Jasper County, Iowa

Jasper County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 36,842.[1] The county seat is Newton.[2] The county was founded in 1846 and is named after Sergeant William Jasper, an American Revolutionary War hero.[3]

References
  1. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 12, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. Weaver, James Baird (1912). Past and Present of Jasper County, Iowa, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen. p. 44.


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