Jasper County is a

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located in the

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Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

. As of the 2020 census, its population was 32,980. Its

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. The county was created as a municipality in Mexico in 1834, and in 1837 was organized as a county in the Republic of Texas. It is named for

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Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (3.2%) are covered by water.

Major highways

* U.S. Highway 69 * U.S. Highway 96 *

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* State Highway 62 * State Highway 63 * Recreational Road 255

Adjacent counties

San Augustine County San Augustine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,918. Its county seat is San Augustine. History San Augustine County was formed in 1837. It was supposedly named after the Saint, A ...

(north) * Sabine County (northeast) * Newton County (east) *

Orange County Orange County most commonly refers to: *Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area Orange County may also refer to: U.S. counties *Orange County, Florida, containing Orlando *Orange County, Indiana *Orange County, New ...

(south) * Hardin County (southwest) * Tyler County (west) *

Angelina County Angelina County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in East Texas and its county seat is Lufkin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 86,395. The Lufkin, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Angelina Cou ...

(northwest)

National protected areas

Angelina National Forest Angelina National Forest is a United States National Forest, one of four located in the piney woods region of Texas. The Angelina National Forest is located in East Texas in parts of San Augustine, Angelina, Jasper and Nacogdoches counties. ...

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Big Thicket National Preserve The Big Thicket is the name given to a somewhat imprecise region of a heavily-forested area of Southeast Texas in the United States. This area represents a portion of the mixed pine-hardwood forests of southeast US. The National Park Service esta ...

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Sabine National Forest Sabine National Forest is located in East Texas near the Texas-Louisiana border. The forest is administered together with the other three United States National Forests and two National Grasslands located entirely in Texas, from common offices in ...

(part)

Demographics

''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 can be of any race.'' As of the

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of 2000, 35,604 people, 13,450 households, and 9,966 families resided in the county. The

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was 38 people per square mile (15/km²). The 16,576 housing units averaged 18 per square mile (7/km²). The

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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

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for the county was $15,636. About 15.00% of families and 18.10% of the population were below the

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, including 23.40% of those under age 18 and 17.80% of those age 65 or over.

Government

United States Congress

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.

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 *

(county seat) * Kirbyville

Census-designated places

* Buna * Evadale * Sam Rayburn

Unincorporated communities

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* Beech Grove * Bessmay * Brookeland (partly in Sabine County) *

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Ghost towns

* Zeirath

Education

School districts: * Brookeland Independent School District *

Buna Independent School District Buna Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Buna, Texas, Buna, Texas (United States, USA). In 2009, the school district was rated "Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system, academically accep ...

Colmesneil Independent School District Colmesneil Independent School District is a public school district based in Colmesneil, Texas (USA). Located in Tyler County, the district extends into a small portion of southern Jasper County and western Jasper counties. Colmesneil ISD also ...

* Evadale Independent School District *

Jasper Independent School District Jasper Independent School District is a public school district based in Jasper, Texas. Jasper ISD serves the city of Jasper. History In 1948 the district absorbed an area formerly in the Vernon County Line Common School District which had only ...

* Kirbyville Consolidated Independent School District *

Vidor Independent School District The Vidor Independent School District is a public school district based in Vidor, Texas, United States. The district serves a area in northwestern Orange County and a small portion of far southwestern Jasper County, including the cities of Vi ...

Areas of Jasper County in Brookeland ISD, Colmesneil ISD, and Jasper ISD are assigned to

Angelina College Angelina College is a public community college with its main campus in Lufkin, Texas. It has nine off-campus centers in Crockett, Hemphill, Jasper, Livingston (Polk County Center), Nacogdoches, Pineland (Sabine Center), San Augustine, Tri ...

.Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.165. ANGELINA COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Legislation does not specify a community college for the remainder of the county.

References

External links

Jasper-Newton-Sabine Counties - Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security

Jasper County Government Website

Jasper Newton County Public Health District
Public Health Website for Jasper County
The Deep East Texas Council of Governments (DETCOG)
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Jasper County, TXGenWeb
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