Official Name: | Jackson, Montana |
Settlement Type: | Census-Designated Place |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Montana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Beaverhead |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 2.49 |
Area Land Km2: | 2.49 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.96 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.96 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 36 |
Population Density Km2: | 14.44 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 37.38 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 30-39025 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 785383 |
Jackson is an unincorporated community in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States. Jackson has a post office with a ZIP code 59736.[2] As of the 2020 census, Jackson had a population of 36.[3]
The post office opened on August 1, 1896.[4] The town is named after the first postmaster, Anton H. Jackson.
Jackson lies on Montana Secondary Highway 278, south of Wisdom and northwest of Dillon. Hot springs are just east of the town. Warm Springs Creek flows nearby. Tweedy Mountain is to the east and Bannack State Park is to the south.
The climate type of Jackson is a subarctic climate (Köppen: Dfc), because of the influence of altitude, the average temperature of only 3 months per year exceeds .
Jackson provides elementary education.[5] High school is at Beaverhead County High School.