Jasper County (Texas)
The Jasper County is a county located in the state of Texas in the United States. The seat of the county government ( county seat ) is located in Jasper.
Geography
The County is located in East Texas and is about 25 km from the border with Louisiana removed and the south of the county is about 50 km from the Gulf of Mexico. It has an area of 2511 square kilometers, of which 83 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: San Augustine County, Sabine County, Newton County, Orange County, Hardin County, Tyler County and Angelina County.
History
Jasper County was formed in 1836 as an original county. It was named for William Jasper, a hero of the American Revolutionary War.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 lived in Jasper County 35 604 people in 13,450 households and 9,966 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 78.24 percent White, 17.81 percent Black or African American, 0.42 percent Native Americans, 0.32 percent Asian American, 0.03 percent Pacific Islander, and 2.04 percent from other races; 1.15 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.89 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 13,450 households out of which 33.4 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 58.2 percent were married couples living together, 12.5 percent were single mothers and 25.9 percent were non-families. 23.3 percent of all households and 11.2 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.03 persons.
26.5 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 8.0 percent between 18 and 24, 26.8 percent between 25 and 44, 23.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.3 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.
The median income for a household was $ 30,902, and the median income for a family was $ 35,709. Males have a median income of $ 31,739, women $ 19,119. The per capita income was $ 15,636. 15.0 percent of families and 18.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
- Dell Brown
- Beech Grove
- Bleakwood
- Bon Ami
- Brook Eland
- Buna
- Curtis
- Erin
- Evadale
- Harrisburg
- Holly Springs
- Jasper
- Kirbyville
- Magnolia Springs
- Mount Union
- Rogan Ville
- Sam Rayburn