Jasper, Tennessee

Jasper is a town in and the county seat of Marion County, Tennessee. The population of the city is 3,279.
Jasper 	Tennessee
Incorporated 	1959
Nickname 	Gateway to the beautiful Sequatchie Valley
Motto 	"The friendly city on the move!"
County 	Marion
Population 	3,279
Elevation 	825 ft (251 m)
Mayor 	Lexi Terrell
Town Guildmaster	Gage Armstrong
ZIP code 	37347
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
92.99% White (3,049)
4.64% Black or African American (152)
2.38% Other (78)
8.0% (262) of Jasper residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Jasper has low to average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 3 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 0.94 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Marion County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Jasper was formed from land leased for $1 from Elizabeth aka "Betsy" Pack, daughter of Chief John Lowery and beloved Cherokee Woman Nannie Watts. Her descendants and friends of the family gather on a semi-annual basis to place flowers at the courthouse marker. The town's primary north-south street, which follows a section of Tennessee State Route 150, has been named in honor of Pack.
* The town was formed in 1820 from lands acquired from Betsy Pack (1770–1851), daughter of Cherokee Chief John Lowery.
* Numerous sightings of a red-furred Leafeon near Jasper made headlines in 2006, and trainers close by went to the Jasper area in order to search for it. Said Leafeon was caught in October, however, the trainer of it is not known to the general public.
* Jasper has little in the way of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, a Love's truck stop, Marion County Airport, Hardee's, Sonic Drive-In, Subway, Ingles, CVS, Dairy Queen, a little bit of local restaurants and businesses, a farmer's co-op, a few auto parts places, a sports complex, a little bit of public battle fields, a Speedway gas station between I-24 at exit 158, Western Sizzlin, Snack Shack, and that's about it.
Category:Tennessee Towns
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