Jasper, Florida

Jasper, Florida
City
Old Hamilton County Jail
Location in Hamilton County and the state of Florida
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	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	32052
Area code	386
FIPS code	12-35375Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	0284730Template:GR

United Methodist Church

Jasper is a city in Hamilton County, Florida, United States. 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.Template:GR 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).Template:GR

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 censusTemplate:GR 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. Smith was the founder and editor of "South Today," a journal of fiction and opinion, both literary and political, that was the first magazine in the South to publish stories and articles by black writers. Smith floated the racial norms of her day by hosting interracial dinners of white and black women between 1936 until the 1960s. She also wrote a nonfiction book, "Killers of the Dream," which examined the effect of race, sex, and religion on the Southern psyche, both white and black. Shortly after "Killers of the Dream" was published she received an honorary degree from Howard University, an all black institution, with the declaration, "You are a dangerous revolutionist. There is enough dynamite in what you say to blow up the very foundation of segregated civilization."

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

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

External links

• Hamilton County Tourism Development Council

Local Publications

• Jasper News, local newspaper for Jasper, Florida