City of
Jacksonville,
Alabama
320 Church Avenue, SE
Jacksonville, AL 36265
Phone: (256) 435-7611
Fax: (256) 435-4103
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Jacksonville, Alabama Life here has long
centered around education, beginning on April 16, 1834 when the town
reserved a one-acre square for a schoolhouse. In 1836 the Jacksonville
Academy was incorporated and 1837 saw the establishment of the
Jacksonville Female Academy.
This small southern town is a center for educational opportunity, as
well being a quiet community which many retired military people have
called home. Their families, as well as the many college students give
the town a unique quality -- one of "quiet excitement". |
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The land that would become Jacksonville was purchased in 1833 from the
Creek Indian Chief Ladiga. Because Ladiga was a signer of the Cusseta
Treaty of 1832 under which terms the Creeks gave up their remaining
lands, he was allowed to select land in the county and to have his title
validated. |
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Jacksonville, Alabama - Statistics &
Facts
The population of Jacksonville is approximately 10,283.
The approximate number of families is 3,920.
The amount of land area in Jacksonville is 17.421 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0.006 sq kilometers.
The distance from Jacksonville to Washington DC is 619 miles. The distance
to the Alabama state capital is 105 miles. (as the crow flies)
Jacksonville is positioned 33.81 degrees north of the equator and 85.76
degrees west of the prime meridian.
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