| Official Name: | Jalapa, Indiana |
| Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Jalapa |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Grant |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Pleasant |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.48 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.48 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 182 |
| Population Density Km2: | 122.79 |
| Coordinates: | 40.6278°N -85.7456°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 820 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 46952 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 18-37674[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2583457 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.57 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.57 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 318.18 |
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]
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.
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 7miles northwest of Marion, the Grant County seat.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Jalapa CDP has an area of 8.2sqkm, all of it land.[3]