Jasper County, Indiana

Jasper County, Indiana
Jasper County Courthouse in Rensselaer
Jasper County Courthouse in Rensselaer
Location in the state of Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
Indiana's location in the United States
Indiana's location in the United States
Coordinates: 41°01′N 87°07′W / 41.017°N 87.117°W / 41.017; -87.117
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
RegionNorthwest Indiana
Metro areaChicago Metropolitan
Created[1]February 7, 1835
EstablishedMarch 15, 1838[2][3]
Named forSgt. William Jasper
County seatRensselaer
Largest cityRensselaer
Boroughs
List
Government
 • TypeCounty
 • BodyBoard of Commissioners
 • CommissionerJames A. Walstra (1st)
 • CommissionerKendell Culp (2nd)
 • CommissionerRichard E. Maxwell (3rd)
Area
 • County561.39 sq mi (1,454.0 km2)
 • Land559.62 sq mi (1,449.4 km2)
 • Water1.76 sq mi (4.6 km2)
 • Metro
10,874 sq mi (28,160 km2)
 • Rank3rd largest county in Indiana
 • Region2,726 sq mi (7,060 km2)
Elevation
696 ft (212 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • County32,918
 • Estimate 
(2023)
33,535 Increase
 • Rank49th largest county in Indiana
 • Density59/sq mi (23/km2)
 • Metro
9,618,502
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (Central)
ZIP Codes
46310, 46341, 46374, 46392, 47922, 47943, 47946, 47948, 47957, 47959, 47977-78, 47995
Area code219
Congressional district4th
Indiana Senate districts5th and 7th
Indiana House of Representatives districts4th, 16th and 20th
FIPS code18-073
GNIS feature ID0450494
Interstate and U.S. Routelink = Interstate 65 in Indiana link = U.S. Route 24 link = U.S. Route 231
State Routeslink = Indiana State Road 10 link = Indiana State Road 14 link = Indiana State Road 16 link = Indiana State Road 49 link = Indiana State Road 110 link = Indiana State Road 114
AirportJasper County
WaterwaysIroquois RiverKankakee River
Amtrak stationRensselaer
Websitewww.jaspercountyin.gov
  • Indiana county number 37
Demographics (2010)[4]
Demographic Proportion
White 95.8%
Black 0.6%
Asian 0.4%
Islander 0.0%
Native 0.2%
Other 3.0%
Hispanic
(any race)
5.4%

Jasper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 32,918.[5] The county seat is Rensselaer.[6] Jasper County is included in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference SHJC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Home Page / Jasper County, Indiana". www.jaspercountyin.gov.
  3. ^ "Origin of Indiana County Names". IHB. December 7, 2020.
  4. ^ US Census Bureau. American Community Survey, Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics 2010, Table DP-1, 2010 Demographic Profile Data. U.S. Census website. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  5. ^ "Jasper County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

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