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Jackson County, Kansas

Jackson County, Kansas, has 13,438 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Holton. It uses Central Time and covers 656 sq mi (1,700 km²) of land.

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Jackson County in Kansas
Atchison CountyJefferson CountyHoltonHoytMayettaWhitingDenison
Jackson County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
13,438
Land area
656 sq mi (1,700 km²)
County seat or government
Holton
Time zone
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income
$75,215 ± $5,075
Median home value
$207,300 ± $10,743
Median rent, with utilities
$814 ± $85
Homes lived in by their owners
77.1% ± 2.4 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Topeka, KS metro areaOutlying county
Water area
1.8 sq mi (4.67 km²)
State
Kansas
County code (FIPS)
20085
Coordinates (central point)
39.411096, -95.794492
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Jackson County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Central TimeAmerica/ChicagoUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 666178,903 people
  2. 664365,537 people
  3. 665364,204 people
  4. 665123,678 people
  5. 665393,092 people
  6. 664392,578 people
  7. 665091,974 people
  8. 664401,943 people
  9. 665331,595 people
  10. 664221,228 people
  11. 66419600 people
  12. 66540582 people
All 18
  1. 66552581 people
  2. 66418556 people
  3. 66550552 people
  4. 66432540 people
  5. 66416522 people
  6. 66516408 people

18 ZIP Code areas overlap Jackson County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Townships in Jackson County, largest first

  1. Douglas Township2,290 people
  2. Lincoln Township1,021 people
  3. Garfield Township914 people
  4. Cedar Township858 people
  5. Franklin Township766 people
  6. Washington Township623 people
  7. Liberty Township620 people
  8. Jefferson Township588 people
  9. Whiting Township487 people
  10. Soldier Township467 people
  11. Adrian Township429 people
  12. Netawaka Township404 people
All 15
  1. Banner Township198 people
  2. Grant Township145 people
  3. Straight Creek Township144 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in Kansas, by county

School districts in Jackson County, largest first

  1. Kaw Valley Unified School District 3218,070 people
  2. Holton Unified School District 3365,863 people
  3. Jefferson West Unified School District 3405,063 people
  4. Atchison County Community Schools Unified School District 3774,595 people
  5. Royal Valley Unified School District 3373,805 people
  6. South Brown County Unified School District 4303,227 people
  7. Valley Falls Unified School District 3382,564 people
  8. North Jackson Unified School District 3352,353 people
  9. Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton Unified School District 3221,944 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in Jackson County, largest first

  1. Kickapoo (KS) Reservation4,478 people
  2. Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land1,245 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Holton, Kansas (city)3,387 people
  2. Hoyt, Kansas (city)935 people
  3. Mayetta, Kansas (city)347 people
  4. Whiting, Kansas (city)337 people
  5. Denison, Kansas (city)232 people
  6. Circleville, Kansas (city)179 people
  7. Delia, Kansas (city)177 people
  8. Netawaka, Kansas (city)151 people
  9. Soldier, Kansas (city)68 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Jefferson County, Kansas25 mi southeast
  2. Shawnee County, Kansas26 mi south
  3. Atchison County, Kansas27 mi east
  4. Nemaha County, Kansas29 mi northwest
  5. Pottawatomie County, Kansas29 mi west
  6. Brown County, Kansas31 mi northeast

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See this county on Census.gov ↗

Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.