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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.

Marion County, Indiana

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

County Seat: Indianapolis
Year Organized: 1821
Square Miles: 396

Court House:

2500 City-County Building
County Courthouse
Indianapolis, IN 46204-0000

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for Revolutionary War General Francis Marion

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Marion County was created by an act of the Legislature on December 31, 1821, and began its formal existence April 1, 1822. It is named for Francis Marion, a Brigadier General from South Carolina in the American Revolutionary War.

The state capitol was moved to Marion County in 1824 beginning a period of rapid growth in population

Marion County is divided into 9 Civil Townships as follows: Center, Decatur, Franklin, Lawrence, Perry, Pike, Warren, Washington and Wayne.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 403 square miles (1,044 km²), of which 396 square miles (1,026 km²) is land and 7 square miles (18 km²) (1.68%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

North: Hamilton County
East: Hancock County
Southeast: Shelby County
South: Johnson County
Southwest: Morgan County
West: Hendricks County
Northwest: Boone County

Cities and Towns:

- Beech Grove	city	Incorporated Area
- Center	township
- Clermont	town	Incorporated Area
- Crows Nest	town	Incorporated Area
- Cumberland	town	Incorporated Area
- Eagle Creek	township
- Homecroft	town	Incorporated Area
- Indianapolis (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Lawrence	city	Incorporated Area
- Meridian Hills	town	Incorporated Area
- North Crows Nest	town	Incorporated Area
- Perry	township
- Pike	township
- Rocky Ripple	town	Incorporated Area
- Southport	city	Incorporated Area
- Speedway	town	Incorporated Area
- Spring Hill	town	Incorporated Area
- Warren Park	town	Incorporated Area
- Wayne	township
- Williams Creek	town	Incorporated Area
- Wynnedale	town	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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County Resource Guide

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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