Jasper, Georgia

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Jasper, Georgia
City and county seat
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Downtown Jasper
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Flag
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Seal
Pickens County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Jasper Highlighted.svg
Location in Pickens County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 34°28′9″N84°26′3″W / 34.46917°N 84.43417°W / 34.46917; -84.43417
Country United States
State Georgia
County Pickens
Government
 • MayorKirk Raffield
 • City ManagerJim Looney
Area
[1]
 • Total8.56 sq mi (22.16 km2)
 • Land8.56 sq mi (22.16 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,463 ft (446 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total4,084
 • Density477.27/sq mi (184.28/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30143
Area code 706
FIPS code 13-41932 [2]
GNIS feature ID0316056 [3]
Website www.jasper-ga.us

Jasper is a city in Pickens County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,084 in 2020. The city is the county seat of Pickens County. [4]

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History

Jasper was founded in 1853 as seat of the newly formed Pickens County. It was incorporated in 1857 as a town and in 1957 as a city. [5] The community is named for William Jasper, a hero of the American Revolutionary War. [6] Jasper is situated at an elevation of 1,463 feet (446 m).

Geography

Jasper is located at 34°28′9″N84°26′3″W / 34.46917°N 84.43417°W / 34.46917; -84.43417 (34.469127, -84.434039). [7]

Georgia State Route 53 passes through the center of Jasper, while Georgia State Routes 5 and 515 bypass the city to its west. GA-5/515 lead north 21 mi (34 km) to Ellijay and south 60 mi (97 km) to Atlanta, via its connection with Interstate 575, which ends just south of the city. GA-53 runs through the downtown area as an east–west highway, leading east 24 mi (39 km) on a winding and mountainous route to Dawsonville, and west 36 mi (58 km) to Calhoun along Interstate 75.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 146—
1890 333128.1%
1900 37913.8%
1910 332−12.4%
1920 38616.3%
1930 56345.9%
1940 5762.3%
1950 1,380139.6%
1960 1,036−24.9%
1970 1,20216.0%
1980 1,55629.5%
1990 1,77213.9%
2000 2,16722.3%
2010 3,68470.0%
2020 4,08410.9%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]
Jasper racial composition as of 2020 [9]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)3,48785.38%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)1042.55%
Native American 150.37%
Asian 390.95%
Other/mixed 1824.46%
Hispanic or Latino 2576.29%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,084 people, 1,560 households, and 889 families residing in the city.

Education

Pickens County School District

The Pickens County School District holds pre-school to grade 12, and consists of four elementary schools, two middle schools, and a high school. [10] The district has 248 full-time teachers and roughly 4,400 students. [11]

Higher education

Points of interest

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Jasper City Hall

Nicknamed "The First Mountain City," Jasper is located 50 miles north of Atlanta.

The Tate House was built by local marble baron Sam Tate in the 1920s and now sits adjacent to Tate Elementary and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Standing on an old Cherokee place of worship, the historic Woodbridge Inn is a restaurant and inn.

Jasper is located near several large acreage mountain neighborhoods such as Big Canoe, Bent Tree, and the Preserve at Sharp Mountain.

Events

The Georgia Marble Festival is held on the first weekend in October every year. It is sponsored by the Pickens County Chamber of Commerce, [13] and held at Lee Newton Park.

The festivities start with the Marble Festival Road Race. There are booths with local vendors selling handmade crafts, among other things. Another highlight is the art show, with exhibits of carved marble, as well as paintings, photographs, and pottery.

The Apple Festival is held the following two weekends in nearby Ellijay, Georgia (Gilmer County).

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. ↑ Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 234. ISBN   978-1135948597 . Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  6. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp.  168.
  7. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  10. ↑ Georgia Board of Education [ permanent dead link ], Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  11. ↑ School Stats, Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  12. ↑ Chattahoochee Technical College- Appalachian Campus Archived 2010-08-16 at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  13. ↑ Official marble festival web site Archived 2007-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
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