Editing Jackson Purchase (section)

==Geography==
The Purchase comprised what is now eight counties, with a combined land area of 3,394.8 square miles (6,202.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), about 6.03% of Kentucky's land area. Its 2010 census population was 196,365 inhabitants, equal to 4.53% of the state's population. [[Paducah, Kentucky|Paducah]], the largest city and main economic center, has just over 25,000 residents. The region's other two largest cities, [[Murray, Kentucky|Murray]] and [[Mayfield, Kentucky|Mayfield]], have about 18,000 and 10,000 residents respectively. The main educational institution is [[Murray State University]].<ref>Olive, W. W. "Geology of the Jackson Purchase region." ''Kentucky: Roadlog for the Geological Society of Kentucky field excursion: Kentucky Geological Survey'', Ser 10.11 (1972).</ref><ref>Davis, Darrell Haug (1923). "Geography of the Jackson Purchase". ''Kentucky Geological Society''.</ref>

===Counties===
* [[Ballard County, Kentucky|Ballard County]]
* [[Calloway County, Kentucky|Calloway County]]
* [[Carlisle County, Kentucky|Carlisle County]]
* [[Fulton County, Kentucky|Fulton County]]
* [[Graves County, Kentucky|Graves County]]
* [[Hickman County, Kentucky|Hickman County]]
* [[Marshall County, Kentucky|Marshall County]]
* [[McCracken County, Kentucky|McCracken County]]

===Largest municipalities===
{{legend2|#b4ddb4|[[County seat]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{{dagger|alt=County seat}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Rank
!Name
!Population
! data-sort-type="number"|Area
!County
!Inc.
|- style="background-color:#b4ddb4;"
| 1
| [[Paducah, Kentucky|Paducah†]]
| 27,137
| {{convert|20.75|mi2|2|abbr=on}}
| [[McCracken County, Kentucky|McCracken]]
| 1838
|- style="background-color:#b4ddb4;"
| 2
| [[Murray, Kentucky|Murray†]]
| 17,307
| {{convert|11.68|mi2|2|abbr=on}}
| [[Calloway County, Kentucky|Calloway]]
| January 17, 1844
|- style="background-color:#b4ddb4;"
| 3
| [[Mayfield, Kentucky|Mayfield†]]
| 10,017
| {{convert|7.38|mi2|2|abbr=on}}
| [[Graves County, Kentucky|Graves]]
| 1846
|- style="background-color:#b4ddb4;"
| 4
| [[Benton, Kentucky|Benton†]]
| 4,756
| {{convert|5.10|mi2|2|abbr=on}}
| [[Marshall County, Kentucky|Marshall]]
| 1845
|-
| 5
| [[Calvert City, Kentucky|Calvert City]]
| 2,514
| {{convert|18.51|mi2|2|abbr=on}}
| [[Marshall County, Kentucky|Marshall]]
| March 18, 1871
|- style="background-color:#b4ddb4;"
| 6
| [[Hickman, Kentucky|Hickman†]]
| 2,365
| {{convert|3.58|mi2|2|abbr=on}}
| [[Fulton County, Kentucky|Fulton]]
| February 18, 1841
|-
| 7
| [[Fulton, Kentucky|Fulton]]
| 2,357
| {{convert|2.98|mi2|2|abbr=on}}
| [[Fulton County, Kentucky|Fulton]]
| 1872
|-
|8
| [[Clinton, Kentucky|Clinton]]
| 1,222
| {{convert|1.62|mi2|2|abbr=on}}
| [[Hickman County, Kentucky|Hickman]]
| 1831
|-
| 9
| [[LaCenter, Kentucky|LaCenter]]
| 872
| {{convert|0.60|mi2|2|abbr=on}}
| [[Ballard County, Kentucky|Ballard]]
| 
|- style="background-color:#b4ddb4;"
| 10
| [[Bardwell, Kentucky|Bardwell†]]
| 714
| {{convert|0.87|mi2|2|abbr=on}}
| [[Carlisle County, Kentucky|Carlisle]]
| 1878
|}