Jasper County, Georgia

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Jasper County
County
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Jasper County Courthouse
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Seal
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Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
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Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°19′N83°41′W / 33.32°N 83.69°W / 33.32; -83.69
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia
FoundedDecember 10, 1807;216 years ago (1807-12-10)
Named for William Jasper
Seat Monticello
Largest cityMonticello
Area
 • Total373 sq mi (970 km2)
 • Land368 sq mi (950 km2)
 • Water5.3 sq mi (14 km2)  1.4%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total14,588 [1]
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district 10th
Website jaspercountyga.org

Jasper County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,588, [1] up from 13,900 in 2010. [2] The county seat is Monticello. [3] Jasper County is part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell MSA.

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History

This area was inhabited by indigenous peoples for thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans. At the time of European-American settlement, it was inhabited by the Cherokee and Muscogee Creek peoples, who became known as among the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast.

The county was created on December 10, 1807, by an act of the Georgia General Assembly with land that was originally part of Baldwin County, Georgia. [4] It became part of the new area of upland settlement through the South eventually known as the Black Belt, and a center of large plantations for short-staple cotton. Invention of the cotton gin in the late 18th century had made processing of this type of cotton profitable, and it was cultivated throughout the inland areas. As migration continued to the west, the county population rapidly rose and fell through the nineteenth century. Georgia settlers pushed Congress for the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which eventually forced most of the Native Americans west of the Mississippi River.

Jasper County was originally named Randolph County (after the Virginian John Randolph). Because of Randolph's opposition to U.S. entry into the War of 1812, the General Assembly changed the name of Randolph County to Jasper County on December 10, 1812, to honor Sergeant William Jasper, an American Revolutionary War hero from South Carolina. However, Randolph's reputation eventually was restored, and in 1828, the General Assembly created a new Randolph County. [5]

Newton County was created from a part of the original Jasper County in 1821.

In March 1921, the bodies of at least nine Black men were found mutilated in shallow graves or local rivers. Reports indicated the men were held in peonage by a local farmer, John Williams. [6]

The Jasper County, Georgia courthouse was shown and used for filming the courthouse scenes in the motion picture comedy "My Cousin Vinny", starring Joe Pesci. Although the setting of the movie is in Beechum County, Alabama (a fictitious place), near the end of the movie, Sheriff Farley (played by veteran actor Bruce McGill), actually mentions Jasper County, Georgia by name. [7]

Government

The county has a five-member county commission, elected from single-member districts. The commission elects a chairman and vice-chairman to aid in conducting business. The county is protected by a combined Fire Rescue Department providing EMS and Fire Services. The department operates out of seven fire stations with the majority of their manpower being volunteers. The department employs 50 personnel, which include full-time, part-time, and volunteer employees, and is headed by a Fire Chief Christopher Finch.

United States presidential election results for Jasper County, Georgia [8]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No. %No. %No. %
2020 5,82276.13%1,76123.03%640.84%
2016 4,36071.86%1,54425.45%1632.69%
2012 4,13668.45%1,84530.54%611.01%
2008 3,91666.25%1,93532.74%601.02%
2004 3,15766.56%1,55832.85%280.59%
2000 2,29858.28%1,55839.51%872.21%
1996 1,42344.00%1,55348.02%2587.98%
1992 1,15338.14%1,48549.12%38512.74%
1988 1,47455.08%1,18844.39%140.52%
1984 1,43156.05%1,12243.95%00.00%
1980 87935.39%1,54662.24%592.38%
1976 68927.12%1,85272.88%00.00%
1972 1,28973.57%46326.43%00.00%
1968 45620.57%83537.66%92641.77%
1964 1,07555.90%84844.10%00.00%
1960 27122.21%94977.79%00.00%
1956 28823.04%96276.96%00.00%
1952 22817.10%1,10582.90%00.00%
1948 8710.06%56264.97%21624.97%
1944 869.97%77790.03%00.00%
1940 729.44%68990.30%20.26%
1936 333.45%92396.55%00.00%
1932 141.77%77397.85%30.38%
1928 14018.13%63281.87%00.00%
1924 6812.95%44885.33%91.71%
1920 428.92%42991.08%00.00%
1916 61.08%53796.41%142.51%
1912 81.20%64496.99%121.81%

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 373 square miles (970 km2), of which 368 square miles (950 km2) is land and 5.3 square miles (14 km2) (1.4%) is water. [9]

The western portion of Jasper County, west of a line formed by State Route 11 to northwest of Monticello, then along the eastern border of the Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge, is located in the Upper Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. The eastern portion of the county is located in the Upper Oconee River sub-basin of the same Altamaha River basin. [10]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

National protected areas

Communities

City

Towns

Unincorporated communities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1810 7,573—
1820 14,61493.0%
1830 13,131−10.1%
1840 11,111−15.4%
1850 11,4863.4%
1860 10,743−6.5%
1870 10,439−2.8%
1880 11,85113.5%
1890 13,87917.1%
1900 15,0338.3%
1910 16,55210.1%
1920 16,362−1.1%
1930 8,594−47.5%
1940 8,7722.1%
1950 7,473−14.8%
1960 6,135−17.9%
1970 5,760−6.1%
1980 7,55331.1%
1990 8,45311.9%
2000 11,42635.2%
2010 13,90021.7%
2020 14,5884.9%
2023 (est.)16,455 [11] 12.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [12]
1790-1880 [13] 1890-1910 [14]
1920-1930 [15] 1930-1940 [16]
1940-1950 [17] 1960-1980 [18]
1980-2000 [19] 2010 [2] 2020 [1]
Jasper County racial composition as of 2020 [20]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)10,77173.83%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)2,44216.74%
Native American 340.23%
Asian 220.15%
Pacific Islander 10.01%
Other/Mixed 6344.35%
Hispanic or Latino 6844.69%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 14,588 people, 5,171 households, and 3,807 families residing in the county.

Notable people

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 US 2020 Census Bureau report, Jasper County, Georgia
  2. 1 2 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ↑ - GeorgiaInfo Jasper County Courthouse history Archived April 24, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ GeorgiaInfo.com - Georgia Counties in Order of Creation Archived February 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine , University of Georgia
  6. ↑ "Find Nine Bodies in Georgia Peonage Inquiry" (PDF). New York Times. March 21, 1921. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
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