Jacksonville, Iowa

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Jacksonville, Iowa
Census-designated place
Jacksonville, Iowa is located in Iowa
Jacksonville, Iowa
Jacksonville, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°38′42″N 95°09′04″W / 41.645°N 95.151°W / 41.645; -95.151Coordinates: 41°38′42″N 95°09′04″W / 41.645°N 95.151°W / 41.645; -95.151
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyShelby
Elevation
1,276 ft (389 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total30
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)712
GNIS feature ID457904[1]

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.[2]

History[]

Jacksonville was originally built up chiefly by the Danish.[3] Jacksonville's population was 12 in 1902,[4] and 75 in 1925.[5]

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.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jacksonville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ Staff, Website Services & Coordination. "US Census Bureau 2010 Census Interactive Population Map". Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. ^ White, Edward Speer (1915). Past and Present of Shelby County, Iowa, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen. p. 282.
  4. ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  5. ^ Company, Rand McNally and (1925). 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. Rand McNally & Company. p. 190.
  6. ^ "FY20_HARLAN" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
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