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Jasper County, Missouri



JasperCountyCourthouse.JPG
Jasper County Courthouse in Carthage (August 2008)


Map of Missouri highlighting Jasper County
Location in the U.S. state of Missouri

Map of the United States highlighting Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded
January 2, 1841
Named for
William Jasper
Seat
Carthage
Largest city
Joplin
Area
 • Total
641 sq mi (1,660 km2)
 • Land
638 sq mi (1,652 km2)
 • Water
2.8 sq mi (7 km2), 0.4%
Population (est.)
 • (2015)
118,596
 • Density
184/sq mi (71/km2)
Congressional district
7th
Time zone
Central: UTC−6/−5
Website
www.jaspercounty.org

Coordinates: 37°12′N 94°20′W / 37.20°N 94.34°W / 37.20; -94.34


Jasper County is a county located in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 117,404.[1] Its county seat is Carthage,[2] 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, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Jasper County Sheriffs office has jurisdiction throughout the county.




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 Osage Nation


    • 1.2 Missouri Territory


    • 1.3 County organization


    • 1.4 Towns established prior to the Civil War




  • 2 Geography


    • 2.1 Adjacent counties


    • 2.2 Major highways




  • 3 Demographics


  • 4 Education


    • 4.1 Public schools


    • 4.2 Private schools


    • 4.3 Post-secondary


    • 4.4 Public libraries




  • 5 Politics


    • 5.1 Local


    • 5.2 State


    • 5.3 Federal




  • 6 Communities


    • 6.1 Cities


    • 6.2 Villages


    • 6.3 Unincorporated communities


    • 6.4 Former community


    • 6.5 Townships




  • 7 See also


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links





History[edit]




Portrait of an Osage warrior, painted by George Catlin in 1834.



Osage Nation[edit]


Before European contact, the area that today makes up Jasper County was the domain of the Osage Native Americans who called themselves the Children of the Middle Waters (Ni-U-Kon-Ska).[3] This was probably[citation needed] because their dominion encompassed the land between the Missouri and Osage rivers to the north, the Mississippi River to the east, and the Arkansas River to the south. To the west were the Great Plains where they hunted buffalo. By the late 17th century, the Osage were calling themselves Wah-Zha-Zhe.[citation needed]


The earliest record of European-Osage contact is a 1673 map by French Jesuit priest and explorer Jacques Marquette. He noted the people he encountered as the Ouchage, his way of expressing the sound of the name with French spelling.[4] A few years after the Marquette expedition, French explorers discovered a Little Osage village and called it Ouazhigi.[5] French transliterations of the tribe's name settled on a spelling of Osage, which was also used by European Americans.[6]


In 1682 Robert de La Salle canoed down the length of the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico, naming the entire Mississippi basin “La Louisiane” in honor of King Louis XIV. In 1699 Louisiana was named an administrative district of New France therefore, as far as the Europeans (France, England and Spain) were concerned, the area of Jasper County was French territory. The French further divided the Louisiana district into an upper and lower parts with the Arkansas River being the dividing line.


With France and Spain’s defeat in the Seven Years' War in 1763, France ceded Louisiana to Spain and most of the rest of New France to the British who also received Florida from Spain. The Spanish District of New Madrid, containing present day Jasper County, was the southernmost of the five Spanish districts comprising Upper Louisiana. France regained control of Louisiana through the secret Treaty of San Ildefonso in 1800 but Napoleon Bonaparte I decided to sell the territory to the United States in 1803.


The Osage began treaty-making with the United States in 1808 with the first cession of lands in Missouri in the (Osage Treaty). The Osage moved from their homelands on the Osage River in 1808 to the Jasper County area of Southwest Missouri. In 1825, the Osages ceded their traditional lands across Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. They were first moved onto a southeastern Kansas reservation in the Cherokee Strip, on which the city of Independence, Kansas now sits and finally to Indian Territory in 1872.



Missouri Territory[edit]




Map defining borders of Missouri Territory, 1812.


The Upper Louisiana Territory, including the Jasper County area, was renamed the Missouri Territory on June 4, 1812 to avoid confusion with the state of Louisiana which joined the Union in 1812, and the New Madrid District became New Madrid County. Old Lawrence County was established in 1815 from New Madrid County west of the St. Francis River and north of Arkansas County and consisted of all of present-day southwestern Missouri and part of northwestern Arkansas.


