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'''Jacksonport''' is a [[Political subdivisions of Wisconsin#Town|town]] in [[Door County, Wisconsin|Door County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 738 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of [[Jacksonport (community), Wisconsin|Jacksonport]] and [[West Jacksonport, Wisconsin|West Jacksonport]] are located in the town. Part of Clark Lake is in the Town of Jacksonport.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190409220844/http://map.co.door.wi.us/gis-lio/maps/JP.pdf Map of the Town of Jacksonport], Door County Land Use Services Department, August 16, 2017 (Archived April 9, 2019)</ref>

==Geography==
{{stack|[[File:Aerial view of northwestern Jacksonport, including Lost Lake in Door County, Wisconsin 2020 (cropped).png|thumb|upright=0.5|Aerial view of northwestern Jacksonport, including Lost Lake]]}}

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the [[Administrative divisions of Wisconsin#Town|town]] has a total area of 58.3&nbsp;square miles (151.0&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 29.0&nbsp;square miles (75.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>)  is land and 29.3&nbsp;square miles (75.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>)  (50.19%) is water.

The site of what is now Jacksonport was once a Potawatomi village called Medemoya-Seebe, or "old woman's creek".<ref>''Romance of Wisconsin Place Names'' by Robert E. Gard and L. G. Sorden, New York: October House, Inc. 1968, page 61</ref>

Lost Lake is located in northwestern Jacksonport. The lake is open to the public, but can only be accessed through Logan Creek.<ref>[https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Lands/naturalareas/index.asp?SNA=543 Logan Creek (No. 543)],  ''Wisconsin DNR'' and

[https://web.archive.org/web/20200113073051/http://map.co.door.wi.us/swcd/Surface%20Water%20Inventory%20FINAL.pdf Surface Water Inventory of Door County] by the Door County Soil and Water Conservation Department, June 27, 1999, Figure 9: Door County Lakes and Ponds, pages 32–39 (pages 36–43 of the pdf), (Archived January 13, 2020) and the [https://dnr.wi.gov/lakes/lakepages/LakeDetail.aspx?wbic=97900 Lost Lake entry in the Find A Lake database], ''Wisconsin DNR''</ref>

===Climate===
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==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 738 people, 304 households, and 216 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 25.4 people per square mile (9.8/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 638 housing units at an average density of 22.0 per square mile (8.5/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 97.43% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.95% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.54% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.08% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.49% of the population.

There were 304 households, out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,404, and the median income for a family was $46,912. Males had a median income of $30,795 versus $19,926 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $20,493. About 3.2% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==

* [[Charles Reynolds (legislator)|Charles Reynolds]], Wisconsin State Representative
* [[Thomas Reynolds (Assemblyman)|Thomas Reynolds]], Wisconsin State Representative

==Gallery==
{{gallery|mode=packed|align=center|width=135|height=135
|File:Jacksonport_Wisconsin_postcard.jpg|Jacksonport; from a postcard postmarked in 1908
|File:Addie Wade with logsJacksonport Wisconsin.jpg|The steam barge ''Addie Wade'' outbound from Jacksonport with a cargo of logs; from a postcard postmarked in 1906
|File:Dock at Jacksonport Wisconsin.jpg|Dock at Jacksonport, postmarked 1937
|File:JacksonPort Door County, WI.jpg|Jacksonport shoreline, 2021
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==References==

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==External links==
*[http://www.jacksonporthistoricalsociety.org/ Jacksonport Historical Society]

{{Door County, Wisconsin}}

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[[Category:Towns in Door County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]