Jasper County

Also known as Jasper County, Missouri, Jasper County, MO

county in Missouri, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Missouri
Founded: January 2, 1841
Named after: William Jasper
Seat: Carthage
Largest city: Joplin
Total: 641 sq mi (1,660 km )
Land: 638 sq mi (1,650 km )
Water: 2.8 sq mi (7.3 km ) 0.4%
Estimate 2025: 127,428
Density: 192/sq mi (74.3/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district: 7th
Website: www .jaspercountymo .gov

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Wikidata facts

Population: 122761
Area: 1661
Official website: www.jaspercounty.org
Image: JasperCountyCourthouse retouched.jpg
Households: 46461

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Commons category: Jasper County, Missouri
inception: 1841-01-29
water as percent of area: 0.4
native label: Jasper County
per capita income: 24508

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Jasper County is located in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 122,761. Its county seat is Carthage, and its largest city is Joplin. The county was organized in 1841 and named for William Jasper, a hero of the American Revolutionary War. Jasper County is included in the Joplin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Jasper County Sheriff's Office has legal jurisdiction throughout the county.

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