Jasper County, Indiana

Founding: 1838 (declared in 1835)
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: William Jasper, South Carolina soldier
Seat: Rensselaer (1839–)

Land area: 560 square miles

Population (2020): 32,918

Population (historic): 1,267 (1840); 4,291 (1860); 9,464 (1880); 14,292 (1900); 13,388 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1900; 1910s; 1930–1980; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: One city; three towns; two CDPs; 13 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,669 (12.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 53.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 5.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.5%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,270
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,385

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,736
Average farm size (1920): 143.8 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Illinois, and Germany

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Rensselaer

Namesake: James Van Rensselaer, local resident

Founding: 1839 (platting as Newton); 1841 (post office); 1858 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 5,733

Population (historic): 241 (1850); 617 (1870); 2,255 (1900); 2,798 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1920; 1930–1960; 1970–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 605 (23.8%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Anna Bradford House (c. 1860). 16250 South 880 West. Carpenter.
2. Fountain Park Chautauqua Hotel (1898). 6244 West 1600 South. Carpenter.
3. John Alter House (1858). 9515 West 1600 South. Carpenter.
4. Hanging Grove School (1922). 5469 South 320 East. Hanging Grove. Art Deco.
5. Harvey Parkinson Farm (1864). 2909 South 400 West. Marion.
6. St. Joseph Indian Normal School (1888). 1027 South College Avenue. Marion.
7. Mary Tetzlaf Log House (c. 1870). East 800 North, west of North 300 East. Walker. Razed.

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