Jackson County is a county in Iowa, United States, on the Mississippi River in the northeastern part of the state. It had a population of 19,485 at the 2020 census and covers 653 square miles (1,691 km2) centred near 42°10′N 90°35′W.<\/p>\n
Maquoketa is the county seat, and its postal code is 52060. The county has 13 incorporated cities and towns, 8 unincorporated communities and 18 civil townships. Jackson County observes the Central time zone.<\/p>\n
Jackson County has 21 named places: 13 incorporated cities and towns and 8 unincorporated communities with no municipal government of their own. Several small settlements that appear in older county lists — among them Crab Town, Fulton, Hurstville, Lainsville, Millrock, Ozark, Reeceville, Samoa, Sterling and Van Buren — could not be confirmed against current U.S. Census Bureau or gazetteer records and are omitted here; see notes for the full list of drops.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Township<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maquoketa<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | Maquoketa<\/td>\n | 6,128<\/td>\n | 52060<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bellevue<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | Bellevue<\/td>\n | 2,363<\/td>\n | 52031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Preston<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 949<\/td>\n | 52069<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sabula<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 506<\/td>\n | 52070<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Miles<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 408<\/td>\n | 52064<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Andrew<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 380<\/td>\n | 52030<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| La Motte<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 237<\/td>\n | 52054<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Springbrook<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 143<\/td>\n | 52075<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Monmouth<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | Monmouth<\/td>\n | 129<\/td>\n | 52309<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| St. Donatus<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 120<\/td>\n | 52071<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Baldwin<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 99<\/td>\n | 52207<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Spragueville<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 92<\/td>\n | 52074<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Zwingle<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 84<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Canton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cottonville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Emeline<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Garryowen<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Green Island<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Nashville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Otter Creek<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | Otter Creek<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| South Garry Owen<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Two of the old county list’s names turn out to be variant spellings rather than separate places: “Garry Owen” is Garryowen, and “Saint Donatus” is St. Donatus — both carried through above under their standard current spelling.<\/p>\n Townships<\/h2>\nJackson County is divided into 18 civil townships. Reliable current population figures by township were not available from the sources used for this page, so the Pop. column is left blank rather than guessed; four townships share a name with, and contain, an incorporated city or community listed above.<\/p>\n \n |