Jasper, Arkansas

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Coordinates: 36°0′31″N 93°11′8″W / 36.00861, -93.18556
Jasper, Arkansas
Location in Newton County and the state of Arkansas
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Newton
Area
- Total	0.5 sq mi (1.4 km²)
- Land	0.5 sq mi (1.4 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	846 ft (258 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	498
- Density	996/sq mi (355.7/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	72641
Area code(s)	870
FIPS code	05-34900
GNIS feature ID	0072172

Jasper is a city in Newton County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 498 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Newton County^[1].

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Jasper is located at 36°0′31″N, 93°11′8″W (36.008558, -93.185660)^[2].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.4 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 498 people, 231 households, and 115 families residing in the city. The population density was 940.4 people per square mile (362.8/km²). There were 261 housing units at an average density of 492.9/sq mi (190.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.98% White, 0.01% Native American, 0.01% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 233 households out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.5% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.8% were non-families. 48.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 27.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.95 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.3% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 18.7% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 31.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 71.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 63.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $13,556, and the median income for a family was $26,668. Males had a median income of $21,458 versus $16,786 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,557. About 25.9% of families and 31.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 47.6% of those under age 18 and 25.4% of those age 65 or over.