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Welcome to Jasper ...

The city of Jasper is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Jasper is located in Newton County and is the county seat for Newton.

The community of Jasper is 840 feet [256.03 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Jasper lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Population Details ...

At the time of the 2000 Census, Jasper had a population of 498 people ^<2> (or 5.79% of the total population of Newton County).

From the Census Estimates for 2009, Jasper had a population of 484 people. This is a decrease of 2.81% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. Other than 2000, the population counts have been estimated by the Census Bureau.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2009	484	-2.81%	-1.22% since 2008
2008	490	-1.61%	-0.61% since 2007
2007	493	-1%	-0.8% since 2006
2006	497	-0.2%
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2000	498	The Last Census

More information can be found on the Census Page for Jasper.

Communities near Jasper ...

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	2009 Population	Change Since 2000	Direction		Distance ^<3>
Alpena	392	+5.66%		N	20 mi [32.2 km]
Bellefonte	488	+22%		NE	15 mi [24.1 km]
Bergman	445	+9.34%		NE	23 mi [37 km]
Everton	182	+7.06%		NE	18 mi [29 km]
Harrison	13,183	+8.48%		N	16 mi [25.7 km]
Pindall	91	+4.21%		E	18 mi [29 km]

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Jasper.

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Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jasper - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Jasper. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Jasper and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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