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Jasper County
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county in Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- Named after
- William Jasper
- Seat
- Newton
- Largest city
- Newton
- Total
- 498 sq mi (1,290 km )
- Land
- 495 sq mi (1,280 km )
- Water
- 3.6 sq mi (9.3 km ) 0.7%
- Estimate 2025
- 9,032
- Density
- 18.8/sq mi (7.24/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 12th
- Website
- https://jaspercountyillinois.gov/
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Encyclopedic overview
Jasper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,287. Its county seat is Newton.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jasper County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.