The Town of Jackson, Wisconsin, is located just north of Milwaukee and south of West Bend, at the intersection of US Hwy 45 and State HWY 60 in the heart of the Kettle Moraine Area. The population was 5,884 at the 2004 census. The Village of Jackson is located partially within the town. Jackson is an ideal place for people to work and live. Jackson enjoys many of the conveniences of a large city, with a small town atmosphere.

Prior to 1872, Jackson was one of three small, unincorporated hamlets located in the Towns of Jackson and Polk, none of which appeared to be more important than the other. Once known as Riceville (from the English misspelling of a German name) this little hamlet developed on 400 acres acquired by a German immigrant named Franz Reis. Years later, when the railroad was built from Milwaukee to Fond du Lac, Reis offered the company a site for a depot and the railroad remained a vital force in the development of Jackson for years to come. Trains ran frequently and milk was transported to Milwaukee from the Jackson depot. Many people now living in Jackson can also recall commuting by train to high school classes in West Bend.

On March 14, 1912, the hamlet of Jackson was incorporated as a Village. By that time, in addition to those businesses established in the late 1800's, the Village had a cheese factory, a post office, and a hotel. In 1918, the William H. Gilbert Company built a blacksmith shop, which became the Jackson Body Co., a manufacturer of truck bodies. In 1920, the Village had a resident population of 230 people and the first of the Village's three major industries, Rockfield Canning Company, had moved into the Village. Like its predecessors, Rockfield Canning Company chose a location adjacent to the railroad. Later, it operated as Seneca Foods and today is part of Northland Cranberries. Other early businesses included Held's Feed Mill, Jackson Lumber Yard, Pete Pauley's Race Horses, and Green Valley Dairy.

In 1970, the U.S. census recorded the population of the Village as 561. In 1975, the Wisconsin Department of Administration estimated the resident population as 1,895, an increase of almost 2 ½ times in just five years. To house the new residents, two new subdivisions were added to the Village in 1971. In the following years, many more subdivisions were completed. A mobile home development of about 300 homes, Green Valley, was also established. In May of 1981, construction of a new wastewater treatment plant was completed. First updated in 1994, it has been expanded and updated as the Village has grown.

During the 1990’s, the Village of Jackson has been one of the fastest growing incorporated communities in the state. The event contributing to that dramatic increase, was the completion of the US Hwy. 45 project in 1988. This construction produced a four lane, limited access expressway, enabling 20 to 30 minute commuting trips to the Milwaukee area. In 1990, the Village's population stood at 2,486. In 1994, the population was estimated as 4,531. The Village is on track to achieve a population of 5,800 to 6,200 by the year 2015. The Village continued to expand with the construction of Old Church Square in 1991. Main Street (Hwy. 60) was reconstructed through the Village in 1992, and a new water main and the overhead electric services were placed underground.

In 1994, SYSCO Foods of Eastern Wisconsin located in the new Cedar Creek Business Park in Jackson. In 1995, McDonald's jointed the Village. In 1996, the Village purchased 14 acres of land from Seneca Foods (now Northland Cranberry) for Hickory Lane Park. The Tillie Lake Business Centre, added Sario's Restaurant in 1999, and in 2000, the Mid-Moraine Municipal Court offices, the Hawthorne Suites, a 52 unit Hotel/Motel, and Culver's Frozen Custard. In 1998 the Village began work with the Town of Jackson on a Revenue Sharing and Cooperative Boundary Agreement. This agreement was the first developed. within the state under a particular state statute. The agreement establishes a maximum boundary limit for the Village to the year 2015. There are also provisions for the extension of the water and sewer services of the Village to other users outside the Village. In 1998, Washington County also announced the location of the new Washington County Fair. The Village of Jackson was chosen to provide for sanitary sewer and water service to the new County Fair site.

Today, Jackson, Wisconsin, remains one of the fastest growing communities in Washington County.

For more information on activities in and around Jackson, Wisconsin, visit:

• Village of Jackson, Wisconsin
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• Town/Village of Jackson, WI
• Washington County, WI
• West Bend Area Chamber of Commerce
• The State of Wisconsin
• Jackson, WI Real Estate Summary on IDCide (Local Info Data Server)
• Jackson, WI on MuniNetGuide.com
• Jackson, WI on CityTownInfo.com
• Jackson, WI Google Earth Map
• View Jackson, WI Area Jobs on Career Builder
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• Jackson, Wisconsin on Wikipedia.com
• Jackson, Wisconsin on epodunk

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• Visit Milwaukee
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• Mitchell International Airport
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