Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1891 — P OPULATION OF JASPER COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

P OPULATION OF JASPER COUNTY.

By Towns and Townships.

Census bulletin number 108 has been issued and gives the population of Indiana by minor civil divisions. The population figures for 1880 are also given, for purposes of compari sou. The following is the summary for Jasper county, 1890 1880 Barkley Tp..:. 1093 1018 Carpenter Tp. (outside Remington) 1118 1327 GillamTp 622 681 Hanging Grove Tp 479 448 Jordan Tp 631 669 Kankakee Tp. 413 288 Keener Tp. 492 341 Marion Tp. (outside Rensselaer) 1113 990 Milroy Tp 259 230 Newton Tp 585 576 Union Tp 747 408 Walker Tp 687 521 Wheatfield Tp.* 551 238 Remington town 940 761 Rensselaer town 1455 968 Jasper County 11185 9464 The per cent of increase for the county for the census period of ten years is 13 and 18 hundreths. This is exceeded by only 18 counties in the state. The respective townships all show a greater or less rate of increase except Carpenter, (outside of Remington) Gillam, and Jordan, all of which have decreased a little. The four townships showing the greatest per cent of increase are Kankakee, 43 per cent.; Keener 44 percent; Union 83. per cent, and Wheatfield 131 per cent Rensselaer’s increase is 50 per cent, and Remington’s 23 per cent