The Apple Festival is held the following two weekends in nearby Ellijay, Georgia ( Gilmer County). Another highlight is the art show, with exhibits of carved marble, as well as paintings, photographs, and pottery. There are booths with local vendors selling handmade crafts, among other things. The festivities start with the Marble Festival Road Race. It is sponsored by the Pickens County Chamber of Commerce, and held at Lee Newton Park. The Georgia Marble Festival is held on the first weekend in October every year. Jasper is located near several large acreage mountain neighborhoods such as Big Canoe, Bent Tree, and the Preserve at Sharp Mountain. Standing on an old Cherokee place of worship, the historic Woodbridge Inn is a restaurant and inn. The Tate House was built by local marble baron Sam Tate in the 1920s and now sits adjacent to Tate Elementary and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Nicknamed "The First Mountain City," Jasper is located 50 miles north of Atlanta. Chattahoochee Technical College - Appalachian Campus.The district has 248 full-time teachers and roughly 4,400 students. The Pickens County School District holds pre-school to grade 12, and consists of four elementary schools, two middle schools, and a high school. About 9.2% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.1% of those under age 18 and 19.5% of those age 65 or over.Įducation Pickens County School District The per capita income for the city was $19,184. Males had a median income of $30,774 versus $25,489 for females. The median income for a household in the city was $31,944, and the median income for a family was $40,833. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.7 males. For every 100 females, there were 80.0 males.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.82.
35.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 942 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.9% were non-families. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 3.23% of the population. The racial makeup of the city was 91.74% White, 4.38% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.12% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. There were 1,030 housing units at an average density of 312.3 per square mile (120.6/km 2). The population density was 657.0 inhabitants per square mile (253.7/km 2). GA-53 runs through the downtown area as an east–west highway, leading east 24 mi (39 km) on a winding and mountainous route to Dawsonville, and west 36 mi (58 km) to Calhoun along Interstate 75.Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km 2), all of it land.ĭemographics Historical population CensusĢ020 census Jasper racial composition RaceĪs of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,084 people, 1,560 households, and 889 families residing in the city.Īs of the census of 2000, there were 2,167 people, 942 households, and 575 families residing in the city. GA-5/515 lead north 21 mi (34 km) to Ellijay and south 60 mi (97 km) to Atlanta, via its connection with Interstate 575, which ends just south of the city. Georgia State Route 53 passes through the center of Jasper, while Georgia State Routes 5 and 515 bypass the city to its west. Jasper is situated at an elevation of 1,463 feet (446 m). The community is named for William Jasper, a hero of the American Revolutionary War. It was incorporated in 1857 as a town and in 1957 as a city. Jasper was founded in 1853 as seat of the newly formed Pickens County. The city is the county seat of Pickens County. The population was 3,684 at the 2010 census. Jasper is a city in Pickens County, Georgia, United States.
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