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Jackson is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi.Along with Raymond, Jackson is one of two county seats for Hinds County.The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 census, a significant decline from 173,514, or 11.42%, since the 2010 census, representing the largest decline in population during the decade of any major U.S. city.
Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the central region of the U.S. state of Mississippi that covers seven counties: Copiah, Hinds, Holmes, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, and Yazoo. As of the 2010 census, the Jackson MSA had a population of 586,320. According to 2019 estimates, the population has ...
Union Station (Jackson, Mississippi) / 32.30111°N 90.19111°W / 32.30111; -90.19111. Union Station is an intermodal transit station in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. It is operated by the Jackson Transit System and serves Amtrak 's City of New Orleans rail line, Greyhound Lines intercity buses, and is Jackson's main city bus ...
Designated USMS. September 21, 2001 [1] The Eudora Welty House & Garden, at 1119 Pinehurst Street in Jackson, Mississippi, was the home of author Eudora Welty for nearly 80 years. It was built by her parents in 1925. [4] Welty and her mother built and tended to the garden located at the side and back of the home over decades.
The department was accredited for the first time by the Mississippi Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission in 2016. At that time, JPD was the largest of 27 police departments accredited in Mississippi. In 2020, JPD opened a Real-Time Crime Center, where officers could access 600 public and private surveillance cameras in the city.
Smith–Wills Stadium. / 32.336401; -90.153943. Smith–Wills Stadium is a 5,200 seat baseball stadium in Jackson, Mississippi. It is located on Lakeland Drive, less than half a mile east of Interstate 55, in the northeastern part of the city.
FIPS code. 28-21580. GNIS feature ID. 0669683. Website. townofedwards .com. Edwards is a town in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,034 at the 2010 census, [2] down from 1,347 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area .
There are three combined statistical areas in Mississippi. Jackson–Vicksburg–Brookhaven CSA. Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. Vicksburg Micropolitan Statistical Area. Brookhaven Micropolitan Statistical Area. Memphis–Clarksdale–Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA (Partial) Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA. Forrest City, AR μSA.
St. Peter's church dedicated. 1847 - Mississippi Institute for the Blind founded. [6] 1858 - New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad in operation. [8] 1861. January 7: Secession Convention begins. [5] City becomes Confederate capital of Mississippi.
Jackson City Hall, located in Jackson, Mississippi, is the seat of municipal government. History [ edit ] Originally constructed in 1846–47 at a cost of $8,000, the building was either enlarged or rebuilt in 1853-54 because of structural problems.