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]7 February 1835
Established15 March 1838[2][3]
Named forSgt. William Jasper
County seatRensselaer
Largest cityRensselaer
Boroughs
List
Area
 • Total561.39 sq mi (1,454.0 km2)
 • Land559.62 sq mi (1,449.4 km2)
 • Water1.76 sq mi (4.6 km2)
 • Rank3rd largest county in Indiana
Elevation
696 ft (212 m)
Population
 • Total32,918
 • Rank49th largest county in Indiana
 • Density59/sq mi (23/km2)
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

Jasper County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, 32,918 people lived there.[4] The county seat is Rensselaer.[5][6]

  1. Hamilton Louis H. & William Darroch (1916). A Standard History of Jasper and Newton Counties, Indiana, Vol. 1. Chicago & New York: Lewis Publishing Co.
  2. "Home Page / Jasper County, Indiana". www.jaspercountyin.gov.
  3. "Origin of Indiana County Names". IHB. December 7, 2020.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "QuickFacts: Jasper County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  5. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  6. "Jasper County, Indiana 4-H offers information about 2024 activities". Newsbug.info. 2024-03-11. Retrieved 2024-03-16.

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