Jasper | |
|---|---|
 Downtown Jasper from corner of Lamar and Austin | |
| Motto: "Jewel of the Forest"[1] | |
 Location of Jasper, Texas | |
  Jasper  Jasper | |
| Coordinates: 30°55′14″N 94°00′00″W / 30.92056°N 94.00000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Jasper |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| 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 | 207 ft (63 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 | 2410134[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.