Editing Jasper, Indiana (section)

==Economy==
Jasper is a regional center in [[Southwestern Indiana]], with German Catholic ancestral roots.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_E1Q0AQAAMAAJ | title=History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910 | publisher=Windmill Publications | author=Wilson, George R. | year=1910 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_E1Q0AQAAMAAJ/page/n347 356]}}</ref> Jasper has been called the "Wood Capital of the World", with furniture companies such as Jasper Group, [[Kimball International]], and [[Fortune Brands Home & Security|Masterbrand Cabinets]] are located here. Also located in Jasper are Southern Indiana Education Center, Jasper Engines and Transmissions, and a satellite campus of [[Vincennes University]].

In 2022, Jasper won the annual Strong Towns "Strongest Town" competition.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Declan |first1=Loftus |title="Jasper Wins 2022 Strongest Town Contest" |url=https://www.14news.com/2022/04/08/jasper-wins-2022-strongest-town-contest/ |website=14 News |date=8 April 2022 |access-date=2022-08-05}}</ref>

The largest industry sectors by employment in Jasper are manufacturing, retail, and health care and social services.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}