Jasper County, Missouri

administration
Jasper County Courthouse in Carthage, listed on NRHP No. 73001041
US state :	Missouri
Administrative headquarters :	Carthage
Foundation :	January 29, 1841
Made up from:	Missouri Territory
Demographics
Residents :	117,404 (2010)
Population density :	70.9 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1661 km²
Water surface :	4 km²
map

Website : www.jaspercounty.org

The Jasper County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 117,404 residents and a population density of 70.9 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Carthage . The county's largest city is Joplin .

geography

The county is located in southwest Missouri and borders Kansas to the west . According to the United States Census Bureau , it has a total area of 1661 square kilometers, which is distributed over 1657 km² of land and 4 km² of water (0.25%). The following neighboring counties border Jasper County:

Crawford County, Kansas	Barton County	Dade County
Cherokee County, Kansas		Lawrence County
	Newton County

history

The county was formed from parts of Missouri Territory in January 29, 1841 and named after a hero of the American Revolutionary War , Sergeant William Jasper .

31 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 6, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	4223	-
1860	6883	63%
1870	14,928	116.9%
1880	32,019	114.5%
1890	50,500	57.7%
1900	84.018	66.4%
1910	89,673	6.7%
1920	75,941	-15.3%
1930	73,810	-2.8%
1940	78,705	6.6%
1950	79.106	0.5%
1960	78,863	-0.3%
1970	79,852	1.3%
1980	86,958	8.9%
1990	90,465	4%
2000	104,686	15.7%
2010	117,404	12.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

As of the 2010 census , Jasper County had 117,404 people in 44,505 households. The population density was 70.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.53 people lived in each of the 44,505 households.

The racial the population was composed of 91.7 percent white, 2.4 percent African American, 1.6 percent Native American, 1.0 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 7.0 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

25.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.6 percent were 65 years or older. 51.1 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 37,894 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,899. 18.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Jasper County

Citys

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

^{1 - partly in Newton County

2 - partly in Dade County}

structure

Jasper County is divided into 15 townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Duval Township	839	29-20602
Galena Township	27,239	29-26236
Jackson Township	4954	29-35828
Jasper Township	601	29-36530
Joplin Township	42.173	29-37610
Lincoln Township	296	29-42788
Madison Township	2502	29-45416
Marion Township	15,137	29-46064

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
McDonald Township	810	29-44930
Mineral Township	9100	29-48692
Preston Township	1446	29-59906
Sarcoxie Township	3043	29-66008
Sheridan Township	412	29-67340
Twin Groves Township	6556	29-74266
Union Township	2296	29-74716