Lawrence County was short-lived, however, as three years later (1818) it was combined with part of Cape Girardeau County and renamed Wayne County. By 1819, Arkansas Territory had been created, and Wayne County lost some of its area but still consisted of most of southern Missouri from present-day Wayne County west to the Kansas State Line and south along the Arkansas State Line.


In 1820, all of Missouri Territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Missouri, and in 1831 Crawford County was carved out of the original Wayne. This new division covered all of the southern part of Missouri and included Jasper County in its boundaries. This alignment was also short-lived as in 1833 Greene County was split from Crawford County from the Niangua River west to the Kansas State Line.


On January 5, 1835, a big piece was cut out of Greene County and organized as Barry County. In 1838 Barry County was divided into four parts called Barry, Dade, Newton and Jasper counties. At this time Jasper was not a full-fledged county but was attached to Newton County and it would not be until 1841.



County organization[edit]




Log home of George Hornback, used as the initial Jasper County Courthouse in 1841. It has been preserved and can be viewed on the grounds of the Old Cabin Shop at 155 North Black Powder Lane, off of West Mound Street in Carthage.


On January 29, 1841, the Missouri Legislature enacted a bill authorizing the organization of Jasper County and was named in honor of Sergeant William Jasper, a hero in the American Revolutionary War.[7][8] The Jasper County Court first divided the area into three townships: North Fork, Center Creek and Marion, but later it was divided into 15 townships which remain in an unincorporated status to the present time.


A temporary seat of justice was established, Thursday, February 25, 1841 in the home of George Hornback. It was a 12×16 foot log cabin, one and a half miles northwest of Carthage on Spring River. The officers of the court were Charles S. Yancey, judge, and Elwood B. James, clerk. Mount Vernon attorney Robert W. Crawford was appointed circuit attorney pro tem. John P. Osborn, the first sheriff, was ordered to give public notice that the county court of Jasper County would meet in the home of George Hornback until the permanent seat of justice was established. The first session of the court was two days; the proceedings covered four pages of record.


A permanent county seat was chosen in March 1842 and designated by the name of Carthage. A one-story single-room wooden structure with a large door in the south, was completed on June 29, 1842, and was located on the north side of the present public square in Carthage. This courthouse was later replaced by a larger two-story brick-and-stone structure that was completed in 1854, which also functioned as the county jail. At the second term of the court held in October of the same year, attorneys Robert W. Crawford and John R. Chenault were cited for contempt and fined the sum of ten dollars for "fighting in the presence and view of said court during the said sitting."[9]


At the March 1861 Secession Convention held in Jefferson City, Chenault represented Jasper County while Crawford represented Lawrence County. Possibly for their own self-preservation, and to buy time to make preparations in Southwest Missouri for the inevitable war that would soon ravage both of these border counties, the two former adversaries voted in favor of keeping Missouri in the Union. Missouri was the only state to hold a convention on secession and then vote to remain in the Union.[10]




Cave Spring School, the site of Jasper County circuit court in 1865, is located at 4323 County Road 4 near La Russell.


At the outset of the war Chenault, by then a circuit court judge, moved with his family to Texas. Following the Battle of Carthage, on July 12, 1861 Crawford was elected Lieutenant Colonel of the 13th Missouri Cavalry Regiment and 5th Missouri Infantry, both of the 8th Division, Missouri State Guard.[11] After leading the 13th Cavalry Regiment into numerous battles, in a command that included two of his sons in first lieutenant and quartermaster ranks, Crawford moved his noncombatant family to Texas; he then served as a recruiter for the Confederate Army in Missouri, a post he was nominated for by Waldo P. Johnson, formerly a United States Senator from Missouri in a letter to Missouri governor-in-exile Claiborne Fox Jackson dated October 24, 1862.[12][13]


By the start of the American Civil War in 1861 there were several small river mill settlements, some mining camps and about nine or ten towns (seven platted) in Jasper County, Missouri. The county seat of Carthage, Missouri had an estimated population between four and five hundred at that time. The newer brick courthouse was used as a hospital during the American Civil War and was destroyed by fire during fighting in October 1863. By the end of the Civil War, Carthage had been evacuated and completely destroyed, and much of Jasper County laid in ruins. Other than military tribunals no courts were held in Jasper County between May 11, 1861 and October 10, 1865.


