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Jackson is a meeting point for most of the major highways in the county. Interstate 55 runs northwest to southeast along the city's eastern boundary, while the intersection of Jackson Boulevard and South Hope Street is also the junction of three other routes: Missouri State Highway 25, whose northern terminus is there; State Highway 34, which runs across the city from west to east as Jackson Boulevard; and U.S. Route 61, which enters the city from the north, then turns east at the junction and continues with Highway 34 to I-55 and on into Cape Girardeau.
Jackson is a meeting point for most of the major highways in the county. Interstate 55 runs northwest to southeast along the city's eastern boundary, while the intersection of Jackson Boulevard and South Hope Street is also the junction of three other routes: Missouri State Highway 25, whose northern terminus is there; State Highway 34, which runs across the city from west to east as Jackson Boulevard; and U.S. Route 61, which enters the city from the north, then turns east at the junction and continues with Highway 34 to I-55 and on into Cape Girardeau.
==Demographics==
At the 2010 census, Jackson had a total of 13,758 inhabitants, grouped into 5,496 households, with a population density of 1,257.6 people per square mile. This figure marked a significant increase from the 2000 census, when Jackson had a population of 11,947. 95.81% of the inhabitants were White, 1.65% were African-American, 0.27% were Native American, 0.57% were Asian, 0.01% were Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 0.32% were from some other race, and 1.37% were from two or more races. Hispanics of any race were 1.24% of the population.
The median age in Jackson was 37.3 years, with 25.6% of inhabitants under the age of 18, 8.3% between 18 and 24 years old, 26.1% between 25 and 44, 24.8% between 45 and 64, and 15.2% 65 years old or older. The sex ratio was 47.0% male, 53.0% female.<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF</ref>
According to the 2017 American Community Survey, Jackson had a median household income of $57,692, and a median family income of $67,710. The unemployment rate was 5.8%. The per capita income was $28,892. About 13.3% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 22.8% of people under the age of 18 and 8.2% of people 65 years old or older.<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF</ref>
==Government==
Jackson has a mayor-council form of government. The city is divided into four wards, each of which elects two aldermen for a two-year term. The mayor also serves a two-year term. The current mayor of Jackson is Dwain Hahs, first elected in 2015.<ref>http://www.jacksonmo.org/Govt-and-Administration/Board-of-Aldermen/</ref>
Like most of Cape Girardeau County, Jackson is politically [[conservative]], consistently voting [[Republican]] by a heavy margin in federal, state, and local elections. [[Donald Trump]] received 78.30% of the vote in the 2016 presidential election.<ref>https://www.capecountyelections.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/November-8-2016-Ballot-and-Results.pdf</ref>
==Education==
Jackson and most of central Cape Girardeau County are part of the Jackson R-II School District, one of the larger districts in the state in terms of both land area and population. Along with two K-3 attendance centers in the outlying communities of Gordonville and Millersville, it includes the following schools:
* North Elementary School (K-5)
* East Elementary School (K-4)
* Orchard Drive Elementary School (K-3)
* South Elementary School (PK-5)
* West Lane Elementary School (3-5)
* Jackson Middle School (6-7)
* Russell Hawkins Jr. High School (8-9)
* Jackson High School (10-12)
The district has a total PK-12 enrollment of around 5,500 students. Its mascot is the Indians, and the school colors are red and white. The district is marked by high academic achievement, its students consistently scoring above average on the ACT and other tests, and by an outstanding athletics program. This is especially true of the football team, which has an annual rivalry with nearby Cape Central High School.<ref>https://www.jacksonr2schools.com/District/Home/</ref>
Jackson also has two private schools: Immaculate Conception School and St. Paul Lutheran School, run by the [[Roman Catholic]] and [[Lutheran]] Churches, respectively. Both are PK-8 institutions.
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