Today, many locals find employment in a General Mills plant in nearby Wellston, Ohio, which employs more than 1000 people. This number amounted to roughly 20% of the county's entire population. Jackson was the county's largest community in 2000, with a population of 6,184 people.
Jackson continued to grow during the 20th century. Both firms used local coal and iron ore deposits to make iron products. The largest businesses in the town were the Star Furnace Company and the Globe Iron Company, with 30 employees apiece. In 1886, two newspaper offices, eight churches, and two banks existed in Jackson. By 1880, two railroad lines passed through the community, helping to spur economic and population growth. Over the next 40 years, the town grew quickly, attaining a population of 3,021 people in 1880. In 1846, Jackson contained four churches, about seven stores, and a single newspaper office. The community grew slowly, having only 297 inhabitants in 1840. It is the principal city of the Jackson, Ohio micropolitan area, which consists of Jackson County.Įstablished in 1817, residents named the town after Andrew Jackson, a hero of the War of 1812, and an eventual president of the United States. The population was 6,252 at the 2020 census. Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Ohio, United States approximately 27 miles (43 km) southeast of Chillicothe.
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