By order of the Governor in 1865, the courthouse was relocated to the pioneer schoolhouse at Cave Springs (near present-day La Russell, Missouri) with John C. Price of Mount Vernon appointed as the circuit court judge. Price later (before?) served as treasurer of the United States under President Buchanan.[14] Other temporary locations within the county were later used over the next three decades until the current Jasper County Courthouse was constructed on the Carthage square in the mid-1890s.[15]


The county adopted an official flag in 2001, which was unveiled during the county's 160th birthday celebration. The flag depicts the county courthouse surrounded by 15 stars representing Jasper County’s 15 townships. The center blue and red stars memorialize the struggle in Jasper County during the Civil War years, including the Battle of Carthage in 1861 and second battle in 1863.



Towns established prior to the Civil War[edit]


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Current Town Name
Accepted Date Founded
Official Date of Plat
Notes

Sarcoxie
1833
1840
The first settlement in Jasper County Missouri, initially known as Centerville. The first settler was Thackeray Vivion in 1831.
(Old) Jasper
1840
1842
Was located northeast of Carthage and no longer exists. Later, another settlement named Jasper existed southeast of Carthage. The present town of Jasper, Missouri, north of Carthage, is a different community previously known as Coon Creek settlement or "Midway."

Carthage
1841
1842
Historic Carthage was planned from the start with the purpose of being the Jasper County seat and was promptly rebuilt after being completely destroyed during the Civil War. The current Jasper County Courthouse was erected in the mid-1890s.
(Old) Sherwood
1846
1856
First called Rural and was located near present-day Webb City. It was not rebuilt after being destroyed during the Civil War and no longer exists.

Oronogo
1848
1856
Known as Minersville around the time of the Civil War, it evolved from early mining camps and had other names such as Leadville Hollow. The Post Office had also used the name Center Mines.
(Old) Medoc
1848
After the Civil War
Started as an old Indian trading post near the Kansas state line, it was destroyed during the Civil War and later resettled, but the plat was abandoned by the 20th century and the town no longer exists.

Avilla
1856
1858
Founded by merchant-landowners as a business center on the edge of the frontier in the mid-1850s. The citizens of Avilla formed a town militia for defense at the beginning of the Civil War and the site later served as a Union Army garrison (Enrolled Missouri Militia), subsequently prevailing intact and undamaged after the war. The town's growth was ultimately stunted after being bypassed by the railroad in the latter 19th century and it remains a small village in the 21st century today.

Fidelity
1856
After the Civil War
Considered to have been founded by William Cloe about the same time as Avilla for similar reasons (mirroring it in some ways), Fidelity was not platted until after the Civil War.

Waco
1857
After the Civil War, 1878
Started as an old trading post first known as Loshick
(Old) Preston
1859
1860
A village northwest of Carthage, plat abandoned and town no longer exists.


Geography[edit]




President Barack Obama greets a tornado survivor on May 29, 2011 in Joplin.


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 641 square miles (1,660 km2), of which 638 square miles (1,650 km2) is land and 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2) (0.4%) is water.[18]


On Sunday, May 22, 2011 Jasper County was struck in Joplin with a catastrophic EF5 multiple-vortex tornado. The 2011 Joplin tornado ranked as the seventh deadliest in America's history.



Adjacent counties[edit]




  • Barton County (north)


  • Dade County (northeast)


  • Lawrence County (east)


  • Newton County (south)


  • Cherokee County, Kansas (west)


  • Crawford County, Kansas (northwest)



Major highways[edit]





  • I-44 (MO).svg Interstate 44


  • I-49 (MO).svg Interstate 49


  • US 66.svgU.S. Route 66 (1926–1985)


  • US 71.svg U.S. Route 71


  • MO-37.svg Route 37


  • MO-43.svg Route 43


  • MO-66.svg Route 66


  • MO-96.svg Route 96


  • MO-171.svg Route 171


  • MO-249.svg Route 249




Demographics[edit]























































































































Historical population
Census Pop.

1850 4,223
1860 6,883 63.0%
1870 14,928 116.9%
1880 32,019 114.5%
1890 50,500 57.7%
1900 84,018 66.4%
1910 89,673 6.7%
1920 75,941 −15.3%
1930 73,810 −2.8%
1940 78,705 6.6%
1950 79,106 0.5%
1960 78,863 −0.3%
1970 79,852 1.3%
1980 86,958 8.9%
1990 90,465 4.0%
2000 104,686 15.7%
2010 117,404 12.1%
Est. 2017 120,217 [19] 2.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[20]
1790-1960[21] 1900-1990[22]
1990-2000[23] 2010-2015[1]

As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 117,404 people, 45,639 households, and 30,202 families residing in the county. The population density was 164 people per square mile (63/km²). There were 50,668 housing units at an average density of 71 per square mile (28/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.24% White, 1.93% Black or African American, 1.51% Native American, 0.99% Asian, 0.25% Pacific Islander, 3.89% from other races, and 3.18% from two or more races. Approximately 6.84% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.


