1. The city is named for Nicholas Jackson, landowner who deeded the land for the railroad right-of-way to the Cairo & Fulton Railroad in 1870. The community evolved from the settlement surrounding the railroad depot, eventually incorporating in 1941.
   
   
2. Despite Pulaski County being one of the few counties in Arkansas that is not a "dry" county, as it allows the sales of beer and liquor, the municipal limits of Jacksonville are "dry", as it does not allow the sales of alcohol in stores.
   
   
3. The Vertac site in Jacksonville is one of the nation’s worst hazardous waste sites and Arkansas's most publicized Superfund site. Cleanup of the area after its abandonment by its corporate owner took more than a decade, and the name "Vertac" soon became synonymous in Arkansas with the fear of industrial pollution, similar to how New Yorkers view Love Canal.
   
   
4. The median income for a household in the city was $35,460, and the median income for a family was $40,381.
   
   

By Race

White

Black

Native American

Asian

Hispanic

Total Population

64.17%

27.88%

0.50%

1.98%

6.24%

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BEAUTY CARE - BLACK HAIR SALONS - MULTICULTURAL

1. Crown & Glory Salon -  Category: Hair Salons -   112 S 2nd St, Jacksonville, AR 72076 (501) 398-4662  - (visit website)
   
   

DINING - CATERING

1. Po Girls Soul Food -  Category: Soul Food Restaurants -   4511 Pennpointe Place Jacksonville, AR 72076-3679 (501) 985-2697
   
   
2. Soul Food Express -  Category: Soul Food Restaurants -   501 S James St. Jacksonville, AR 72076 (501) 241-1122  - (visit website)
   
   

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BLACK CHURCHES

1. Holly Grove AME Church -  PO Box 242, Jacksonville, AR 72078 (501) 835-2391
   
   
2. New Commandment Church Of God In Christ -  808 Stone Street Jacksonville, AR 72076-6043 (501) 241-0025   - (visit website)
   
   

ANNUAL EVENTS

1. Jacksonville Wing Ding Festival
   (October)   - (visit website)
   
   The Wing Ding Festival will feature old favorites like the World Championship Chicken Wing Cook Off, Ashland Fishing Derby and Jacksonville Police Department 5K Run.