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Jasper County
Jasper County
County
	Jasper County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 30°44′N 94°02′W / 30.74°N 94.03°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1837
Named for	William Jasper
Seat	Jasper
Largest city	Jasper
Area
• Total	970 sq mi (2,500 km2)
• Land	939 sq mi (2,430 km2)
• Water	31 sq mi (80 km2) 3.2%
Population (2020)
• Total	32,980
• Density	34/sq mi (13/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	36th
Website	co.jasper.tx.us

Jasper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 32,980.^[1] Its county seat is Jasper.^[2] The county was created as a municipality in Mexico in 1834, and in 1837 was organized as a county in the Republic of Texas.^[3]^[4]^[5] It is named for William Jasper, an American Revolutionary War hero.^[6]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 970 square miles (2,500 km²), of which 939 square miles (2,430 km²) are land and 31 square miles (80 km²) (3.2%) are covered by water.^[7]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

San Augustine County (north)
Sabine County (northeast)
Newton County (east)
Orange County (south)
Hardin County (southwest)
Tyler County (west)
Angelina County (northwest)

National protected areas

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1850	1,767	—
1860	4,037	128.5%
1870	4,218	4.5%
1880	5,779	37.0%
1890	5,592	−3.2%
1900	7,138	27.6%
1910	14,000	96.1%
1920	15,569	11.2%
1930	17,064	9.6%
1940	17,491	2.5%
1950	20,049	14.6%
1960	22,100	10.2%
1970	24,692	11.7%
1980	30,781	24.7%
1990	31,102	1.0%
2000	35,604	14.5%
2010	35,710	0.3%
2020	32,980	−7.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[8] 1850–2010^[9] 2010–2020^[10]

**Jasper County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition**
*Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000^[11]	Pop 2010^[12]	Pop 2020^[10]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	27,320	26,939	23,795	76.73%	75.44%	72.15%
Black or African American alone (NH)	6,302	5,931	5,572	17.70%	16.61%	16.90%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	125	168	127	0.35%	0.47%	0.39%
Asian alone (NH)	111	200	114	0.31%	0.56%	0.35%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	5	12	16	0.01%	0.03%	0.05%
Other Race alone (NH)	10	21	72	0.03%	0.06%	0.22%
Mixed Race or Multiracial (NH)	347	422	1,086	0.97%	1.18%	3.29%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,384	2,017	2,198	3.89%	5.65%	6.66%
Total	35,604	35,710	32,980	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the census^[13] of 2000, 35,604 people, 13,450 households, and 9,966 families resided in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile (15 people/km²). The 16,576 housing units averaged 18 units per square mile (6.9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 78.24% White, 17.81% Black or African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.04% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. About 3.89% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 13,450 households, 33.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.20% were married couples living together, 12.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.90% were not families. About 23% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county, the population was distributed as 26.50% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,902, and for a family was $35,709. Males had a median income of $31,739 versus $19,119 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,636. About 15.00% of families and 18.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.40% of those under age 18 and 17.80% of those age 65 or over.

Government

United States Congress

Senators		Name	Party	First Elected	Level
	Senate Class 1	John Cornyn	Republican	1993	Senior Senator
	Senate Class 2	Ted Cruz	Republican	2012	Junior Senator
Representatives		Name	Party	First Elected	Area(s) of Jasper County Represented
	District 36	Brian Babin	Republican	New district created with 2010 census. First elected 2014.	Entire county

United States presidential election results for Jasper County, Texas^[14]
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2024	13,162	82.99%	2,615	16.49%	83	0.52%
2020	12,542	80.26%	2,954	18.90%	131	0.84%
2016	10,609	79.06%	2,590	19.30%	220	1.64%
2012	9,957	73.66%	3,423	25.32%	137	1.01%
2008	9,022	70.62%	3,658	28.63%	96	0.75%
2004	8,347	64.84%	4,471	34.73%	55	0.43%
2000	7,071	60.22%	4,533	38.61%	138	1.18%
1996	4,523	42.51%	5,039	47.36%	1,078	10.13%
1992	3,870	32.02%	5,658	46.81%	2,559	21.17%
1988	4,985	42.87%	6,613	56.87%	31	0.27%
1984	5,965	50.64%	5,787	49.13%	27	0.23%
1980	4,396	42.86%	5,707	55.64%	154	1.50%
1976	3,167	36.80%	5,422	63.00%	18	0.21%
1972	4,575	62.46%	2,746	37.49%	4	0.05%
1968	1,839	25.60%	2,438	33.94%	2,906	40.46%
1964	1,919	34.66%	3,600	65.02%	18	0.33%
1960	2,102	41.03%	3,004	58.64%	17	0.33%
1956	2,430	56.41%	1,856	43.08%	22	0.51%
1952	1,946	42.84%	2,595	57.12%	2	0.04%
1948	284	11.24%	1,777	70.32%	466	18.44%
1944	341	14.05%	1,850	76.23%	236	9.72%
1940	220	8.96%	2,236	91.04%	0	0.00%
1936	109	6.76%	1,500	93.05%	3	0.19%
1932	93	4.46%	1,990	95.49%	1	0.05%
1928	611	40.44%	898	59.43%	2	0.13%
1924	176	10.24%	1,526	88.77%	17	0.99%
1920	62	5.66%	793	72.42%	240	21.92%
1916	75	7.31%	906	88.30%	45	4.39%
1912	40	4.33%	628	67.97%	256	27.71%

County officials

County Judge - Judge Mark W. Allen
Commissioner, Pct. #1 - Seth Martindale
Commissioner, Pct. #2 - Roy Parker
Commissioner, Pct. #3 - Willie Stark
Commissioner, Pct. #4 - Vance Moss
County Sheriff - Mitchel Newman
Tax Assessor/Collector - Bobby Biscamp
County Clerk - Debbie Newman
County Treasurer - René Ellis
County Auditor - Mellissa Smith
Tax Appraiser - Lori Barnett
Emergency Management Coordinator - Billy Ted Smith

The County jail is named after former Sheriff, Aubrey E. Cole.^[15]

District officials

District Judge - Judicial District 1 - Judge Craig M. Mixson (appointed by Texas Governor Rick Perry to complete term of Judge Gary Gatlin, who resigned effective December 31, 2011)
District Judge - Judicial District 1A - DeLinda Gibbs-Walker
District Clerk - Rosa Norsworthy
District Attorney - Anne Pickle

Courts

Justice of the Peace, Pct. #1 - John Cooper
Justice of the Peace, Pct. #2 - Raymond Hopson
Justice of the Peace, Pct. #3 - Mike Smith
Justice of the Peace, Pct. #4 - Gina Cleveland
Justice of the Peace, Pct. #5 - Brett Holloway
Justice of the Peace, Pct. #6 - Steve Conner
Constable, Pct. #1 - Jimmy Hensarling
Constable, Pct. #2 - Niles Nichols
Constable, Pct. #3 - Ronnie Hutchison
Constable, Pct. #4 - Gene Hawthorne
Constable, Pct. #5 - Michael Poindexter
Constable, Pct. #6 - Joe Sterling

Communities

Cities

Browndell
Jasper (county seat)
Kirbyville

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

Zeirath

Education

School districts:^[16]

Areas of Jasper County in Brookeland ISD, Colmesneil ISD, and Jasper ISD are assigned to Angelina College.^[17] Legislation does not specify a community college for the remainder of the county.