Jackson County, Kansas

Jackson County
County
Jackson County Courthouse (2023)
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°24′N 95°50′W / 39.400°N 95.833°W / 39.400; -95.833
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	February 11, 1859
Named for	Andrew Jackson
Seat	Holton
Largest city	Holton
Area
• Total	658 sq mi (1,700 km2)
• Land	656 sq mi (1,700 km2)
• Water	1.8 sq mi (5 km2)  0.3%
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	13,232
• Density	20.2/sq mi (7.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts	1st, 2nd
Website	jacksoncountyks.com

Jackson County (county code JA) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 13,232 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Holton. Holton is also the biggest city in Jackson County.^[2] The county was first named Calhoun County. This was named after pro-slavery South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun. The county was renamed in 1859 for President Andrew Jackson.^[3] The Prairie Band Potawatomi Indian Reservation is in the county, and it makes up about 18.5% of the county's area.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "QuickFacts: Jackson County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
3. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 167.