Jasper County, Indiana
Founding: 1835
Parent county: Unorganized territory
Parent county: Unorganized territory
Namesake: William Jasper, South Carolina soldier
Seat: Rensselaer (1839–)
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%
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): $1,270Average 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
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%)
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 605 (23.8%)
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Outstanding Buildings
- Bradford House (c. 1860). South 880W, south of West 1600S. Carpenter.
- *Fountain Park Chautauqua (1895). 6244 West 1600S. Carpenter.
- John Alter House (1858). 9515 West 1600S. Carpenter.
- Harvey Parkinson Farm (1864). 2909 Marion School Road. Marion.
- Hershman Log House (c. 1870). North 300E. Walker. Razed.
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