Jasper County, Indiana

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

## History

Jasper County was created in 1838. It was named after Sgt. William Jasper, a famous scout for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

## Geography

According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of , of which  (or 99.68%) is land and  (or 0.31%) is water.

## Municipalities

The municipalities in Jasper County, and their populations as of the 2020 census, are:

### Cities

- Rensselaer – 5,733

## Townships

The 13 townships of Jasper County, with their populations as of the 2020 census, are:

## Infobox (settlement)

- **official name**: Jasper County, Indiana
- **settlement type**: County (United States), County
- **image skyline**: Jasper County Courthouse Rensselaer Indiana.JPG
- **imagesize**: 270px
- **image caption**: Jasper County Courthouse in Rensselaer
- **image map**: Map of Indiana highlighting Jasper County.svg
- **mapsize**: 130px
- **map caption**: Location in the state of Indiana
- **image map1**: Map of USA IN.svg
- **mapsize1**: 200px
- **map caption1**: Indiana's location in the United States
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Indiana
- **subdivision type2**: Region
- **subdivision name2**: Northwest Indiana
- **subdivision type3**: Metro area
- **subdivision name3**: Chicago metropolitan area, Chicago Metropolitan
- **established title**: Created
- **established date**: 7 February 1835
- **established title1**: Established
- **established date1**: 15 March 1838
- **named for**: Sgt. William Jasper
- **seat type**: County seat
- **seat**: Rensselaer, Indiana, Rensselaer
- **seat1 type**: Largest city
- **seat1**: Rensselaer
- **p1**: De Motte, Indiana, De Motte (town)
- **p2**: Remington, Indiana, Remington (town)
- **p3**: Rensselaer, Indiana, Rensselaer (city)
- **p4**: Wheatfield, Indiana, Wheatfield (town)
- **unit pref**: US
- **area total sq mi**: 561.39
- **area land sq mi**: 559.62
- **area water sq mi**: 1.76
- **area rank**: List of counties in Indiana, 3rd largest county in Indiana
- **elevation ft**: 696
- **population total**: 32918
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, **2020**
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Standard Time, Central
- **utc offset**: −6
- **timezone dst**: Central Daylight Time, Central
- **utc offset dst**: −5
- **postal code type**: ZIP Codes
- **postal code**: 46310, 46341, 46374, 46392, 47922, 47943, 47946, 47948, 47957, 47959, 47977-78, 47995
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 219, 219
- **blank name sec1**: Congressional district
- **blank info sec1**: Indiana's 4th congressional district, 4th
- **blank1 name sec1**: Indiana Senate districts
- **blank1 info sec1**: 5th and 7th
- **blank2 name sec1**: Indiana House of Representatives districts
- **blank2 info sec1**: 4th, 16th and 20th
- **blank3 name sec1**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank3 info sec1**: 18-073
- **blank4 name sec1**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank4 info sec1**: 0450494
- **blank name sec2**: Interstate Highway, Interstate and U.S. Routes, U.S. Route
- **blank info sec2**:
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- **blank1 name sec2**: State highway, State Routes
- **blank1 info sec2**:
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- **blank2 name sec2**: Airport
- **blank2 info sec2**: Jasper County Airport (Indiana), Jasper County
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- **blank3 name sec2**: Waterways
- **blank3 info sec2**: Iroquois River (Indiana-Illinois), Iroquois River – Kankakee River
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- **blank4 name sec2**: Amtrak station
- **blank4 info sec2**: Rensselaer (Amtrak station), Rensselaer
- **website**: [http://www.jaspercountyin.gov www.jaspercountyin.gov]
- **footnotes**: * Indiana county number 37