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Population (year 2000): 3,214. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,082 (-4.1% change)
Males: 1,548 (48.2%), Females: 1,666 (51.8%)
Marion County
Zip code:
37347
Median resident age: 39.0 years
Median household income: $35,926 (year 2000)
Median house value: $87,100 (year 2000)
Races in Jasper:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.4%)
- Black (7.3%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (23.0%), English
(12.4%), Irish (8.3%), German (6.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%),
Italian (2.2%).
Elevation: 622 feet
Land area: 9.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Jasper
- High school or higher: 76.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Jasper town
- Never married: 18.7%
- Now married: 63.4%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 5.4%
- Divorced: 10.6%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +421 (+15.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Jasper:
- GRANDVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (1000 HIGHWAY 28)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Jasper:
- MOCCASSIN BEND MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 22
miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)
- KINDRED HOSPITAL - CHATTANOOGA (about 22 miles;
CHATTANOOGA, TN)
- ERLANGER MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles;
CHATTANOOGA, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Jasper:
- LOVELL FIELD (about 30 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID:
CHA)
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 60 miles; ROME, GA; ID:
RMG)
- HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 85 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jasper:
- MARION COUNTY-BROWN FIELD (about 4 miles; JASPER,
TN; ID: APT)
- STEVENSON (about 18 miles; STEVENSON, AL; ID: 7A6)
- FRANKLIN COUNTY (about 20 miles; SEWANEE, TN; ID:
UOS)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Jasper:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 23
miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,914)
- CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
27 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
- MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles;
Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
- LEE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT
enrollment: 3,171)
- CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles;
CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
- ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; NORMAL,
AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 75 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
Public high school in Jasper:
- MARION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 520;
Location: 160 RIDLEY DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Jasper:
- GENESIS LEARNING CENTERS (Students: 16;
Location: 490 CHASEY SIMPSON RD.; Grades: 6 - 12; Boys
only)
Public primary/middle schools in Jasper:
- JASPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 569;
Location: 495 WARRIOR DR; Grades: KG - 04)
- JASPER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 484;
Location: 601 ELM AVENUE; Grades: 05 - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Jasper:
- THE LEARNING CENTER (Students: 34; Location:
396 PLEASANT VIEW CIRCLE; Grades: PK - KG)
- JASPER ADVENTIST SHURCH SCHOOL (Students: 28;
Location: 513 TRACY CITY HWY; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Jasper:
- JASPER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$161,442; Location: 14 WEST SECOND STREET; 23,321 books;
1,330 audio materials; 3,017 video materials; 58 serial
subscriptions)
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