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Jackson, MO Road Trips

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city in and county seat of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Trip Routes

2

Longest Drive

399.1 mi

Saint Joseph, MO

Quickest Drive

6h 10m

Blue Springs, MO

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Jackson, MO by the Numbers

Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Population

15,532

Median Income

$80,435

Median Home Value

$227,600

Median Age

34.7

Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.

Notable People from Jackson, MO

A sampling of people born in Jackson, MO.

Roy Thomas

Roy Thomas

1940

American comic book writer and editor

Savanté Stringfellow

1978

American long jumper

Gary Friedrich

Gary Friedrich

1943–2018

American comic book writer (1943–2018)

Anel Šabanadžović

1999

Bosnian footballer (born 1999)

Louis C. Wagner, Jr.

Louis C. Wagner, Jr.

1932–2025

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

Lowndes Henry Davis

Lowndes Henry Davis

1836–1920

American politician (1836-1920)

City data from Wikidata (Q959843), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.

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