Jay County can be found on northwestern corner of Indiana’s border with Ohio covering 485 square miles across its length and breadth with a total population that clocks in at 20 948 people according to 2019 estimates put out by the United States Census Bureau (USCB). Portland serves as its county seat while other significant towns are Redkey Pennville Salamonia Bryant Dunkirk Dunkirk Lake Wabash & Geneva etc... Farming activities dominate economic growth within Jay’s confines but small-scale manufacturing activities do find their way into day-to-day life for some communities within Jay’s boundaries too making some impact therein albeit small scale yet measurable enough..