Jasper County, Illinois | |
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 Jasper County Courthouse in Newton | |
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 Location within the U.S. state ofIllinois | |
 Illinois's location within theU.S. | |
| Coordinates:39°01′N88°09′W / 39.01°N 88.15°W /39.01; -88.15 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Illinois |
| Founded | 1831 |
| Named after | William Jasper |
| Seat | Newton |
| Largest city | Newton |
| Area | |
• Total | 498 sq mi (1,290 km2) |
| • Land | 495 sq mi (1,280 km2) |
| • Water | 3.6 sq mi (9.3 km2) 0.7% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,287 |
• Estimate (2024) | 9,092 [1] |
| • Density | 18.8/sq mi (7.24/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 12th |
| Website | https://jaspercountyillinois.gov/ |
Jasper County is acounty located in the U.S. state ofIllinois. According to the2020 census, it has a population of 9,287.[2] Itscounty seat isNewton.[3]
Jasper County was formed in 1831 out ofClay andCrawford Counties. It was named for Sgt.William Jasper, aRevolutionary War hero fromSouth Carolina. During the defense ofFort Moultrie in 1776, the staff of theAmerican flag was shot away. Sgt. Jasper attached the flag to a pole and stood on the wall waving the flag at the British until a new staff was erected.
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 498 square miles (1,290 km2), of which 495 square miles (1,280 km2) is land and 3.6 square miles (9.3 km2) (0.7%) is water.[4]
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In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Newton have ranged from a low of 18 °F (−8 °C) in January to a high of 85 °F (29 °C) in July, although a record low of −28 °F (−33 °C) was recorded in January 1994 and a record high of 112 °F (44 °C) was recorded in July 1954. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.38 inches (60 mm) in January to 4.39 inches (112 mm) in May.[5]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1840 | 1,472 | — | |
| 1850 | 3,220 | 118.8% | |
| 1860 | 8,364 | 159.8% | |
| 1870 | 11,234 | 34.3% | |
| 1880 | 14,515 | 29.2% | |
| 1890 | 18,188 | 25.3% | |
| 1900 | 20,160 | 10.8% | |
| 1910 | 18,157 | −9.9% | |
| 1920 | 16,064 | −11.5% | |
| 1930 | 12,809 | −20.3% | |
| 1940 | 13,431 | 4.9% | |
| 1950 | 12,266 | −8.7% | |
| 1960 | 11,346 | −7.5% | |
| 1970 | 10,741 | −5.3% | |
| 1980 | 11,318 | 5.4% | |
| 1990 | 10,609 | −6.3% | |
| 2000 | 10,117 | −4.6% | |
| 2010 | 9,698 | −4.1% | |
| 2020 | 9,287 | −4.2% | |
| 2024 (est.) | 9,092 | [6] | −2.1% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790–1960[8] 1900–1990[9] 1990–2000[10] 2010[11] | |||
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 1980[12] | Pop 1990[13] | Pop 2000[14] | Pop 2010[15] | Pop 2020[16] | % 1980 | % 1990 | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 11,259 | 10,548 | 10,003 | 9,517 | 8,934 | 99.48% | 99.43% | 98.87% | 98.13% | 96.20% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.08% | 0.10% | 0.24% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 8 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 0.07% | 0.10% | 0.06% | 0.12% | 0.20% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 13 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 0.11% | 0.15% | 0.19% | 0.25% | 0.16% |
| Native Hawaiian orPacific Islander alone (NH) | x[17] | x[18] | 1 | 2 | 4 | x | x | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.05% | 0.01% | 0.20% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | x[19] | x[20] | 27 | 53 | 190 | x | x | 0.27% | 0.55% | 2.05% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 35 | 32 | 48 | 79 | 84 | 0.31% | 0.30% | 0.47% | 0.81% | 0.90% |
| Total | 11,318 | 10,609 | 10,117 | 9,698 | 9,287 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the2010 United States census, there were 9,698 people, 3,940 households, and 2,800 families living in the county.[21] The population density was 19.6 inhabitants per square mile (7.6/km2). There were 4,345 housing units at an average density of 8.8 per square mile (3.4/km2).[4] The racial makeup of the county was 98.6% white, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% American Indian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.3% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.8% of the population.[21] In terms of ancestry, 39.5% were German, 12.5% were American, 11.0% were Irish, and 9.1% were English.[22]
Of the 3,940 households, 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 28.9% were non-families, and 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.90. The median age was 42.7 years.[21]
The median income for a household in the county was $46,546 and the median income for a family was $53,034. Males had a median income of $39,167 versus $24,856 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,467. About 6.3% of families and 8.5% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those aged 65 or over.[23]
Jasper County is largely served byJasper County Community Unit School District 1, which is based in its county seat, Newton. Five of the district's six schools are located in Jasper County.Saint Thomas Catholic School is a private elementary school, also in Newton.
