Jasper, Alabama

Jasper, Alabama
City
City of Jasper
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Motto(s):  "Experience from the past, knowledge for the future."
Location of Jasper in Walker County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 33°50′32″N 87°16′38″W / 33.84222°N 87.27722°W / 33.84222; -87.27722
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Walker
Government
• Mayor	David O’Mary
Area [1]
• Total	29.66 sq mi (76.83 km2)
• Land	29.33 sq mi (75.97 km2)
• Water	0.33 sq mi (0.86 km2)
Elevation	328 ft (100 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	14,572
• Density	496.81/sq mi (191.82/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	35501-35504
Area code(s)	205, 659
FIPS code	01-38416
GNIS feature ID	0120822
Website	http://www.jaspercity.com/

Jasper is a city in and the county seat of^[2] Walker County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 14,352 as of the 2010 census.^[3] Named in honor of Sergeant William Jasper, an American Revolutionary War hero, Jasper was settled around 1815 and incorporated on August 18, 1886.^[3]

The first significant growth of the area was in 1886 when the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad and the Sheffield & Birmingham Railroads were completed through Jasper. The population grew from 200 people in 1886 to more than 3,000 in 1890.^[3] In a special edition in 1891, the Mountain Eagle stated there were six coal mines, two sandstone quarries, 400 coke ovens, one foundry and machine shop, two saw mills, one brick works, four hotels, and two banks.