There were 45,639 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.05


In the county, the population was spread out with 27.17% under the age of 19, 7.4% from 20 to 24, 25.11% from 25 to 44, 22.24% from 45 to 64, and 12.14% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.20 males.


The median income for a household in the county was $31,323, and the median income for a family was $37,611. Males had a median income of $28,573 versus $20,386 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,227. About 10.40% of families and 14.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.20% of those under age 18 and 10.30% of those age 65 or over.



Education[edit]



Public schools[edit]




  • Avilla R-XIII School District – Avilla
    • Avilla Elementary/Middle School (K-08)



  • Carl Junction R-I School District – Carl Junction

    • Carl Junction Primary School (K-01)

    • Carl Junction Primary School (02-03)

    • Carl Junction Intermediate School (04-06)

    • Carl Junction Junior High School (07-08)

    • Carl Junction High School (09-12)




  • Carthage R-IX School District – Carthage

    • Columbian Elementary School (PK-04)

    • Fairview Elementary School (PK-04)

    • Mark Twain Elementary School (PK-04)

    • Pleasant Valley Elementary School (PK-04)

    • Steadley Elementary School (PK-04)

    • Carthage Middle School (05-06)

    • Carthage Junior High School (07-08)


    • Carthage High School (09-12)




  • Jasper R-V School District – Jasper

    • Jasper County Elementary School (K-06)

    • Jasper High School (07-12)




  • Joplin R-VIII School District – Joplin

    • Memorial Education Center (PK)

    • Cecil Floyd Elementary School (K-05)

    • Columbia Elementary School (K-05)

    • Soaring Heights Elementary School (K-05)

    • Eastmorland Elementary School (PK-05)

    • Irving Elementary School (K-05)

    • Jefferson Elementary School (K-05)

    • Kelsey Norman Elementary School (K-05)

    • McKinley Elementary School (K-05)

    • Royal Heights Elementary School (K-05)

    • Stapleton Elementary School (K-05)

    • West Central Elementary School (K-05)

    • East Middle School (06-08)

    • North Middle School (06-08)

    • South Middle School (06-08)


    • Joplin High School (09-12)




  • Sarcoxie R-II School District – Sarcoxie

    • Wildwood Elementary School (PK-05)

    • Sarcoxie High School (06-12)




  • Webb City R-VII School District – Webb City

    • Franklin Early Childhood Center (PK)

    • Madge T. James Kindergarten Center (PK-K)

    • Bess Truman Primary Center (K-01)

    • Webster Primary Center (01-02)

    • Carterville Elementary School (PK-04)

    • Eugene Field Elementary School (03-04)

    • Harry S. Truman Elementary School (02-04)

    • Mark Twain Elementary School (03-04)

    • Webb City Middle School (05-06)

    • Webb City Junior High School (07-08)


    • Webb City High School (09-12)





Private schools[edit]




  • Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School – Joplin (K-12) – Nonsectarian (Special Education)


  • Joplin Area Catholic Schools – Joplin (PK-12) – Roman Catholic

    • St. Mary’s Elementary School (PK-05)

    • St. Peter’s Middle School (06-08)

    • McAuley Catholic High School (09-12)




  • Martin Luther School – Joplin (PK-08) – Lutheran


  • College Heights Christian School – Joplin (PK-12) – Nondenominational Christian


  • St. Ann’s Catholic School – Carthage (PK-06) – Roman Catholic



Post-secondary[edit]



  • Missouri Southern State University - Joplin. A public, four-year university.


Public libraries[edit]



  • Carthage Public Library[24]

  • Joplin Public Library[25]

  • Sarcoxie Public Library[26]

  • Webb City Public Library[27]



Politics[edit]







Local[edit]


The Republican Party completely controls politics at the local level in Jasper County. Republicans hold every elected position in the county.
In 2016, Hillary Clinton received 21.9% of the vote in Jasper County, lower than any Democratic presidential candidate in the county's history.







































































