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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 located in the US state of Iowa. It was organized in 1846 and is named after Sergeant William Jasper, Revolutionary War hero. The population was 36,842 in the 2010 census, a decline from 37,213 in the 2000 census.[1][2] Jasper was the 19th most populous county of Iowa's 99 total counties in the 2000 census, however even with the decline in population in the 2010 census it moved up to 18th. The county seat is Newton. Jasper County is the only county in the Newton Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the Des Moines-Newton-Pella Combined 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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Research Tips
External links
http://iagenweb.org/jasper/
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