Jasper County, Georgia
Jasper County Courthouse |
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US state : | Georgia |
Administrative headquarters : | Monticello |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Jasper County Administration County Courthouse Monticello, Georgia 31064 |
Foundation : | December 10, 1807 |
Made up from: | Baldwin County |
Area code : | 001 706 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 13,900 (2010) |
Population density : | 14.5 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 968 km² |
Water surface : | 8 km² |
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The Jasper County is a county in the state of Georgia to the United States . The county seat is Monticello and was named after the home of President Thomas Jefferson .
geography
The county is located in north-central Georgia and covers an area of 968 square kilometers, of which eight square kilometers are water, and is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Morgan County , Putnam County , Jones County , Monroe County , Butts County, and Newton County .
The county is part of the metropolitan area of Atlanta .
history
Jasper County was formed on December 10, 1807 as the 34th County in Georgia from parts of Baldwin County. It was named after Sergeant William Jasper , a hero of the Revolutionary War.
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1810 | 7573 | - | |
1820 | 14,614 | 93% | |
1830 | 13.131 | -10.1% | |
1840 | 11,111 | -15.4% | |
1850 | 11,486 | 3.4% | |
1860 | 10,743 | -6.5% | |
1870 | 10,439 | -2.8% | |
1880 | 11,851 | 13.5% | |
1890 | 13,870 | 17% | |
1900 | 15,033 | 8.4% | |
1910 | 16,552 | 10.1% | |
1920 | 16,362 | -1.1% | |
1930 | 8594 | -47.5% | |
1940 | 8772 | 2.1% | |
1950 | 7473 | -14.8% | |
1960 | 6135 | -17.9% | |
1970 | 5760 | -6.1% | |
1980 | 7553 | 31.1% | |
1990 | 8453 | 11.9% | |
2000 | 11,426 | 35.2% | |
2010 | 13,900 | 21.7% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 + 2010 |
According to the 2010 census, the then 13,900 inhabitants were distributed among 5,044 inhabited households, which gives an average of 2.74 people per household. There are a total of 6,153 households.
74.9% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring) with an average size of 3.15 people. There were children under the age of 18 in 36.2% of all households and persons aged 65 and over in 25.6% of all households.
27.5% of the population were younger than 20 years, 24.1% were 20 to 39 years old, 29.5% were 40 to 59 years old, and 19.1% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 39 years. 49.8% of the population were male and 50.2% were female.
73.9% of the population identified themselves as whites, 21.8% as African American , 0.4% as Indians and 0.2% as Asian Americans . 2.0% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.7% to several ethnic groups. 3.7% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .
The average annual income per household was 42,368 USD , while 20.7% of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Jasper County
Jasper County localities with 2010 census population :
City :
- Monticello ( County Seat ) - 2657 inhabitants
Town :
- Shady Dale - 249 residents
Web links
- The Jasper County at georgia.gov (engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 346144. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ Jasper County at georgia.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 12, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 2, 2012
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved November 6, 2017.
Coordinates: 33 ° 19 ′ N , 83 ° 41 ′ W