Editing Jasper, Indiana

{{Distinguish|Jasper County, Indiana}}
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 | official_name            = Jasper, Indiana
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 | motto                    = "The Nation's Wood Capital"
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 | subdivision_name2        = [[Dubois County, Indiana|Dubois]]
 | subdivision_name3        = [[Bainbridge Township, Dubois County, Indiana|Bainbridge]], [[Boone Township, Dubois County, Indiana|Boone]], [[Madison Township, Dubois County, Indiana|Madison]]
 | established_title        = Founded
 | established_date         = 1818
 | government_type          = 
 | leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
 | leader_name              = Dean Vonderheide ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]) (Jan. 2019 - present)
 | unit_pref                = Imperial
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'''Jasper''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Dubois County, Indiana]], United States, located along the [[Patoka River]]. The population was 16,703 at the 2020 census making it the 48th largest city in [[Indiana]]. On November 4, 2007, Dubois County returned to the [[Eastern Time Zone]], after having moved to the [[Central Time Zone]] the previous year. Land use in the area is primarily agricultural. The Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame, which honors players and others associated with the national pastime who were born or lived in Indiana, is located in Jasper.

==History==
Jasper was founded in 1818.<ref>{{cite gnis|436944|Jasper, Indiana|2016-11-04}}</ref> The Enlow family were the first settlers of the town.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://jasperin.org/history/ | title=History | publisher=Jasper Chamber of Commerce | access-date=November 4, 2016}}</ref> Jasper was originally going to be named "Eleanor" after the wife of early settler Joseph Enlow, but she opted to suggest a name herself, and named the city after a passage in the Bible (Revelation 21:19).<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofduboisc02wils | title=History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910 | publisher=Published by the author. | author=Wilson, George R. | year=1910 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofduboisc02wils/page/161 161]}}</ref>

Jasper was not officially platted until 1830.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofduboisc02wils | title=History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910 | publisher=Published by the author. | author=Wilson, George R. | year=1910 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofduboisc02wils/page/160 160]}}</ref> That year, the community became the new county seat of Dubois County, succeeding [[Portersville, Indiana|Portersville]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.irelandindiana.com/PortersvilleHistory/Index.htm | title=Portersville History | access-date=November 4, 2016}}</ref>

The Jasper post office has been in operation since 1832.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Dubois&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Dubois County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=December 11, 2016}}</ref> During the [[New Deal]] era, [[Jessie Hull Mayer]] won a federal commission to paint a [[United States post office murals|mural]] as part of the [[Section of Painting and Sculpture]]′s projects, later called the [[Section of Fine Arts]], of the [[United States Department of the Treasury|Treasury Department]]. ''Indiana Farming Scene in Late Autumn'' depicts a harvest scene on a farmstead, with no indication of the town.<ref>{{cite book|last=Carlisle|first=John C.|title=A Simple and Vital Design: The Story of the Indiana Post Office Murals|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iBHpAAAAMAAJ|year=1995|publisher=Indiana Historical Society|location=Indianapolis, Indiana|isbn=978-0-87195-110-6|page=57}}</ref> In 1975, the painting was featured as part of a film, ''Art for Main Street: The Indiana Post Office Murals'', produced by the [[Indiana Historical Society]].<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Post Office Mural Featured in Film|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9623233/post_office_mural_featured_in_film_the/|access-date=17 March 2017|publisher=The Herald|date=May 16, 1975|location=Jasper, Indiana|page=1|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}} {{open access}}</ref>

Jasper was incorporated as a town in 1866, and was incorporated into a city in 1915.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jasperindiana.gov/category/?categoryid=12 | title=About Our City | access-date=November 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, Jasper has a total area of {{convert|13.191|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|13.1|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 99.31%) is land and {{convert|0.091|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 0.69%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1837782 |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1  |access-date=2015-07-28 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213070417/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1837782 |archive-date=2020-02-13 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The city is located in the townships of [[Bainbridge Township, Dubois County, Indiana|Bainbridge]],  [[Madison Township, Dubois County, Indiana|Madison]] and [[Boone Township, Dubois County, Indiana|Boone]].{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

===Climate===

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally cool winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Jasper, IN has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=right
|1870= 547
|1880= 1040
|1890= 1281
|1900= 1863
|1910= 2196
|1920= 2539
|1930= 3905
|1940= 5041
|1950= 5215
|1960= 6737
|1970= 8641
|1980= 9097
|1990= 10030
|2000= 12100
|2010= 15038
|2020= 16703
|footnote=Source: US Census Bureau
}}

