Until 1949, the part in southern Florida, from Naples to Miami, was US 94. Highway 41 ( US 41), is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs from Miami, Florida, to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Wilkins State Park near Copper Harbor, MIįlorida, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. ^ "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: Apto July 1, 2012".^ "Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses".^ "Tennessee Historic Markers - #2B-19 - Betsy Pack - Jasper".Miller (2001), Tennessee place-names, Indiana University Press. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jasper, Tennessee Eric Westmoreland, former member of the University of Tennessee Volunteers football team former National Football League (NFL) linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Cleveland Browns.Marion County Airport, also known as Brown Field, is a county-owned, public-use airport located just over four and a half miles (7.2 km) southeast of the central business district of Jasper.
About 11.4% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.8% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for the town was $18,311. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $26,250 for females. The median income for a household in the town was $35,926, and the median income for a family was $42,467. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.87. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,299 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.21% of the population. The racial makeup of the town was 90.39% White, 7.34% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. There were 1,393 housing units at an average density of 154.2 per square mile (59.5/km 2). The population density was 355.7 inhabitants per square mile (137.3/km 2). Interstate 24 passes through Jasper's southern outskirts.ĭemographics Historical population CensusĢ020 census Jasper racial composition RaceĪs of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,612 people, 1,376 households, and 906 families residing in the town.Īs of the census of 2000, there were 3,214 people, 1,299 households, and 928 families residing in the town. Tennessee State Route 28, part of the primary north-south corridor in the Sequatchie Valley, intersects US-72 in southeastern Jasper. State Route 150 connects Jasper with the Grundy County area atop the Plateau to the northwest. Route 41 in Jasper) connects the town with Chattanooga to the southeast and Kimball, South Pittsburg, and Alabama to the southwest. Route 72 (Main Street) and Tennessee State Route 150 (Betsy Pack Drive). Jasper's courthouse square lies at the intersection of U.S. The Sequatchie River flows just east of the town, and empties into the Tennessee River at the town's southeastern boundary. The town lies in the southwestern Sequatchie Valley in a relatively flat area surrounded by steep escarpments of the Cumberland Plateau on the north and west, low hills on the east, and Guntersville Lake (part of the Tennessee River) on the south. The town's primary north-south street, which follows a section of Tennessee State Route 150, has been named in honor of Pack.Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 9.2 square miles (24 km 2), of which 9.0 square miles (23 km 2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km 2) (1.42%) is water. Her descendants and friends of the family gather on a semi-annual basis to place flowers at the courthouse marker.
Jasper was formed from land leased for $1 from Elizabeth aka "Betsy" Pack, daughter of Chief John Lowery and beloved Cherokee Woman Nannie Watts. Jasper is named for William Jasper, a Revolutionary War hero from South Carolina. Jasper is part of the Chattanooga, TN– GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town was formed in 1820 from lands acquired from Betsy Pack (1770–1851), daughter of Cherokee Chief John Lowery. The population was 3,612 at the 2020 census. Jasper is a town in and the county seat of Marion County, Tennessee, United States.
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