Manhole Covers of Jackson, California

Created 6 July 2006

This page was last updated on 23 November 2008
All photos copyrighted by David L. Magney 2006

This is a study of manhole covers from Jackson, Amador County, California.

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Manhole Covers of Jackson, Amador County, California

Jackson is a small rural mining community in the northwestern Amador County in the Sierra Nevada foothills, at an average elevation of 1,200 feet above sea level. It is the county seat for Amador County. Jackson was a Gold Rush town, named after Colonel Alden Jackson, but was originally called Bottileas by Mexican and Chilean miners impressed by the number of bottles dropped at the spring. Jackson was founded in the summer of 1848 around a year-round spring. Jackson currently has a population of about 3,989 people (2000). Jackson citizens are composed of 93.5% Caucasians, 6.5% Hispanics, and 1.4% Native American.

The median household income for Jackson residents is $40,444 and the per capita income is $21,399. Two highways pass through Jackson, State Routes 49 and 88. The average commute time for working Jackson residents is 16 minutes, indicating that a large percentage works a short distance from town. Jackson Creek passes through town. Did you know that Jackson is the only incorporated city in the State of California that starts with the letter "J"? Additional information about Jackson can be found at Jackson Info and at the Official Jackson site.

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