Jackson's Gap, Alabama
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|official_name = Jackson's Gap, Alabama
|settlement_type = Town
|image_skyline = Jacksons Gap Alabama.JPG
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|image_caption = Jackson's Gap in 2008
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|image_map = File:Tallapoosa County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Jacksons' Gap Highlighted 0138248.svg
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|map_caption = Location of Jacksons' Gap in Tallapoosa County, Alabama.
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_name1 = Alabama
|subdivision_name2 = Tallapoosa
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|area_total_km2 = 22.11
|area_total_sq_mi = 8.54
|area_land_km2 = 22.06
|area_land_sq_mi = 8.52
|area_water_km2 = 0.05
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.02
|elevation_ft = 640
|elevation_m = 195
|population_as_of = 2020
|population_footnotes =
|population_total = 747
|population_metro =
|population_density_km2 = 33.87
|population_density_sq_mi = 87.72
|timezone = Central (CST)
|utc_offset = -6
|coordinates = {{coord|32|52|54|N|85|49|7|W|region:US-AL|display=inline}}
|timezone_DST = CDT
|utc_offset_DST = -5
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 36861
|area_code = 256
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = 01-38248
|blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank1_info = 0120788
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|website = https://jgap-al.com/
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Jackson's Gap (sometimes spelled Jacksons' Gap){{Cite web |title=Jacksons' Gap |url=https://www.atlasalabama.gov/municipalities/jacksons-gap/ |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=Atlas Alabama |language=en-US}} is a town in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States. It incorporated in 1980.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uxK29dgevboC|title=State Department: Transparent Cost Estimates Needed to Support Passport Execution Fee Decisions|last=Ford|first=Jess T.|date=March 1, 2008|publisher=DIANE Publishing|isbn=9781428988095}} At the 2010 census the population was 828, up from 761.
Geography
Jackson's Gap is located in east- central Alabama. It includes land bordering Lake Martin. Jackson's Gap is located at {{coord|32|52|54|N|85|49|7|W|type:city}} (32.881670, -85.818582).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|8.4|sqmi|km2}}, all land.
History
Jackson's Gap was named for a local settler in the early 19th century.Encyclopedia of Alabama: [http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-3517 Jackson's Gap], accessed January 2015 The town got its name after a man erected a cabin and traded with the Creeks and local settlers and travelers, possibly in the 1810s or 1820s. Some time after , a fellow named Patterson established a blacksmith shop there, and more settlers began to arrive from Georgia and South Carolina in the 1830s.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1890= 207
|1990= 789
|2000= 761
|2010= 828
|2020= 747
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 6, 2013}}
2013 Estimate{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/SUB-EST2013-3.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013|accessdate=June 3, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522161634/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/SUB-EST2013-3.html|archivedate=May 22, 2014}}
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As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }} of 2000, there were 761 people, 294 households, and 206 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|90.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 352 housing units at an average density of {{convert|41.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 69.65% White, 29.04% Black or African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.26% Asian, and 0.66% from two or more races. 0.39% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 294 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $23,027, and the median income for a family was $28,335. Males had a median income of $23,679 versus $18,185 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,712. About 15.9% of families and 25.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.8% of those under age 18 and 33.3% of those age 65 or over.
Gallery
File:2021-03-18_Jackson's_Gap,_AL_-_Town_Hall_and_Police_Department.jpg| Jackson's Gap Town Hall and Police Station
File:2021-03-18_Jackson's_Gap,_AL_-_Post_Office.jpg|Jackson's Gap Post Office (ZIP code: 36861)
File:2021-03-18_Jackson's_Gap,_AL_-_Jackson's_Gap_Volunteer_Fire_Department.jpg| Jackson's Gap Volunteer Fire Department
References
{{Coord|display=title|32.88167|-85.818582}}
{{Tallapoosa County, Alabama}}
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