Jackson County

Location and Climate
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We Have Excellent Business Growth Potential

    Excellent Location, Enjoyable Climate

    Jackson County, Kentucky lies just beyond the outer Bluegrass region on the rim of the Cumberland Plateau. It has an area of 337 sq. miles. 87.5 sq. miles of the county lie within the Daniel Boone National Forest, which contains some of the most beautiful woodlands and ruggedly scenic areas in the state. Jackson County is within 600 miles of two-thirds of the U.S. population. Strategically located a one-day drive of 70 percent of the total U.S. market, Jackson County is at the core of a consumer and industrial market that represents 69 percent of the total U.S. income and 72 percent of all manufacturing production.


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    Climate Overview

     

    Jackson County Climate
    Temperature
    Normal (30 year record)
    Average Annual 1992
    Record Highest, July 1988 (48 year record)
    Record Lowest, January 1963 (48 year record)

    Precipitation
    Normal (30 year record)
    Mean Annual Snowfall
    Total Precipitation 1992
    Mean Number Days Precipitation (.01 inch or more)
    Mean Number Days Thunderstorms (48 year record)

     
    54.9
    55.1
    103
    -21

     
    45.68
    15.5
    49.09
    129.8
    44.7

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