Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Tennessee, United States. Located 70 miles (110 km) east of Memphis and 130 miles (210 km) southwest of Nashville, it is a regional center of trade for West Tennessee. Its total population was 68,205 as of the 2020 United States census. Jackson is the primary city of the Jackson, Tennessee metropolitan area, Madison County's largest city, and the second-largest city in West Tennessee after Memphis. It is home to the Tennessee Supreme Court's courthouse for West Tennessee, as Jackson was the major city in the west when the court was established in 1834.
Southeast
Jackson
Madison County, TN
Population
67,993
Walk Score
70 · Somewhat Walkable
Median rent
$1,007
Median home value
$169,300
Founded
1821
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Chevy Chase House and First Presbyterian Church Complex · listed 2015
- East Main Street Historic District · listed 1980
- Lane College Historic District · listed 1987
- Northwood Avenue Historic District · listed 1990
Notable landmarks
- Cedars, The · listed 1999
- Deberry-Hurt House · listed 1980
- Farrar, Capt. H. P., House · listed 1982
- Greyhound Bus Station · listed 1993
- Holland, William, Jr., House · listed 2005
- Hollywood Cemetery · listed 2003
- Illinois Central Railroad Division Office · listed 1993
- Jackson Free Library (Additional Documentation) · listed 1975
- Lane College Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1991
- Madison County Courthouse · listed 1995
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery · listed 2002
- Murphy Hotel · listed 1993
- Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Passenger Depot-Jackson · listed 1993
- New Southern Hotel · listed 2002
- Oakslea Place · listed 2003
- Riverside Cemetery · listed 2003
- Ross-Sewell House · listed 1983
- Southern Engine and Boiler Works · listed 1993
- St. Luke Episcopal Church · listed 1984
- Temple B'Nai Israel · listed 2008
- U.S. Post Office and Court House · listed 2017
- Walsh, William Kirby, House · listed 1993
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