Jasper is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The CDP had a population of 371 at the 2020 census. Jasper is within Fairfield Township and Ogden Township, Jasper has its own post office with the 49248 ZIP Code.[3][4]
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 4.03 square miles (10.44 km2), all of it land.[1]
Major highways
M-52 (Adrian Highway) runs south–north through the center of the community.
History
The first European settler in Jasper was Andrew Millet, arriving in 1824. A post office was opened June 18, 1874, with Henry Ferguson as the first postmaster.[5] The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway had a depot in Jasper.[6] The station was at first known as Fairfield.[5] Jasper was one of the largest populated areas in Lenawee County prior to 1908 accounting for about 8,000 residents. A Smallpox epidemic wiped out over half of the residents and most of the homes were burned to the ground in the southern two-thirds of the town to try to stop the epidemic.[citation needed]
The community of Jasper was listed as a newly organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.[7]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 412 | — | |
| 2020 | 371 | −10.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] | |||
References
- ^ a b "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jasper
- ^ UnitedStatesZipCodes.org (2021). "ZIP Code 49248: Jasper". Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ "49248 ZIP Code map" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ a b Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
- ^ Jasper, Michigan Archived May 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum]
- ^ "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. III-6. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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