{"id":4977,"date":"2023-07-02T10:36:52","date_gmt":"2023-07-02T10:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=4977"},"modified":"2026-08-16T19:08:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T19:08:17","slug":"jackson-county-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/jackson-county-minnesota\/","title":{"rendered":"Jackson County, Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jackson County is a county in Minnesota, United States, in the south-central part of the state along the Iowa border. It had a population of 9,989 at the 2020 census and covers 719 square miles (1,860 km2) of land and water, centred near 43\u00b041\u2032N 95\u00b010\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Jackson is the county seat and its postal code is 56143. The county has six incorporated cities, six unincorporated communities and 20 civil townships. Jackson County observes Central time.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Jackson County<\/h2>\n

Jackson County has six incorporated cities and six unincorporated communities. Below, City denotes an incorporated municipality and Unincorp. an unincorporated place with no municipal government.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Jackson<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nDes Moines<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56143<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lakefield<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nMiddletown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Heron Lake<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nHeron Lake<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56137<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alpha<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nBelmont<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56111<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Okabena<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nLa Crosse<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56161<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wilder<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nWeimer<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bergen<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nChristiania<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Miloma<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nMinneota<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Petersburg<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nPetersburg<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rost<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nRost<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sioux Valley<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nSioux Valley<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spafford<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nEnterprise<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Jackson County is divided into 20 civil townships. Population figures by township are not separately reported; the list below gives each township’s main settlement, where it has one.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Des Moines<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nJackson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middletown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nLakefield<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Heron Lake<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nHeron Lake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La Crosse<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nOkabena<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belmont<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nAlpha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weimer<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nWilder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Christiania<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nBergen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Minneota<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nMiloma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Petersburg<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nPetersburg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rost<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nRost<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sioux Valley<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nSioux Valley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Enterprise<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nSpafford<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alba<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delafield<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ewington<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hunter<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kimball<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Round Lake<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Heron Lake<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wisconsin<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n