Jalapa, Indiana

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Jalapa, Indiana
Census-designated place
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Houses on the Frances Slocum Trail at Jalapa
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Location of Jalapa in Grant County, Indiana.
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Jalapa
Coordinates: 40°37′40″N85°44′44″W / 40.62778°N 85.74556°W / 40.62778; -85.74556
Country United States
State Indiana
County Grant
Township Pleasant
Area
[1]
 • Total0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2)
 • Land0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
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820 ft (250 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total182
 • Density318.18/sq mi (122.79/km2)
ZIP code
46952
FIPS code 18-37674 [3]
GNIS feature ID2583457 [2]

Jalapa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Pleasant Township, Grant County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 171. [4] The site of the Battle of the Mississinewa, fought during the War of 1812, is nearby. [5]

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History

The first post office in Jalapa, called "Dallas", operated from 1848 until 1849. [6] The post office was renamed "Jalapa" in 1849, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1900. [7] The community was named after Jalapa, in Mexico. [6]

Geography

Jalapa is located in northwestern Grant County on high ground just southwest of the Mississinewa River, a northwest-flowing tributary of the Wabash River. Jalapa is 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Marion, the Grant County seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Jalapa CDP has an area of 3.2 square miles (8.2 km2), all of it land. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 182—
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jalapa, Indiana
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Jalapa CDP, Indiana". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 5, 2016.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ Edward E. Moore (1910). A Century of Indiana. American Book Company. p.  108.
  6. 1 2 Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  178. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. A post office established as Dallas...
  7. ↑ "Grant County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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