Dubois County, Indiana

Dubois County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Jasper
Year Organized: 1817
Square Miles: 430

Court House:

1 Courthouse Square
County Courthouse
Jasper, IN 47546-3032

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for Captain Toussaint DuBois who served as head of the guards and spies in the Tippecanoe Campaign under General William Henry Harrison.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

Dubois County was organized by Legislative act December 18, 1817, which became effective February 1, 1818. It is named for Toussaint Dubois, a Frenchman who fought in the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Tippecanoe and the War of 1812. DuBois was a merchant who lived mainly in Vincennes. He drowned in 1816 while crossing the Little Wabash River near Lawrenceville, Illinois.

Dubois County switched to the Central Time Zone on April 2, 2006, and returned to the Eastern Time Zone on November 4, 2007; both changes were controversial.

The original county seat was Portersville. In 1830 the county seat was moved south to Jasper.

Dubois County is divided into 12 Civil Townships as follows: Bainbridge, Boone, Cass, Columbia, Ferdinand, Hall, Harbison, Jackson, Jefferson, Madison, Marion and Patoka.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 435 square miles (1,127 km²), of which 430 square miles (1,114 km²) is land and 5 square miles (13 km²) (1.18%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

North: Martin County
Northeast: Orange County
East: Crawford County
Southeast: Perry County
Southwest: Spencer County; Warrick County
West: Pike County
Northwest: Daviess County

Cities and Towns:

- Birdseye	town	Incorporated Area
- Boone	township
- Cass	township
- Columbia	township
- Ferdinand	town	Incorporated Area
- Hall	township
- Harbison	township
- Holland	town	Incorporated Area
- Huntingburg	city	Incorporated Area
- Jackson	township
- Jasper (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Jefferson	township

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