Jasper County, Mississippi

Jasper County
County
Historic Montrose Presbyterian Church.
Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 32°01′N 89°07′W / 32.02°N 89.12°W / 32.02; -89.12
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Founded	1833
Named for	William Jasper
Seat	Bay Springs and Paulding
Largest city	Bay Springs
Area
• Total	677 sq mi (1,750 km2)
• Land	676 sq mi (1,750 km2)
• Water	1.2 sq mi (3 km2)  0.2%
Population  (2020)
• Total	16,367
• Density	24/sq mi (9.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	www.co.jasper.ms.us

Jasper County is located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. At the 2020 census, the population was 16,367.^[1] In 1906, the state legislature established two county courts, one at the first county seat of Paulding in the eastern part of the county and also one at Bay Springs in the west, where the railroad had been constructed.^[2] Jasper County is part of the Laurel, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Bay Springs' growth soon surpassed that of Paulding. No roadway connected the two parts of the county until one was built in 1935–1936. The still largely rural county is the major producer in the state of gas and oil, located in the southeast, and of timber, cattle, and poultry.