Jalapa, Indiana

This article is about a community in Grant County, Indiana. For other places, see Jalapa (disambiguation).

Census-designated place in Indiana, United States

Jalapa, Indiana

Census-designated place

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Location of Jalapa in Grant County, Indiana.

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Coordinates: 40°37′40″N 85°44′44″W﻿ / ﻿40.62778°N 85.74556°W﻿ / 40.62778; -85.74556
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Grant
Township| Pleasant
Area

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• Total

| 0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2)
• Land| 0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2)
• Water| 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation

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| 820 ft (250 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 182
• Density| 318.18/sq mi (122.79/km2)
ZIP code|

46952

FIPS code| 18-37674[3]
GNIS feature ID| 2583457[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]

## History

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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

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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

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2020| 182| | —
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

## References

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1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jalapa, Indiana
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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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Municipalities and communities of Grant County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Marion

Cities|

* Gas City
* Jonesboro
* Marion

Map of Indiana highlighting Grant County

Towns|

* Converse‡
* Fairmount
* Fowlerton
* Matthews
* Swayzee
* Sweetser
* Upland
* Van Buren

Townships|

* Center
* Fairmount
* Franklin
* Green
* Jefferson
* Liberty
* Mill
* Monroe
* Pleasant
* Richland
* Sims
* Van Buren
* Washington

CDPs|

* Herbst
* Jalapa
* Landess
* Mier
* Point Isabel
* Sims

Other
communities|

* Arcana
* Cole
* Farrville
* Fox
* Hackleman
* Hanfield
* Jadden
* Michaelsville
* Normal
* Radley
* Rigdon‡
* Roseburg
* Shady Hills
* Weaver

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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