Jackson -- U.S. County in West Virginia Population (2000): 28000 Housing Units (2000): 12245 Land area (2000): 465.791543 sq. miles (1206.394508 sq. km) Water area (2000): 5.802344 sq. miles (15.028001 sq. km) Total area (2000): 471.593887 sq. miles (1221.422509 sq. km) Located within: West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54 Location: 38.845394 N, 81.699625 W Headwords: Jackson Jackson, WV Jackson County Jackson County, WV