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Jasper, Georgia | |
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City andcounty seat | |
 Downtown Jasper | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location inPickens County and the state ofGeorgia | |
| 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 | |
| • Mayor | Kirk Raffield |
| • City Manager | Jim Looney |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.56 sq mi (22.16 km2) |
| • Land | 8.56 sq mi (22.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,463 ft (446 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,084 |
| • Density | 477.3/sq mi (184.28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 30143 |
| Area code | Area code 706/770 |
| FIPS code | 13-41932[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0316056[3] |
| Website | www |
Jasper is a city inPickens County,Georgia, United States. The population was 4,084 in 2020. The city is thecounty seat ofPickens County.[4]
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 forWilliam Jasper, a hero of the American Revolutionary War.[6] Jasper is situated at an elevation of 1,463 feet (446 m).
Jasper is located at34°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 Routes5 and515 bypass the city to its west. GA-5/515 lead north 21 mi (34 km) toEllijay and south 60 mi (97 km) toAtlanta, via its connection withInterstate 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 toDawsonville, and west 36 mi (58 km) toCalhoun alongInterstate 75.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2), all of it land.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 146 | — | |
| 1890 | 333 | 128.1% | |
| 1900 | 379 | 13.8% | |
| 1910 | 332 | −12.4% | |
| 1920 | 386 | 16.3% | |
| 1930 | 563 | 45.9% | |
| 1940 | 576 | 2.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,380 | 139.6% | |
| 1960 | 1,036 | −24.9% | |
| 1970 | 1,202 | 16.0% | |
| 1980 | 1,556 | 29.5% | |
| 1990 | 1,772 | 13.9% | |
| 2000 | 2,167 | 22.3% | |
| 2010 | 3,684 | 70.0% | |
| 2020 | 4,084 | 10.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 3,487 | 85.38% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 104 | 2.55% |
| Native American | 15 | 0.37% |
| Asian | 39 | 0.95% |
| Other/mixed | 182 | 4.46% |
| Hispanic orLatino | 257 | 6.29% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 4,084 people, 1,560 households, and 889 families residing in the city.
ThePickens 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]
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Nicknamed "The First Mountain City," Jasper is located 50 miles north of Atlanta.
TheTate House was built by local marble baron Sam Tate in the 1920s and now sits adjacent to Tate Elementary and is on theNational 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.
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 nearbyEllijay,Gilmer County.
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