▁of ▁Cla ire mont , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁a ▁cour th ouse ▁was ▁constructed . ▁Jay ton ' s ▁population ▁remained ▁around ▁ 6 0 0 ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁census ▁before ▁decl ining ▁to ▁ 5 1 3 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁ 4 4 1 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁but ▁a ▁res urg ence ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁oil ▁industry ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁re bound , ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census ▁counted ▁ 5 3 4 ▁residents . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Jay ton ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁eastern ▁Kent ▁County ▁at ▁ ▁( 3 3 . 2 4 9 3 , ▁- 1 0 0 . 5 7 4 8 ). ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 3 8 0 ▁touch es ▁the ▁southern ▁border ▁of ▁the ▁city ; ▁the ▁highway ▁leads ▁sout heast ▁ ▁to ▁As per mont ▁and ▁south west ▁ ▁to ▁Cla ire mont . ▁Texas ▁State ▁Highway ▁ 7 0 ▁is ▁Jay ton ' s ▁Main ▁Street ▁and ▁leads ▁north west ▁ ▁to ▁Sp ur . ▁The ▁closest ▁large ▁cities ▁are ▁Lub bo ck , ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁north west , ▁and ▁Ab il ene , ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁Jay ton ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁all ▁of ▁it ▁land . ▁ ▁Kent ▁County ▁Airport ▁is ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁The