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Indiana Counties

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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.

Knox County, Indiana

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

County Seat: Vincennes
Year Organized: 1790
Square Miles: 516

Court House:

101 N 7th Street
County Courthouse
Vincennes, IN 47591-2022

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for Gen. Henry Knox, first Secretary of War (first county)

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Knox County was organized by Secretary of the Northwest Territory Winthrop Sargent June 20, 1790, when Michigan and Illinois were withdrawn from the Northwest Territory making it the oldest Indiana county. It was named for Major General Henry Knox, U.S. Secretary of War.

Knox County was one of the original counties of the Northwest Territory and was created prior to the formation of the Indiana Territory. When it was created, Knox County extended to Canada and encompassed all or part of the present states of Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, and Ohio. When the Illinois Territory was formed in 1809, the portions of Knox County beyond the Wabash River became a part of Illinois.

Many of Knox Country townships and lots were surveyed with the French system, which goes towards non-cardinal compass points. Knox is the only other Indiana county besides Clark County that was laid out in this fashion

Knox County is divided into 10 Civil Townships as follows: Busseron, Decker, Harrison, Johnson, Palmyra, Steen, Vigo, Vincennes, Washington and Widner.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 524 square miles (1,357 km²), of which 516 square miles (1,336 km²) is land and 8 square miles (21 km²) (1.57%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

North: Sullivan County
Northeast: Greene County
East: Daviess County
Southeast: Pike County
Southwest: Gibson County; Wabash County, Ill.
West: Lawrence County, Ill.
Northwest: Crawford County, Ill.

Cities and Towns:

- Bicknell	city	Incorporated Area
- Bruceville	town	Incorporated Area
- Busseron	township
- Decker	town	Incorporated Area
- Edwardsport	town	Incorporated Area
- Harrison	township
- Johnson	township
- Monroe City	town	Incorporated Area
- Oaktown	town	Incorporated Area
- Sandborn	town	Incorporated Area
- Steen	township
- Vigo	township
- Vincennes (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Wheatland	town	Incorporated Area
- Widner	township

County Resources:

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County Resources

The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of this 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."