1. Indiana Prevention Resource Center GIS in Prevention County Profiles Series, No. 4
Jasper County, Indiana
Barbara Seitz de Martinez, PhD, MLS, CPP, Project Director
The Indiana Prevention Resource Center at Indiana University is funded, in part, by a contract with the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, financially supported through HHS/Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant. The IPRC is operated by the Department of Applied Health Science and The School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation.

2. GIS in Prevention County Profile Series, No. 4
Jasper County, Indiana
Barbara Seitz de Martinez, PhD, MLS, CPP
Project Director
Project Staff:
Ritika Bhawal, MPH
Ryan Chopra, MPH
Kyoungsun Heo, MPA
Tuba M. Pervin Altay, MPH
Indiana Prevention Resource Center
Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors, and not necessarily those of the Trustees of Indiana University or the Division of Mental Health and Addiction. Indiana University accepts full Responsibility for the content of this publication. ©2005 The Trustees of Indiana University. Permission is extended to reproduce this County Profile for non-profit educational purposes. All other rights reserved.

3. Jasper County Map
The maps and tables in this publication were prepared using PCensus
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4. 3. Geographic and Historical Notes
Jasper County is located in northwestern Indiana. It is bordered by the following counties: Newton to the west, Lake to the northwest, Porter to the north, LaPorte and Starke to the northeast, Pulaski to the east. U.S. Highways 231 and 24 and Interstate Highway 65 cross the county. Elevation is feet. The terrain is nearly level. The landscape features oak and hickory trees. The landscape features oak and hickory trees. The county pertains to the Southern Michigan and Northern Indiana Drift Plain land resource area (north) and the Northern Illinois and Indiana Heavy Till Plain (south).
Jasper county is in the Central Time Zone and observes DST. Average daily temperatures are 11٥/32٥ in January and 60٥/86٥ in July. Annual precipitation is about 36 and snowfall about 28 inches.
Typically the first freeze of the season occurs October 5-10, except October (southeast corner). The last freeze varies from May 5-10 (north) to May 5-10 (south). The growing season lasts about days.
Agricultural activity is diversified with livestock being very important. About four-fifths of the land is in farms and about four-fifths of that land is in cash crops. Main crops are corn for grain and soybeans. Sweet corn is an important vegetable. Popcorn is a special crops. Livestock includes cattle/calves and hogs/pigs. Main natural resources include construction sand and gravel, crushed stone and forestland. Water resources include the large Ringneck Lake and the Kankakee and Iroquois Rivers.
Communities include the city of Rensselaer (the county seat) and the towns of De Motte, Remington, and Wheatfield.
Sources: Map from PCensus for MapInfo; Geographic Notes from Indiana Facts: Flying the Colors by John Clements, 1995.

5. Jasper County
The maps and tables in this publication were prepared using PCensus
7.06 for MapInfo and MapInfo Professional 7.0.

6. 3. Location and Historical Notes
Jasper County is not a tobacco-producing county, according to the Strategic Development Group’s “Alternative Agricultural Strategy” (Bloomington, March 15, 2001) report, which is part of Governor Joseph E. Kernan’s “Recipient Final Reports for Office of the Commissioner of Agriculture Grant Programs” (

7. Don’t Know Your Block Group Number?
3. Jasper County Block Group Maps
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8. Jasper County
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9. Jasper County
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