Jasper County is divided into eleventownships:
Jasper is politically a fairly typical "anti-Yankee" Southern Illinois county. Opposition to the "Yankee" Republican Party and that party'sCivil War meant that Jasper County voted solidly Democratic until isolationist sentiment drove its voters toWarren G. Harding in 1920.
Since theNew Deal, the county has shown a steady trend away from the Democratic Party due to major shifts in that party's views – initially on economic policies and since the 1990s on social issues.[24] Only one Democrat,Lyndon Johnson, has won a majority since 1940 in his 1964 landslide. It appears to be a statistical change in theUpland South, that Barack Obama in 2012 and Hillary Clinton in 2016 did not fare as well as previous Democratic candidates for president.
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 1892 | 1,519 | 36.74% | 2,217 | 53.62% | 399 | 9.65% |
| 1896 | 1,867 | 40.12% | 2,724 | 58.54% | 62 | 1.33% |
| 1900 | 1,923 | 41.57% | 2,591 | 56.01% | 112 | 2.42% |
| 1904 | 1,889 | 45.20% | 2,024 | 48.43% | 266 | 6.37% |
| 1908 | 1,860 | 43.01% | 2,317 | 53.57% | 148 | 3.42% |
| 1912 | 1,227 | 31.11% | 2,042 | 51.77% | 675 | 17.11% |
| 1916 | 3,110 | 43.36% | 3,884 | 54.15% | 179 | 2.50% |
| 1920 | 3,279 | 51.63% | 2,971 | 46.78% | 101 | 1.59% |
| 1924 | 3,030 | 47.37% | 3,144 | 49.15% | 223 | 3.49% |
| 1928 | 3,201 | 51.04% | 3,055 | 48.71% | 16 | 0.26% |
| 1932 | 2,300 | 34.20% | 4,390 | 65.27% | 36 | 0.54% |
| 1936 | 3,221 | 42.94% | 4,149 | 55.31% | 132 | 1.76% |
| 1940 | 4,082 | 52.23% | 3,689 | 47.20% | 44 | 0.56% |
| 1944 | 3,453 | 52.13% | 3,142 | 47.43% | 29 | 0.44% |
| 1948 | 2,957 | 49.76% | 2,936 | 49.40% | 50 | 0.84% |
| 1952 | 3,753 | 57.82% | 2,728 | 42.03% | 10 | 0.15% |
| 1956 | 3,107 | 51.77% | 2,895 | 48.23% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 3,393 | 52.84% | 3,027 | 47.14% | 1 | 0.02% |
| 1964 | 2,614 | 43.42% | 3,406 | 56.58% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 2,944 | 51.78% | 2,012 | 35.39% | 730 | 12.84% |
| 1972 | 3,461 | 61.18% | 2,114 | 37.37% | 82 | 1.45% |
| 1976 | 2,794 | 49.45% | 2,772 | 49.06% | 84 | 1.49% |
| 1980 | 3,548 | 63.22% | 1,846 | 32.89% | 218 | 3.88% |
| 1984 | 3,673 | 67.35% | 1,750 | 32.09% | 31 | 0.57% |
| 1988 | 3,024 | 58.28% | 2,135 | 41.14% | 30 | 0.58% |
| 1992 | 1,996 | 36.42% | 2,284 | 41.68% | 1,200 | 21.90% |
| 1996 | 2,234 | 45.12% | 2,038 | 41.16% | 679 | 13.71% |
| 2000 | 3,119 | 62.12% | 1,815 | 36.15% | 87 | 1.73% |
| 2004 | 3,529 | 66.14% | 1,781 | 33.38% | 26 | 0.49% |
| 2008 | 2,964 | 57.64% | 2,063 | 40.12% | 115 | 2.24% |
| 2012 | 3,514 | 69.68% | 1,436 | 28.48% | 93 | 1.84% |
| 2016 | 3,975 | 77.76% | 924 | 18.08% | 213 | 4.17% |
| 2020 | 4,494 | 80.45% | 1,007 | 18.03% | 85 | 1.52% |
| 2024 | 4,449 | 81.81% | 912 | 16.77% | 77 | 1.42% |
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