Jasper County, Indiana

Founding: 1835
Parent county: Unorganized territory

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

Land area: 560 square miles

Population (2010): 33,478

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

Periods of population growth: 1840–1900; 1940–1960; 1970s; 1990–2010

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

National Register listings: 11

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 (2010): 5,859

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

Periods of population growth: 1850–1900; 1910s; 1930–1960
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 605 (23.8%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Bradford House (c. 1860). South 880W, south of West 1600S. Carpenter.
2. *Fountain Park Chautauqua (1895). 6244 West 1600S. Carpenter.
3. John Alter House (1858). 9515 West 1600S. Carpenter.
4. Harvey Parkinson Farm (1864). 2909 Marion School Road. Marion.
5. Hershman Log House (c. 1870). North 300E. Walker. Razed.