Jasper County, Iowa
![]() The Jasper County Courthouse in Newton, listed on NRHP No. 81000249 |
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US state : | Iowa |
Administrative headquarters : | Newton |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse P.O. Box 944 Newtons, IA 50208-0944 |
Foundation : | January 13, 1846 |
Made up from: | Original County |
Area code : | 001 641 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 36,842 (2010) |
Population density : | 19.5 inhabitants / km 2 |
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Total area : | 1898 km² |
Water surface : | 8 km² |
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Website : www.co.jasper.ia.us |
The Jasper County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 36,842 residents and a population density of 19.5 people per square kilometer. By 2013, the population had decreased to 36,641. The county seat is Newton , named after Sergeant John Newton, a hero in the American Revolutionary War.
Jasper County is part of the metropolitan area around the city of Des Moines .
geography
The county is located just southeast of the geographic center of Iowa and has an area of 1,898 square kilometers, of which eight square kilometers are water.
The two headwaters of the Skunk River , a right tributary of the Mississippi, flow through Jasper County from northeast to southwest .
Jasper County borders on the following neighboring counties:
Story County | Marshall County | Tama County |
Polk County |
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Poweshiek County |
Marion County | Mahaska County |
history
Jasper County was formed on January 13, 1846 from former parts of Mahaska County. It was named after Sergeant William Jasper (around 1750–1779) who fell in the American War of Independence .
population
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1850 | 1280 | - | |
1860 | 9883 | 672.1% | |
1870 | 22,116 | 123.8% | |
1880 | 25,963 | 17.4% | |
1890 | 24,943 | -3.9% | |
1900 | 26,976 | 8.2% | |
1910 | 27,034 | 0.2% | |
1920 | 27,855 | 3% | |
1930 | 32,936 | 18.2% | |
1940 | 31,496 | -4.4% | |
1950 | 32,305 | 2.6% | |
1960 | 35,282 | 9.2% | |
1970 | 35,425 | 0.4% | |
1980 | 36,425 | 2.8% | |
1990 | 34,795 | -4.5% | |
2000 | 37.213 | 6.9% | |
2010 | 36,842 | -1 % | |
2013 estimate | 36,641 | -0.5% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013 |
As of the 2010 census , Jasper County had 36,842 people in 14,826 households. The population density was 19.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.34 people lived in 14,826 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.5 percent white, 1.7 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.7 percent of the population.
22.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.8 percent were 65 years or older. 49.2 percent of the population were female.
The median income for a household was 50,513 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,905. 11.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities
place | Residents 2010 |
Residents 2013 |
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Newton | 15,254 | 15136 |
Mitchellville 1 | 2254 | 2256 |
Colfax | 2093 | 2059 |
Monroe | 1830 | 1823 |
Prairie City | 1680 | 1685 |
Baxter | 1101 | 1089 |
Sully | 821 | 821 |
Kellogg | 599 | 591 |
Lynnville | 379 | 380 |
Mingo | 302 | 301 |
Lambs Grove | 172 | 171 |
Oakland Acres | 156 | 156 |
Reasnor | 152 | 152 |
Valeria | 57 | 57 |
1 - predominantly in Polk County
structure
Jasper County is divided into 19 townships :
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See also
- Jasper County Courthouse
- List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Jasper County, Iowa
Individual evidence
- ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places.Retrieved March 13, 2011
- ↑ Jasper County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.Retrieved February 26, 2011
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Jasper County, IA ( July 12, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved February 24, 2015
- ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved February 24, 2015
- ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 24, 2015
- ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .
Web links
Coordinates: 41 ° 41 ′ N , 93 ° 4 ′ W