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, Raymond being 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, had 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.
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OTHER POPULAR DESTINATIONS IN MISSISSIPPI
Biloxi
Brookhaven
Canton
Clinton
Columbus
Greenville
Grenada
Gulfport
Hattiesburg
Jackson
Laurel
McComb
Meridian
Moss Point
Ocean Springs
Oxford
Pearl
Ridgeland
Robinsonville
Southaven
Starkville
Tupelo
Vicksburg