Jasper, Alabama
Jasper, Alabama | |
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Welcome to Jasper sign | |
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| Motto(s): "Experience from the past, knowledge for the future." | |
Location of Jasper in Walker County, Alabama. | |
| Coordinates: 33°51′32″N 87°16′08″W / 33.85889°N 87.26889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Walker |
| Established | 1887 |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.66 sq mi (76.83 km2) |
| • Land | 29.33 sq mi (75.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.33 sq mi (0.86 km2) |
| Elevation | 390 ft (120 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,572 |
| • Density | 496.8/sq mi (191.82/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 35501-35504 |
| Area codes | 205, 659 |
| FIPS code | 01-38416 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404790 |
| Website | http://www.jaspercity.com/ |
Jasper is a city in and the county seat of Walker County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, Jasper had a population of 14,572. Named in honor of Sergeant William Jasper, an American Revolutionary War hero, Jasper was settled around 1815 and incorporated on August 18, 1886.
The first significant growth of the area was in 1886 when the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad and the Sheffield & Birmingham Railroads were completed through Jasper. The population grew from 200 people in 1886 to more than 3,000 in 1890. In a special edition in 1891, the Mountain Eagle stated there were six coal mines, two sandstone quarries, 400 coke ovens, one foundry and machine shop, two saw mills, one brick works, four hotels, and two banks.