Jasper, Florida
Location in Hamilton County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 30°31′8″N 82°57′4″W / 30.51889, -82.95111
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Hamilton
Area
- Total	2 sq mi (5.1 km²)
- Land	2 sq mi (5.1 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	151 ft (46 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,780
- Density	890/sq mi (349/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	32052
Area code(s)	386
FIPS code	12-35375[1]
GNIS feature ID	0284730[2]

Hamilton County Jail

United Methodist Church

Jasper is a city in Hamilton County in the U.S. state of Florida. The population was 1,780 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 1,848 [1]. It is the county seat of Hamilton County.^[3] The United Methodist Church in Jasper, Florida is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Jasper is located at 30°31′8″N, 82°57′4″W (30.518856, -82.951194).^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,780 people, 742 households, and 488 families residing in the city. The population density was 911.2 people per square mile (352.4/km²). There were 878 housing units at an average density of 449.4/sq mi (173.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 52.25% White, 45.67% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.73% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.09% of the population.

There were 742 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.7% were married couples living together, 23.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 74.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 69.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $19,018, and the median income for a family was $23,664. Males had a median income of $30,938 versus $17,244 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,844. About 30.5% of families and 37.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 56.5% of those under age 18 and 18.7% of those age 65 or over.

Born in Jasper

Lillian Smith, author of the 1944 best-seller Strange Fruit, was born in Jasper before relocating with her family to Clayton, Georgia at age 14.

Art Smith- Oprah's Chef, common guest on The Today Show

Alex J. Brown- Starting Defensive End for the Chicago Bears

References

1. ^ ^{a b} American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
4. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Hamilton County Tourism Development Council

• Jasper, Florida is at coordinates 30°31′08″N 82°57′04″W / 30.518856, -82.951194 (Jasper, Florida)Coordinates: 30°31′08″N 82°57′04″W / 30.518856, -82.951194 (Jasper, Florida)

Local Publications

• Jasper News, local newspaper for Jasper, Florida

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Hamilton County, Florida
County seat: Jasper
Cities	Jasper
Towns	Jennings | White Springs

	v â€¢ d â€¢ e State of Florida Tallahassee (capital)
Topics	Education | Environment | Floridians | Geography | Government | History | State Parks | Transportation
Regions	Big Bend | Central Florida | Emerald Coast | First Coast | Florida Heartland | Florida Keys | Florida Panhandle | Forgotten Coast | Gold Coast | Nature Coast | North Central Florida | South Florida | Southwest Florida | Space Coast | Sun Coast | Tampa Bay Area | Treasure Coast
Largest cities	Jacksonville | Miami | Tampa | St. Petersburg | Orlando | Hialeah | Fort Lauderdale | Tallahassee | Cape Coral | Pembroke Pines | Hollywood | Port St. Lucie | Coral Springs | Gainesville | Miramar | Clearwater | Pompano Beach | Miami Gardens | West Palm Beach | Palm Bay | Sunrise | Lakeland | Miami Beach | Boca Raton | Plantation
Counties	Alachua | Baker | Bay | Bradford | Brevard | Broward | Calhoun | Charlotte | Citrus | Clay | Collier | Columbia | DeSoto | Dixie | Duval | Escambia | Flagler | Franklin | Gadsden | Gilchrist | Glades | Gulf | Hamilton | Hardee | Hendry | Hernando | Highlands | Hillsborough | Holmes | Indian River | Jackson | Jefferson | Lafayette | Lake | Lee | Leon | Levy | Liberty | Madison | Manatee | Marion | Martin | Miami‑Dade | Monroe | Nassau | Okaloosa | Okeechobee | Orange | Osceola | Palm Beach | Pasco | Pinellas | Polk | Putnam | Santa Rosa | Sarasota | Seminole | St. Johns | St. Lucie | Sumter | Suwannee | Taylor | Union | Volusia | Wakulla | Walton | Washington