Jasper (Texas)
| Jasper | |
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| Nickname : Jewel of the Forest | |
 Location of Jasper in Texas
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Jasper County |
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 55 ′ N , 94 ° 0 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 7,590 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 283.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 26.9 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) of which 26.8 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 62 m |
| Postal code : | 75951 |
| Area code : | +1 409 |
| FIPS : | 48-37420 |
| GNIS ID : | 1360162 |
| Website : | www.jaspertx.org |
| Mayor : | David G. Barber |
Jasper is a city and seat of the county seat of Jasper County in the US state of Texas in the United States .
geography
The city is located almost in the far east of Texas on US Highways 96 and 190 , is about 25 km from Louisiana and has a total area of 26.9 km², of which 0.1 km² is water.
history
The place was named after William Jasper , a hero of the American Revolutionary War.
Demographic data
| growth of population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1870 | 360 | - | |
| 1880 | 500 | 38.9% | |
| 1890 | 473 | -5.4% | |
| 1930 | 3393 | - | |
| 1940 | 3497 | 3.1% | |
| 1950 | 4403 | 25.9% | |
| 1960 | 4889 | 11% | |
| 1970 | 6251 | 27.9% | |
| 1980 | 6959 | 11.3% | |
| 1990 | 7160 | 2.9% | |
| 2000 | 7657 | 6.9% | |
| 2010 | 7590 | -0.9% | |
| 1870-2000, 2010 | |||
According to the 2000 census, 8,247 people lived here in 2,888 households and 1,992 families. The population density was 307.9 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 48.26% White, 43.91% African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, and 5.18% other ethnic groups. About 1.49% were mixed race and 8.56% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 2,888 households, 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 44.7% of these were married couples living together. 20.3% were single mothers and 31.0% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were single households and there were people living in 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.14.
26.7% of the population were under 18 years old, 9.7% 18 to 24, 28.1% 25 to 44, 20.6% 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 96.5 men.
The median income for a household in the 24,671 USD , and the median income for a family 32,242 USD. Males had a median income of $ 28,432 versus $ 17,266 for females. The per capita income was $ 12,997. 28.4% of the population and 23.3% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 34.3% were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 23.3% were 65 or older.
sons and daughters of the town
- Joseph W. Ashy (born 1940), General in the US Air Force
- Bryan Bronson (born 1972), track and field athlete
See also
- List of cities in Texas
- List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Jasper County, Texas
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ US Census ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 16, 2012
Web links
- Handbook of Texas , engl.
- Current statistics on Jasper, Tx , engl.