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Indiana Counties

Indiana is divided into 92 counties. The oldest and newest counties in Indiana are Knox County (created 1790) and Newton County (created 1857).

The largest county is Allen (657 sq. mi.) and the smallest is Ohio (87 sq. mi.). According to the Indiana Constitution, no county may be created of less than 400 square miles, nor may any county smaller than this be further reduced in size.

Many Indiana counties are named for the US Founding Fathers and personalities of the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812 and Battle of Tippecanoe; early leaders of Indiana Territory and Indiana, as well as surrounding states like Michigan and Kentucky; plus Native American tribes and geographical features.
 

 

 

 
 

Allen County, Indiana

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

 

County Seat: Fort Wayne
Year Organized: 1823
Square Miles: 657
Court House:

1 East Main Street
City-County Courthouse
Fort Wayne, IN 46802-1809

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Allen County was formed April 1, 1824. The county is named for Colonel John Allen, an attorney and Kentucky state senator who was killed in the War of 1812 at River Raisin.

 

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

Allen County was formed April 1, 1824. The county is named for Colonel John Allen, an attorney and Kentucky state senator who was killed in the War of 1812. Fort Wayne, founded at the Maumee River, St. Joseph River, and St. Marys River, was chosen as the county seat in May 1824.

 

Allen County is divided into 20 Civil Townships as follows: Aboite, Adams, Cedar Creek, Eel River, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Madison, Marion, Maumee, Milan, Monroe, Perry, Pleasant, Scipio, Springfield, St. Joseph, Washington and Wayne.

 

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 660 square miles (1,710 kmē), of which 657 square miles (1,702 kmē) is land and 3 square miles (7 kmē) (0.43%) is water. It is the largest county in Indiana, land-wise, but ranks as a 'small county' in comparison with the western states.

 

Allen County is the largest county (by area) in the state of Indiana, United States. As of 2007, the population was 349,488. The county seat and largest city is Fort Wayne. Allen County is within a 250-mile (400 km) radius of 17 percent of the total United States population and within a day's drive of half of the nation's population, along with sitting nearly equidistant from Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, Detroit, and Indianapolis. Allen County's economy is based on insurance, manufacturing, healthcare, and agriculture.

 

Neighboring Counties:
  • North: DeKalb County
  • Northeast: Defiance County, Ohio
  • East: Paulding County, Ohio
  • Southeast: Van Wert County, Ohio; Adams County
  • Southwest: Wells County; Huntington County
  • West: Whitley County
  • Northwest: Noble County
Cities and Towns:
- Aboite township  
- Fort Wayne (County Seat) city Incorporated Area
- Grabill town Incorporated Area
- Huntertown town Incorporated Area
- Jackson township  
- Jefferson township  
- Lake township  
- Leo-Cedarville town Incorporated Area
- Maumee township  
- Monroeville town Incorporated Area
- New Haven city Incorporated Area
- Perry township  
- Pleasant township  
- Springfield township  
- St. Joseph township  
- St. Marys township  
- Wayne township  
- Woodburn city Incorporated Area
- Zanesville town Incorporated Area
County Resources:

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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of our country!"

But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.

Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally."

 

 

 

 

 
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