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Coordinates: 32°17′56″N 90°11′05″W 32.29889, -90.18472

Jackson

Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is one of two seats in Hinds County the town of Raymond is the other. The 2000 census recorded Jackson's population at 184,256, but according to July 1, 2006 estimates, the city's population was 176,614 and its five-county metropolitan area had a population of 529,456. The Jackson-Yazoo City combined statistical area, consisting of the Jackson metropolitan area and Yazoo City micropolitan area, has a population of 557,385, making it the 88th-largest metropolitan area in the United States.The current slogan for the city is Jackson, Mississippi City with Soul. The city is named after President Andrew Jackson.^[1]

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