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Jackson is a town in Northampton County, in the Roanoke Rapids metro area.
It is the county seat.
The community was named for Andrew Jackson
The latitude of Jackson is 36.389N. The longitude is -77.421W.
It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 102 feet.The estimated population, in 2003, was 674.
Sections below provide additional information and links about Jackson demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Northampton County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 27845 ZIP code.
5% of Jackson residents report German ancestry, and 2% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Jackson ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Jackson was $14,588, compared with $21,587 nationally.
16% of Jackson residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
Median rent in Jackson, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $254. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $620.
Libraries in Jackson include Northampton County Memorial Library ... View libraries
Northampton County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Jackson political report.
The average commute time for Jackson workers is 20 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
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