Jacksonville, Iowa Explained

Official Name:Jacksonville, Iowa
Pushpin Map:Iowa
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Iowa
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Shelby
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.25
Area Land Km2:0.25
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.10
Area Land Sq Mi:0.10
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:29
Population Density Km2:113.85
Population Density Sq Mi:295.92
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1303
Coordinates:41.645°N -95.1517°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:51537[2]
Area Code:712
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2583483

Jacksonville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jackson Township, Shelby County, Iowa, in the United States. As of the 2010 Census the population of Jacksonville was 30.[3]

History

Jacksonville was originally built up chiefly by the Danish.[4] Jacksonville's population was 12 in 1902,[5] and 75 in 1925.[6]

Education

The Harlan Community School District operates local public schools. The district serves the towns of Harlan, Defiance, Earling, Panama, Portsmouth and Westphalia, the unincorporated communities of Jacksonville and Corley, and the surrounding rural areas.[7]

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 16, 2022.
  2. Web site: Jacksonville IA ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2024. February 5, 2024.
  3. Web site: US Census Bureau 2010 Census Interactive Population Map. Website Services & Coordination. Staff. June 15, 2016.
  4. Book: Past and Present of Shelby County, Iowa, Volume 1 . B.F. Bowen . White, Edward Speer . 1915 . 282.
  5. Book: Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition . 1902 . J. R. Gray & Company . 203–207 . en.
  6. Book: Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States,territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions . 1925 . Rand McNally & Company . 190 . en.
  7. Web site: FY20_HARLAN. Iowa Department of Education. July 31, 2020.