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Jacksonville, AL - History


We would like to provide the residents of  Jacksonville  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Jacksonville Home page. The Jacksonville Home page provides as much information as possible on Jacksonville. Knowing Jacksonville’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Jacksonville’s Home page, you will also find Jacksonville’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Jacksonville has a population of 12796. 45.9% of Jacksonville’s inhabitants are Male, and 54.1 are female. 28.6% of Jacksonville is married and 49.6% own their own home. The Average Home price is $149,835, and the average rent is $634. Household median income in Jacksonville is $41,530, and the individual median income is $19,933. Jacksonville’s Ethnic is the following: White(70%), Black(24.8%), Hispanic(4.3%), Multiple(3.7%), Asian(1%), Other(0.3%), Pacific(0.1%).


Jacksonville is a city located in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. The population was 13,997 at the 2020 U.S. census. It is the principal city of the Jacksonville micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Cherokee County, and part of the larger Tyler–Jacksonville combined statistical area. Jacksonville is located in an area of rolling hills in East Texas, north of the county seat, Rusk, and south of Tyler, in neighboring Smith County, on U.S.


Highway 69. The north-south Highway 69 intersects the east–west U.S. Highway 79 adjacent to the city's downtown area. Area production and shipping of tomatoes gained the town the title "Tomato Capital of the World". The impressive red iron ore rock Tomato Bowl, built by Works Progress Administration workers during the Great Depression, is home to the Jacksonville High School "Fightin' Indians" football and soccer teams.


Annual events include the "Tops in Texas Rodeo" held in May and the "Tomato Fest" celebration in June.


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