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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Jasper County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,813. The county seat is Newton. The county was organized in 1846 and is named after Sergeant William Jasper, a Revolutionary War hero.
Jasper County is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1823 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1846 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1846 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1846 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1847 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1880 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1850 | 1,280
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| 1860 | 9,883
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| 1870 | 22,116
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| 1880 | 25,963
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| 1890 | 24,943
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| 1900 | 26,976
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| 1910 | 27,034
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| 1920 | 27,855
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| 1930 | 32,936
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| 1940 | 31,496
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| 1950 | 32,305
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| 1960 | 35,282
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| 1970 | 35,425
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| 1980 | 36,425
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| 1990 | 34,795
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Jasper County, Iowa, United States
Research Tips
External links
http://iagenweb.org/jasper/
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