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==Geography== According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of {{convert|561.39|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|559.62|sqmi}} (or 99.68%) is land and {{convert|1.76|sqmi}} (or 0.31%) is water.<ref name=DC/> Until the middle of the 19th century when it was drained to make farmland, this county was part of the second largest freshwater wetland in the US, with abundant flora and fauna.<ref>{{IMDb title|qid=Q123785175|title=Everglades of the North}}</ref> This is caused by the [[Iroquois River (Indiana-Illinois)|Iroquois River]], one of the main tributaries of the [[Kankakee River]] that flows throughout Jasper County, a major water source for the area.{{sfn|Battle|1883|p=411}} ===Major highways=== {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| * [[File:I-65.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 65 in Indiana|Interstate 65]] * [[File:US 24.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 24 in Indiana|U.S. Route 24]] * [[File:US 231.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 231 in Indiana|U.S. Route 231]] * [[File:indiana 10.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 10]] * [[File:indiana 14.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 14]] * [[File:indiana 16.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 16]] * [[File:indiana 49.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 49]] * [[File:indiana 110.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 110]] * [[File:indiana 114.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 114]] }} === Railroads === * [[CSX Transportation]] * [[Norfolk Southern Railway]] * [[Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway]] ===Adjacent counties=== {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| * [[Porter County, Indiana|Porter County]] - north * [[La Porte County, Indiana|La Porte County]] - northeast * [[Starke County, Indiana|Starke County]] - northeast * [[Pulaski County, Indiana|Pulaski County]] - east * [[White County, Indiana|White County]] - southeast * [[Benton County, Indiana|Benton County]] - south * [[Newton County, Indiana|Newton County]] - west * [[Lake County, Indiana|Lake County]] - northwest }}
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