Jasper, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Jasper, Michigan
Settlement Type:Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Mapsize:275
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label:Jasper
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lenawee
Subdivision Type3:Townships
Subdivision Name3:Fairfield

Ogden

Established Title:Established
Established Date:1874
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:10.44
Area Land Km2:10.44
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:4.03
Area Land Sq Mi:4.03
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:371
Population Density Sq Mi:92.06
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:735
Coordinates:41.7933°N -84.0406°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:49248
Area Code:517
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:629217

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.[2]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 4.03sqmi, all of it land.[1]

Major highways

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.[3] The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway had a depot in Jasper.[4] The station was at first known as Fairfield.[3] 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.

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.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. May 21, 2022.
  2. Web site: UnitedStatesZipCodes.org. ZIP Code 49248: Jasper. 2021. October 6, 2021.
  3. Book: Romig, Walter . 1986 . Michigan Place Names . 1973 . Wayne State University Press . Detroit, Michigan . 0-8143-1838-X.
  4. http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Stations/CountyStations/LenaweeStations/JasperMI.htm Jasper, Michigan
  5. Web site: Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing . PDF . September 2012. United States Census Bureau. 2010 United States Census. August 8, 2016. III-6.