Jackson is a city in Clarke County, Alabama, United States.

[3] Jackson is located along the western border of Clarke County at coordinates 31°31′16″N 87°53′28″W / 31.521°N 87.891°W / 31.521; -87.891, on a rise overlooking east bank of the Tombigbee River.

[4] Jackson sits across the Tombigbee River from Washington County, Alabama.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,748 people, 1,775 households, and 1,112 families residing in the city.

At the 2000 census there were 5,419 people, 2,094 households, and 1,507 families living in the city.

There were 2,341 housing units at an average density of 155.0 per square mile (59.8/km2).

During the Civil War, a Confederate fort was established on the banks of the Tombigbee River.

[12] Jackson has four sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[13] During World War II, a prisoner-of-war camp was built and operated holding 253 captured German soldiers on Ocre Avenue.

Packaging Corporation of America has a paper mill that is the largest employer located in the city.