colonel, Congressman, Senator and Governor James Jackson. The county originally covered an area of approximately 1,800 square miles (4,662.0 km2), with Clarksboro as its first county seat.
In 1801, the Georgia General Assembly granted 40,000 acres (160 km2) of land in Jackson County for a state college. Franklin College (now University of Georgia) began classes the same year, and the city of Athens was developed around the school. Also the same year, a new county was developed around the new college town, and Jackson lost territory to the new Clarke. The county seat was moved to an old Indian village called Thomocoggan, a location with ample water supply from Curry Creek and four large springs. In 1804, the city was renamed Jefferson, after Thomas Jefferson.
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