Jasper, Texas | |
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Downtown Jasper from corner of Lamar and Austin | |
Motto: "Jewel of the Forest"[1] | |
![]() Location of Jasper, Texas | |
Coordinates: 30°55′20″N 93°59′56″W / 30.92222°N 93.99889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Jasper |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
• City Council | Mayor Randy Sayers Anderson Land (District 1) Michael P. Daniel (District 2) DeMarcus J. Holmes (District 3) David Shultz (District 4) Laura Golden (District 5 - At Large) |
• City Manager | Denise Kelley (acting) |
Area | |
• Total | 10.46 sq mi (27.09 km2) |
• Land | 10.45 sq mi (27.06 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
Elevation | 203 ft (62 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,884 |
• Density | 722.86/sq mi (279.09/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 75951 |
Area code | 409 |
FIPS code | 48-37420[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 1360162[3] |
Website | jaspertx |
Jasper is a city in and the county seat of Jasper County, Texas, United States.[5] Its population was 6,884 at the 2020 U.S. Census,[6] down from 7,590 at the 2010 U.S. Census. Jasper is situated in the Deep East Texas subregion, about 40 miles (64 km) west of the Texas-Louisiana state line. Jasper (the "Butterfly Capital of Texas") holds an annual Butterfly Festival the first Saturday in October to celebrate the migration of the monarch butterflies.