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Jackson

Northern America

Jackson is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Mississippi, sitting on the Pearl River in the greater Jackson Prairie region. Union forces set the city on fire during the 1863 siege of Jackson in the Civil War, and in the 1920s Jackson surpassed Meridian to become the state's largest city following a natural gas boom. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
153,701 1
2020 census figure, from Jackson's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
289.34 1
Founding Year
1821 1
November 28, 1821 is the establishment date the infobox itself gives (the state legislature first met there December 23, 1822).
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
85 2
Latitude
32.29889 degrees north 1
Longitude
90.18472 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC-06:00 5
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Associated With

Mississippi, States or Territories

Jackson is in the U.S. state of Mississippi.

Source Jackson (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Mississippi, States or Territories

Jackson is the capital of Mississippi.

Source Jackson (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Jackson (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    153,701
  • Infobox: area_land_km2
    289.34
  • Infobox, coordinates
    32.29889 N 90.18472 W
  • Lead section
    Founded in 1821 as the new state capital for Mississippi, Jackson is named after General Andrew Jackson, a war hero in the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 and subsequently the seventh U.S. president.
  • Introduction
    Jackson is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Mississippi.
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2. Jackson (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 85 m
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 32.2989,-90.1847
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 100.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 32.25, -90.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 32.25, -90.25
32.25 -90.25 Cfa
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5. GeoNames: Jackson - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 4431410
Quote, cities500 record 4431410
32.29876 -90.18481 P PPLA US MS 049 153701 85 100 America/Chicago
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Wikidata: Jackson
Wikidata Q28198, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Jackson (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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