Jalapa, Indiana

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.[3] The site of the Battle of the Mississinewa, fought during the War of 1812, is nearby.[4]

Jalapa, Indiana
Census-designated place
Houses on the Frances Slocum Trail at Jalapa
Location of Jalapa in Grant County, Indiana.
Jalapa
Location of Jalapa in Grant County, Indiana.
Jalapa
Jalapa (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°37′40″N 85°44′44″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyGrant
TownshipPleasant
Area
 • Total3.2 sq mi (8.2 km2)
 • Land3.2 sq mi (8.2 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
814 ft (248 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total171
 • Density54/sq mi (20.8/km2)
ZIP code
46952
FIPS code18-37674[1]
GNIS feature ID436915[2]

History

The first post office in Jalapa, called "Dallas", operated from 1848 until 1849.[5] The post office was renamed "Jalapa" in 1849, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1900.[6] The community was named after Jalapa, in Mexico.[5]

Geography

Jalapa is located in northwestern Grant County at 40°37′40″N 85°44′44″W, 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.[3]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Jalapa, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Jalapa CDP, Indiana". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  4. Edward E. Moore (1910). A Century of Indiana. American Book Company. p. 108.
  5. 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...
  6. "Grant County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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