Back جاسبر (تكساس) Arabic جاسبر (جاسبر, تكساس) ARZ جسپر، تکزاس AZB Джаспер (Тэхас) Byelorussian Jasper (Texas) Catalan Джаспер (Техас) CE Jasper (kapital sa kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Texas, Jasper County, lat 30,92, long -94,00) CEB Jasper, Texas Welsh Jasper (Texas) German Jasper (Tèxas) EML
Jasper, Texas | |
|---|---|
 Downtown Jasper from corner of Lamar and Austin | |
| Motto: "Jewel of the Forest"[1] | |
 Location of Jasper, Texas | |
  Jasper  Jasper | |
| 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.
- ^ "Official Website of Jasper Texas". Official Website of Jasper Texas. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jasper, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Jasper city, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2018.