Jasper, Texas

Jasper
Downtown Jasper from corner of Lamar and Austin
Downtown Jasper from corner of Lamar and Austin
Motto: 
"Jewel of the Forest"[1]
Location of Jasper, Texas
Location of Jasper, Texas
Jasper is located in Texas
Jasper
Jasper
Jasper is located in the United States
Jasper
Jasper
Coordinates: 30°55′14″N 94°00′00″W / 30.92056°N 94.00000°W / 30.92056; -94.00000
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
County Jasper
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
Area
 • Total10.46 sq mi (27.09 km2)
 • Land10.45 sq mi (27.06 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation207 ft (63 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total6,884
 • Density722.86/sq mi (279.09/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code
75951
Area code409
FIPS code48-37420[4]
GNIS feature ID2410134[3]
Websitejaspertx.org

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.

  1. ^ "Official Website of Jasper Texas". Official Website of Jasper Texas. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jasper, Texas
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  6. ^ "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.