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Jasper County

FIPS code

79

County seat

Newton

Established

1831

Origin

Clay and Crawford County

Etymology

Sgt. William Jasper (c. 1750-79), American Revolutionary Warsoldier popularized by Parson Weems

Population

9,698

Area

494 sq mi
(1,279 km2)

County Information

Hidalgo, Hunt City, Newton (County Seat), Rose Hill, Ste. Marie, Wheeler, West Liberty, Willow Hill, Yale