Jasper is the principal city of the [[Jasper, Indiana micropolitan area|Jasper Micropolitan Statistical Area]], a [[United States micropolitan area|micropolitan area]] that covers Dubois and [[Pike County, Indiana|Pike]] counties<ref>[https://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/List5.txt MICROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS AND COMPONENTS] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629011245/http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/List5.txt |date=2007-06-29 }}, [[Office of Management and Budget]], 2007-05-11. Accessed 2008-07-27.</ref> and had a combined population of 54,734 at the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]].<ref name="GR2" />

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2015-07-09}}</ref> of 2010, the population of Jasper was 15,038 and there were 5,994 households. The gender makeup of the city is 49.2% male and 50.8% female.

===Ethnicities===
The racial makeup of the city was:
* 93.6% white
* 7.7% [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] (of any race)
* 0.4% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|African American]]
* 0.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
* 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
* 4.0% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]
* 0.9% from two or more races.

===Age===
Of the total Jasper population:
* 14.0% were 0–9
* 12.9% were 10–19
* 12.1% were 20–29
* 11.9% were 30–39
* 14.4% were 40–49
* 13.6% were 50–59
* 9.1% were 60–69
* 6.1% were 70–79
* 5.4% were 80 or older
* Median age was 39.3 years. For males it was 36.9 years and for females, 41.6 years.

===Income===
* Overall median household income in Jasper is $53,968
* Median income for a family is $65,903
* Males had a median income of $37,432
* Females had a median income of $32,218
* The per capita income for the city is $28,540
* About 5.7% of families and 7.6% of the population are below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 and over.

==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}}

==Arts and culture==
Jasper has the only municipally supported Arts Council in Indiana; it is part of city government. The City of Jasper and the Jasper Community Arts Commission won the Governor's Arts Award in 1987 and 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.in.gov/arts/2520.htm|title=IAC: Governor's Arts Awards - Past Recipients|date=8 September 2020}}</ref>

The Jasper Strassenfest is a four-day event held annually during the first weekend in August. The "Fest" is a celebration between Jasper and its German sister-city [[Pfaffenweiler]], a village in southwest Germany, and some citizens of Pfaffenweiler travel to Jasper around this time of year. The street festival encompasses the city square, and features food stands, rides, a [[beer garden]], parade, fireworks, golf tournament, beauty pageant (Miss Strassenfest), fishing tournament, and a network of German "Polka Masses" at the three Roman Catholic parishes. On average, over {{convert|1300|lb|kg|abbr=on}} of [[bratwurst]] are consumed during the event.{{citation needed|date=May 2013}}

In 2021, the Thyen-Clark Cultural Center and public lending library opened.<ref name="14news.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.14news.com/2021/01/29/jasper-public-librarys-new-location-now-open/|title = Jasper Public Library's new location now open| date=30 January 2021 }}</ref>

===Sites listed on National Register of Historic Places===
[[File:St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Jasper.jpg|thumb|St. Joseph Catholic Church]]

Sites in Jasper listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Dubois County, Indiana]] include:
* [[Dubois County Courthouse]]
* [[Gramelspacher-Gutzweiler House]]
* [[John Opel House]]
* [[St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Jasper, Indiana)|St. Joseph Catholic Church]]
* [[Louis H. Sturm Hardware Store]]

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:Central Green.jpg|thumb|Splash fountain at Central Green Park]]

Jasper has 18 city parks covering {{convert|355|acre|ha|abbr=on}}.<ref>http://www.jasperindiana.gov/egov/documents/6e48b4ff_ab9d_6966_fcf9_cf0a4f4ffdcb.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>

