Jasper County
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county in Indiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Indiana
- Region
- Northwest Indiana
- Metro area
- Chicago Metropolitan
- Created
- February 7, 1835
- Established
- March 15, 1838
- Named after
- Sgt. William Jasper
- County seat
- Rensselaer
- Largest city
- Rensselaer
- Boroughs
- List De Motte (town) Remington (town) Rensselaer (city) Wheatfield (town)
- Type
- County
- Body
- Board of Commissioners
- Commissioner
- James A. Walstra (1st)
- County
- 561.39 sq mi (1,454.0 km )
- Land
- 559.62 sq mi (1,449.4 km )
- Water
- 1.76 sq mi (4.6 km )
- Metro
- 10,874 sq mi (28,160 km )
- Rank
- 3rd largest county in Indiana
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Encyclopedic overview
Jasper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 32,918. The county seat is Rensselaer. Jasper County is included in the Chicago metropolitan area.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jasper County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.