Jackson County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,989. Its county seat is Jackson.
History
The county was created on May 23, 1857. It was named for Henry Jackson, the first merchant in St. Paul.
Geography
Jackson County is on Minnesota's border with Iowa. The Des Moines River flows south-southeasterly through the central part of the county, then into Iowa. The county terrain is hilly and carved with drainages and gullies. The area is devoted to agriculture. The terrain generally slopes to the south and east; its highest point is on the lower west border, at ASL. The county has a total area of , of which is land and (2.3%) is water. thumb|right|Soils of Jackson County
Lakes
Source:
- Andersons Marsh
- Bennett Slough (Partially Drained)
- Boot Lake
- Chandler Lake
- Clear Lake (part)
- Clear Lake (Des Moines Township and Hunter Township)
- Fish Lake (part)
- Grovers Lake (part)
- Heron Lake (4 basins: Duck, North Marsh, North Lake, South Lake, connected by streams)
- Illinois Lake
- Independence Lake
- Iowa Lake (part)
- Lake Flaherty
- Laurs Lake
- Little Spirit Lake (part)
- Long Lake (Drained CD13)
- Loon Lake
- Pearl Lake
- Quevli and Goose Slough (Drained JD3)
- Quelvis Lake (Drained)
- Round Lake
- Rush Lake (Sioux Valley Township)
- Rush Lake (Minneota Township)
- Skunk Lake
- Spirit Lake
- String Lake (part)
- Swenson Lake (Drained)
- Teal Lake
- Timber Lake
Protected areas
Sources:
- Anderson County Park
- Artz WMA
- Belmont County Park
- Bootleg Lake State Wildlife Management Area
- Brown County Park
- Caraway State Wildlife Management Area
- Christiana WPA
- Clear Lake Recreation Area
- Community Point County Park
- Cotton-Jack WMA
- Dead Horse WMA
- Des Moines River Scientific and Natural Area
- Fish Lake WPA
- Graham Creek WMA
- Heron Lake WMA
- Heron Meadows WMA
- Holthe Prairie Scientific and Natural Area
- Holy Trinity WPA
- Husen Wildlife Management Area
- Kilen Woods State Park
- Laurs Lake State Wildlife Management Area
- Lillegard WMA
- Little Sioux WMA
- Minnesota Slough State Wildlife Management Area
- Oxbow WMA
- Pietz Slough WMA
- Robertson County Park
- Rost WPA
- Sandy Point County Park
- Sangl State Wildlife Management Area
- Sioux Forks WPA
- Sioux Valley WMA
- Skunk Lake WMA
- String Lake WPA
- Summers State Wildlife Management Area
- Teal Lake WMA
- Timber Lake WMA
- Timber Lake WPA
- Toe WMA
- Valleau WMA
- Winkler WMA
Major highways
thumb|right|Jackson County sign on [[Interstate 90 in Minnesota|I90]]
- 20px Interstate 90
- 20px U.S. Highway 71
- 20px Minnesota State Highway 60
- 20px Minnesota State Highway 86
- 20px Minnesota State Highway 264
Adjacent counties
- Cottonwood County - north
- Watonwan County - northeast
- Martin County - east
- Emmet County, Iowa - southeast
- Dickinson County, Iowa - south
- Osceola County, Iowa - southwest
- Nobles County - west