==Government==
{{anchor|List of mayors of Jasper, Indiana}}
The following persons have held the office of '''mayor of Jasper, Indiana'''.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Mayor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jasperindiana.gov/department/index.php?structureid=16 |title=Mayor / Jasper, IN |publisher=Jasperindiana.gov |date= |accessdate=2022-03-19}}</ref>
! Term Began
! Term Ended
! Political Party
|-
|George P. Wagner
|July 1915
|Dec 1934
|Democrat
|-
|John Lorey
|Jan 1935
|July 1937
|Democrat
|-
|Roman Kunkel
|Aug 1937
|Dec 1942
|Democrat
|-
|Charles Bartley
|Jan 1943
|Aug 1945
|Democrat
|-
|Herbert Thyen
|Sept 1945
|Dec 1951
|Democrat
|-
|Edward J. Lorey
|Jan 1952
|Dec 1959
|Democrat
|-
|Edwin B. Knies
|Jan 1960
|Aug 1963
|Democrat
|-
|Francis J. Sermersheim
|Sept 1963
|Dec 1963
|Democrat
|-
|Jack E. Newton
|Jan 1964
|Dec 1971
|Republican
|-
|Robert E. Parker
|Jan 1972
|Dec 1979
|N/A
|-
|Jerome "Chick" Alles
|Jan 1980
|Dec 1991
|Democrat
|-
|William J. Schmitt
|Jan 1992
|Dec 2011
|Democrat
|-
|Terry Seitz
|Jan 2012
|Dec 2018
|Republican
|-
|Dean Vonderheide
|Jan 2019
|Present
|Republican
|}

==Education==
[[Image:Jhsindianaentrance.jpg|right|thumb|Jasper High School]]

In 1970, the school system of [[Ireland, Indiana]], was consolidated into that of Jasper.

Schools in Jasper include:
* [[Jasper High School (Indiana)|Jasper High School]] (public, grades 9 to 12)
* Jasper Middle School (public 6 to 8)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gjcs.k12.in.us/2/home/| title=Jasper Middle School| date=24 June 2023}}</ref>
* Ireland Elementary School (public pre-K to 5)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gjcs.k12.in.us/3/home/| title=Ireland Elementary}}</ref>
* Jasper Elementary School (public pre-K to 5)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gjcs.k12.in.us/5/home/| title=Jasper Elementary}}</ref>
* Holy Trinity Catholic School
* West Campus at St. Mary's Ireland (private pre-K)<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.holytrinitysaints.com/west-campus-at-st-marys-ireland.html| title=Holy Trinity Catholic School Western Campus| access-date=2017-07-07| archive-date=2017-03-02| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302204424/http://www.holytrinitysaints.com/west-campus-at-st-marys-ireland.html| url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Central Campus at Precious Blood (private pre K to 2)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.holytrinitysaints.com/central-campus-at-precious-blood.html| title=Holy Trinity Catholic School Central Campus}}</ref>
* East Campus at Holy Family (private 3 to 8)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.holytrinitysaints.com/east-campus-at-holy-family.html| title=Holy Trinity Catholic School Eastern Campus}}</ref>
* Vincennes University (Jasper Campus)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://vujc.vinu.edu/ |title=Vincennes University Jasper Main Page |access-date=2006-10-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061024003806/http://vujc.vinu.edu/ |archive-date=2006-10-24 }}</ref>

==Media==
===Newspapers===
* The ''American Eagle'', Jasper's first newspaper, operated from 1846 to 1848.
* The ''Democrat'' (1857), the ''Times'' (1865), and another ''Times'' (1879–1891).<ref>{{cite book |last=Miller |first=John W. |title=Indiana Newspaper Bibliography |location=Indianapolis |publisher=Indiana Historical Society |year=1982}}</ref>
* The ''Jasper Weekly Courier'', a Democratic newspaper, served Dubois County from 1858 to 1921.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.newspapers.library.in.gov/jasper-weekly-courier/ |title=A history of the Jasper Weekly Courier from Indiana Historic Newspaper Digitization blog|date=4 September 2013}}</ref>
* The ''Dubois County Herald'', founded in 1895, currently circulates about 10,000 copies per day to residents of Dubois, [[Spencer County, Indiana|Spencer]], and [[Pike County, Indiana|Pike]] counties. The Herald is one of only 300 independently owned newspapers in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://duboiscountyherald.com/about-us|title=About us - Dubois County Herald|access-date=2015-07-09|archive-date=2015-07-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710085226/https://duboiscountyherald.com/about-us|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* The ''Jasper News Journal'' is a free newspaper.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ky-news.com/section/the-jasper-news-journal|title=The Jasper News Journal - Kentucky Publishing Inc|website=www.ky-news.com|access-date=2020-01-12}}</ref>

===Radio===
The following stations are licensed in the city of Jasper
* 91.7 [[FM Broadcasting|FM]] [[WJPR]]
* 91.7 [[FM Broadcasting|FM]] WJWS "The Curve"
* 104.7 [[FM Broadcasting|FM]] [[WITZ-FM]]
* 990 AM WITZ-AM