Jasper County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials

Assessor
Connie Hoover
Republican

Circuit Clerk
Melissa Holcomb
Republican

County Clerk
Marilyn Baugh
Republican

Collector
Stephen H. Holt
Republican

Commissioner
(Presiding)
John Bartosh
Republican

Commissioner
(District 1)
Tom Flanigan
Republican

Commissioner
(District 2)
Darieus K. Adams
Republican

Coroner
Rob Chappel
Republican

Prosecuting Attorney
Theresa Kenney
Republican

Public Administrator
Angela Casavecchia
Republican

Recorder
Charlotte Pickering
Republican

Sheriff
Randee Kaiser
Republican

Treasurer
Denise Rohr
Republican



State[edit]

















































Past Gubernatorial Elections Results
Year

Republican

Democratic

Third Parties

2016

69.11% 33,436
27.36% 13,236
3.53% 1,710

2012

53.78% 24,218
43.21% 19,457
3.01% 1,356

2008

58.61% 27,764
39.42% 18,676
1.97% 932

2004

74.54% 33,293
24.30% 10,853
1.16% 519

2000

65.31% 24,335
32.75% 12,203
1.94% 721

1996

56.55% 18,977
40.63% 13,637
2.82% 946

Jasper County is divided into four districts in the Missouri House of Representatives, all of which are held by Republicans.


  • District 127 — Mike Kelley (R-Lamar) Consists of the communities of Alba, Asbury, Avilla, Carytown, Jasper, La Russell, Neck City, Purcell, Reeds, Sarcoxie, and Waco.




























Missouri House of Representatives — District 127 — Jasper County (2016)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Mike Kelley

5,690

85.10%

-14.90


Independent
George R. Parsons
996
14.90%
+14.90




















Missouri House of Representatives — District 127 — Jasper County (2014)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Mike Kelley

3,034

100.00%





















Missouri House of Representatives — District 127 — Jasper County (2012)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Mike Kelley

5,857

100.00%


  • District 161 — Bill White (R-Joplin) Consists of the communities of Duquesne and part of Joplin.




















Missouri House of Representatives — District 161 — Jasper County (2016)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Bill White

8,953

100.00%

+27.55




























Missouri House of Representatives — District 161 — Jasper County (2014)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Bill White

3,092

72.45%

-27.55


Democratic
Charles Shields
1,176
27.55%
+27.55




















Missouri House of Representatives — District 161 — Jasper County (2012)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Bill White

7,789

100.00%


  • District 162 — Charlie Davis (R-Webb City) Consists of the communities of Airport Drive, Duenweg, and parts of Carl Junction, Carterville, Joplin, and Webb City.




















Missouri House of Representatives — District 162 — Jasper County (2016)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Charlie Davis

13,941

100.00%





















Missouri House of Representatives — District 162 — Jasper County (2014)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Charlie Davis

6,263

100.00%





















Missouri House of Representatives — District 162 — Jasper County (2012)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Charlie Davis

12,893

100.00%


  • District 163 — Cody Smith (R-Carthage) Consists of communities of Carthage, Fidelity, Oronogo, and parts of Carl Junction, Carterville, and Webb City.




















Missouri House of Representatives - District 129 - Jasper County (2016)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Cody Smith

13,502

100.00%

+17.68




























Missouri House of Representatives — District 163 — Jasper County (2014)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Tom Flanigan

5,850

82.32%

-17.68


Democratic
Michael Jarrett
1,256
17.68%
+17.68




















Missouri House of Representatives — District 163 — Jasper County (2012)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Tom Flanigan

12,663

100.00%


All of Jasper County is a part of Missouri’s 32nd District in the Missouri Senate and is represented by Ron Richard (R-Joplin).





















Missouri Senate — District 32 — Jasper County (2014)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Ron Richard

19,362

100.00%



Federal[edit]





















































U.S. Senate — Missouri — Jasper County (2016)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Roy Blunt

32,123

66.35%

+11.47


Democratic
Jason Kander
13,799
28.50%
-10.56


Libertarian
Jonathan Dine
1,240
2.56%
-3.50


Green
Johnathan McFarland
552
1.14%
+1.14


Constitution
Fred Ryman
699
1.44%
+1.44




































U.S. Senate — Missouri — Jasper County (2012)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican
Todd Akin
24,563
54.88%



Democratic

Claire McCaskill

17,485

39.06%



Libertarian
Jonathan Dine
2,713
6.06%


All of Jasper County is included in Missouri's 7th Congressional District and is represented by Billy Long (R-Springfield) in the U.S. House of Representatives.





































