Jackson Township Wedding

Jackson Township is a Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 42,816. Jackson's most famous attraction is Six Flags Great Adventure, which as of spring 2005 has the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world: Kingda Ka. Jackson is also home to Six Flags Hurricane Harbor and Six Flags Wild Safari.

Vista Center is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Jackson Township.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 261.1 km (100.8 mi). 259.2 km (100.1 mi) of it is land and 1.9 km (0.8 mi) of it (0.74%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 42,816 people, 14,176 households, and 11,269 families residing in the township. The population density was 165.2/km (427.9/mi). There were 14,640 housing units at an average density of 56.5/km (146.3/mi). The racial makeup of the township was 91.26% White, 3.90% African American, 0.13% Native American, 2.06% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.97% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.78% of the population.