==Infrastructure==
===Highways===
* [[File:US 231.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 231 in Indiana|U.S. Route 231]]
* [[File:indiana 164.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 164]]
* [[File:indiana 162.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 162]]
* [[File:indiana 56.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 56]]

==Notable people==
* [[Mike Braun]], Current governor of Indiana
* [[Daniel M. Buechlein]], former [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis|Roman Catholic Archbishop of Indianapolis]]
* [[Brad Ellsworth]], former member of the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]
* [[Spike Gehlhausen]], Indy car driver
* [[Arnold Habig]], founder of [[Kimball International]]
* [[Paul Hoffman (basketball)|Paul Hoffman]], Purdue All-American, [[NBA Rookie of the Year Award#Unofficial winners|NBA Rookie of the Year]], [[List of NBA champions|NBA Champion]]
* [[Shane Lindauer]], member of the Indiana House of Representatives<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.duboiscountyfreepress.com/lindauer-named-district-63-state-representative/ |title=Lindauer appointed District 63 state representative |publisher=Dubois County Free Press |date=October 30, 2017 |access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Matt Mauck]], National Football League quarterback; led the [[LSU Tigers football|LSU Tigers]] to the 2003 national championship
* [[Mark Messmer]], member of the [[Indiana State Senate]]
* [[Frank W. Milburn]], World War II and Korean War general
* [[Richard M. Milburn]], [[Indiana Attorney General]]
* [[Edith Pfau]], artist
* [[Scott Rolen]], Major League Baseball player
* [[Ralph K. Rottet]], Lieutenant general, U.S. Marine Corps
* [[William J. Schroeder]], longest lived person on a [[Jarvik-7]]
* [[Bernard V. Vonderschmitt]], most noted as a co-founder of leading FPGA producer Xilinx.
* [[Wilfrid Worland]], Washington, D.C.–area architect
* [[Lisa J. Miller (Law Enforcement Expert)]], first female hired as an officer by Jasper Police Department and recipient of multiple awards including lifesaving award,  Colorado, Chief Investigator for Colorado Attorney General’s office, known for appearances on Dateline, 48 Hours, 20/20, nationally known expert who has appeared as expert on various true crime and news programs, writer.

== In popular culture ==
The fictional town of Orson, Indiana, from the TV series ''[[The Middle (TV series)|The Middle]]'', is based on Jasper.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theindychannel.com/entertainment/abc-s-the-middle-loaded-with-hoosier-connections|title=ABC's 'The Middle' Loaded With Hoosier Connections|date=2012-05-09|newspaper=RTV6|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220075747/http://www.theindychannel.com/entertainment/abc-s-the-middle-loaded-with-hoosier-connections|archive-date=2016-12-20|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Sister cities==
Jasper participates in the [[sister cities]] program, as designated by [[Sister Cities International]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.sister-cities.org/icrc/directory/usa/IN| title=Sister Cities International| access-date=2006-11-20| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061229235159/http://www.sister-cities.org/icrc/directory/USA/IN| archive-date=2006-12-29}}</ref> and is a sister city of [[Pfaffenweiler]], [[Baden-Württemberg]], Germany.

==See also==
* [[List of public art in Jasper, Indiana]]

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{{wikivoyage|Jasper (Indiana)|Jasper, Indiana}}
{{Americana Poster|Jasper (Indiana)|Jasper, Indiana}}
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{{Geographic location
|North=[[Haysville, Indiana|Haysville]], [[Loogootee, Indiana|Loogootee]]
|West=[[Ireland, Indiana|Ireland]]
|Center= Jasper, Indiana
|East=[[Celestine, Indiana|Celestine]], [[Patoka Lake]]
|South=[[Huntingburg, Indiana|Huntingburg]], [[Dale, Indiana|Dale]]
|Northwest= [[Otwell, Indiana|Otwell]], [[Petersburg, Indiana|Petersburg]]
|Northeast= [[Dubois, Indiana|Dubois]], [[Crystal, Indiana|Crystal]]
|Southwest= [[Duff, Indiana|Duff]], [[Holland, Indiana|Holland]]
|Southeast= [[St. Anthony, Indiana|St. Anthony]], [[Ferdinand, Indiana|Ferdinand]]
}}
{{Dubois County, Indiana}}
{{County Seats of Indiana}}

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