U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 7th Congressional District — Jasper County (2016)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Billy Long

33,855

70.83%

-1.81


Democratic
Genevieve Williams
11,681
24.51%
+2.61


Libertarian
Benjamin T. Brixey
2,218
4.65%
-0.77












































U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 7th Congressional District — Jasper County (2014)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Billy Long

15,989

72.64%

+4.43


Democratic
Jim Evans
4,819
21.90%
-5.56


Libertarian
Kevin Craig
1,193
5.42%
+1.09


Write-in
Write-ins
9
0.04%
+0.04




































U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 7th Congressional District — Jasper County (2012)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Billy Long

30,145

68.21%



Democratic
Jim Evans
12,138
27.46%



Libertarian
Kevin Craig
1,913
4.33%



Presidential elections results



















































































































































































































Presidential elections results[28]
Year

Republican

Democratic

Third parties

2016

72.6% 35,070
21.9% 10,572
5.6% 2,684

2012

69.3% 31,349
28.3% 12,809
2.3% 1,060

2008

65.7% 31,667
32.6% 15,730
1.7% 822

2004

70.6% 31,846
28.8% 13,002
0.5% 237

2000

66.4% 24,899
31.3% 11,737
2.3% 845

1996

54.4% 18,361
34.0% 11,462
11.7% 3,938

1992

49.0% 17,592
32.7% 11,727
18.3% 6,553

1988

63.9% 19,934
35.8% 11,159
0.3% 94

1984

71.4% 23,066
28.6% 9,259


1980

62.5% 21,664
34.5% 11,953
3.0% 1,049

1976

53.2% 17,086
46.4% 14,910
0.5% 153

1972

74.6% 22,482
25.4% 7,652


1968

54.2% 16,794
35.5% 10,987
10.3% 3,181

1964
46.2% 15,481

53.8% 18,045


1960

59.3% 21,804
40.7% 14,962


1956

60.4% 20,414
39.6% 13,404


1952

61.0% 23,065
38.8% 14,665
0.2% 82

1948
48.5% 14,593

51.2% 15,404
0.3% 81

1944

56.8% 17,301
43.0% 13,111
0.2% 63

1940

50.5% 18,755
49.2% 18,249
0.3% 107

1936
41.8% 14,440

57.3% 19,822
0.9% 323

1932
39.8% 11,788

58.6% 17,349
1.6% 467

1928

70.9% 20,587
28.5% 8,292
0.6% 180

1924

55.1% 13,701
36.9% 9,176
8.0% 1,983

1920

58.4% 17,074
37.7% 11,006
3.9% 1,145

1916
44.5% 9,358

50.0% 10,513
5.5% 1,166

1912
27.4% 4,571

40.6% 6,789
32.0% 5,344

1908

49.0% 9,143
43.6% 8,130
7.4% 1,379

1904

50.5% 7,851
38.7% 6,006
10.8% 1,680

1900
45.9% 8,747

50.7% 9,658
3.4% 647

1896
40.4% 4,835

58.7% 7,026
0.9% 111

1892

44.2% 5,369
39.6% 4,805
16.3% 1,976

1888

48.9% 4,522
39.8% 3,684
11.3% 1,042




Communities[edit]



Cities[edit]




  • Alba

  • Asbury

  • Carl Junction

  • Carterville


  • Carthage (county seat)

  • Duenweg

  • Jasper

  • Joplin

  • La Russell

  • Neck City

  • Oronogo

  • Purcell

  • Reeds

  • Sarcoxie

  • Waco

  • Webb City




Villages[edit]



  • Airport Drive

  • Avilla

  • Brooklyn Heights

  • Carytown

  • Duquesne

  • Fidelity



Unincorporated communities[edit]



  • Dudenville

  • Kendricktown

  • Maxville

  • Scotland



Former community[edit]


  • Oakland Park


Townships[edit]




  • Duval

  • Galena

  • Jackson

  • Jasper

  • Joplin

  • Lincoln

  • Madison

  • Marion

  • McDonald

  • Mineral

  • Preston

  • Sarcoxie

  • Sheridan

  • Twin Groves

  • Union




See also[edit]


  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Jasper County, Missouri


References[edit]





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  14. ^ The Biographical Record of Jasper County, Missouri by Malcolm G. McGregor.


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External links[edit]




  • Digitized Historical Photos of Jasper County from large digital online collection from various public and public domain archival sources. Photos of historical homes, towns, scenes, streets and neighborhoods in Jasper County, Missouri


  • Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Jasper County from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books


  • Jasper County Mississippi Historical Pages, by Keith Eddins Wilkerson (accessed September 28, 2016). Information about extinct communities, the early growth of towns, etc.













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