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Rensselaer
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city in Indiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Indiana
- County
- Jasper
- Townships
- Marion , Newton
- Platted
- June 12, 1839
- Incorporated
- December 8, 1858
- Named after
- James Van Rensselaer
- Mayor
- Jeff Phillips ( R )
- Total
- 6.73 sq mi (17.44 km )
- Land
- 6.73 sq mi (17.43 km )
- Water
- 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km )
- Elevation
- 659 ft (201 m)
- Density
- 852.1/sq mi (328.99/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 ( CDT )
- Fips code
- 18-63792
- Website
- cityofrensselaerin .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- county seat
- Official name
- Rensselaer
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Jasper County
- Population
- 5733
- Area
- 9.997535
- Elevation
- 201
- Time zone
- Central Time Zone
- Capital of
- Jasper County
- Official website
- cityofrensselaerin.com
- Image
- JCC Courthouse P2130082.jpg
- Households
- 2378
- Dialing code
- 219
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- Commons category
- Rensselaer, Indiana
- postal code
- 47978
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Rensselaer, Indiana
- inception
- 1839-06-12
- P8168
- Zvi Hirsch Chajes
- water as percent of area
- 1.554
- per capita income
- 23817
- date of incorporation
- 1858-12-08
- P12749
- student
Sources (9)
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Encyclopedic overview
Rensselaer is a city located along the Iroquois River in Marion Township, Jasper County, Indiana, United States. The population was 5,733 at the 2020 census, down slightly from 5,859 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Jasper County. Saint Joseph's College is located just south of the city limits.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rensselaer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.