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Welcome to Jasper County ...

Time Zone: Jasper County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Jasper is the Seat for Jasper County.

Jasper County is one of the original counties of Texas and was founded in 1836.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Jasper had a population of 35,529 people. This is a decrease of 0.69% since the last Census (which gave a population of 35,777 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jasper represented 0.14% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Jasper County:

  • Browndell
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browndell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndell
    • Browndell is located in Jasper County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Jasper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
    • Jasper is located in Jasper County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,597 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <3>
  • Kirbyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville
    • Kirbyville is located in Jasper County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirbyville <3>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
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