Jasper County, Texas

administration
Jasper County Courthouse
US state :	Texas
Administrative headquarters :	Jasper
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Jasper County Courthouse P.O. Box 2070 Main & Lamar Street Jasper, TX 75951-2070
Foundation :	1836
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 409
Demographics
Residents :	35,710 (2010)
Population density :	14.7 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2511 km²
Water surface :	83 km²
map

Website : www.co.jasper.tx.us

The Jasper County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is in Jasper .

geography

The county is located in east Texas and is about 15 miles from the Louisiana border and the south of the county is about 50 miles from the Gulf of Mexico . It has an area of 2511 square kilometers, of which 83 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: San Augustine County , Sabine County , Newton County , Orange County , Hardin County , Tyler County, and Angelina County .

history

Jasper County was formed as the original county in 1836. It was named after William Jasper , a sergeant in the American Revolutionary War who distinguished himself at the Battle of Sullivan's Island in June 1776 .

Blake-Beaty-Orton House (2016)

Seven structures in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of November 21, 2019, including the Jasper County Courthouse and the Blake-Beaty-Orton House .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	1707	-
1860	4037	136.5%
1870	4218	4.5%
1880	5779	37%
1890	5592	-3.2%
1900	7138	27.6%
1910	14,000	96.1%
1920	15,569	11.2%
1930	17,064	9.6%
1940	17,491	2.5%
1950	20,049	14.6%
1960	22,100	10.2%
1970	24,692	11.7%
1980	30,781	24.7%
1990	31,102	1 %
2000	35,604	14.5%
2010	35,710	0.3%
1850-2010 Age pyramid of Jasper County (as of 2000)

As of the 2000 census , Jasper County had 35,604 people in 13,450 households and 9,966 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 78.24 percent white, 17.81 percent African American , 0.42 percent American Indian , 0.32 percent Asian American , 0.03 percent Pacific islander and 2.04 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.15 percent were descended from two or more races . 3.89 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 13,450 households, 33.4 percent had children or young people living with them. 58.2 percent were married couples living together, 12.5 percent were single mothers, and 25.9 percent were non-families. 23.3 percent were single households and 11.2 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.03 people.

26.5 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 8.0 percent between 18 and 24, 26.8 percent between 25 and 44, 23.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.3 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 30,902 , and the median income for a family is $ 35,709. Males had a median income of $ 31,739 versus $ 19,119 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,636. 15.0 percent of families and 18.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line .

cities and communes

Individual evidence

↑ Jasper County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
↑ Information from the National Association of Counties ( Memento of the original from April 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) 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 October 10, 2012 @1@ 2

↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 21, 2019.
Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 21, 2019.

↑ Texas Almanac: Population History of Countys from 1850–2010 (PDF file; 682 kB), accessed September 18, 2012

Jump up ↑ Jasper County, Texas , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .