Jasper County, Mississippi
7 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 16,059
- Median household income
- $48,660
- ±6,117
- Unemployed
- 6.2%
- 416 of 6,686 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 64.5%
- 4,288 of 6,647 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Jasper | 16,291 (2021) | Po Box 406, Bay Springs | — |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bay Springs | 1,585 (2021) | Po Box 307, Bay Springs | Website |
| Town of Heidelberg | 634 (2021) | Po Box 372, Heidelberg | — |
| Town of Louin | 275 (2021) | Po Box 3, Louin | — |
| Town of Montrose | 105 (2021) | 145 County Road 1553, Louin | — |
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stringer Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 434 Cr 10, Stringer | — |
| Jasper County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 20 E 8th Ave, Bay Springs | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
East Jasper School District
School district3 schools
714 NORTH PINE AVE, Heidelberg, MS, 39439
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
West Jasper School District
School district4 schools
510 HWY 18, Bay Springs, MS, 39422
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Laurel Farmers' Market (Laurel)
Meridian//Lauderdale County Farmers Market (1901 Front Street - Underpass Meridian) · Earth's Bounty Farmers' Market (Meridian) · Meridian Area Farmers' Market (Meridian)
Newton County farmers market (812 Church Street Newton)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.