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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.

Madison County, Indiana

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

County Seat: Anderson
Year Organized: 1823
Square Miles: 452

Court House:

16 E. 9th Street
County Courthouse
Anderson, IN 46016-1598

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for James Madison who was the fourth President of the United States.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Madison County was formally organized July 1, 1823 It was named for James Madison, co-author of the Federalist Papers, and fourth President of the United States, from 1809 to 1817.

Madison County is divided into 14 Civil Townships as follows: Adams, Anderson, Boone, Duck Creek, Fall Creek, Green, Jackson, Lafayette, Monroe, Pipe Creek, Richland, Stoney Creek, Union and Van Buren.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 453 square miles (1,173 km²), of which 452 square miles (1,171 km²) is land and 1 square mile (2 km²) (0.17%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

North: Grant County
Northeast: Delaware County
Southeast: Henry County
South: Hancock County
Southwest: Hamilton County
Northwest: Tipton County

Cities and Towns:

- Alexandria	city	Incorporated Area
- Anderson (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Chesterfield	town	Incorporated Area
- Country Club Heights	town	Incorporated Area
- Duck Creek	township
- Elwood	city	Incorporated Area
- Fall Creek	township
- Frankton	town	Incorporated Area
- Ingalls	town	Incorporated Area
- Jackson	township
- Lapel	town	Incorporated Area
- Markleville	town	Incorporated Area
- Orestes	town	Incorporated Area
- Pendleton	town	Incorporated Area
- Pipe Creek	township
- River Forest	town	Incorporated Area
- Stony Creek	township
- Summitville	town	Incorporated Area
- Union	township
- Woodlawn Heights	town	Incorporated Area

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."