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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.
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Montgomery County, Indiana

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

County Seat: Crawfordsville
Year Organized: 1823
Square Miles: 505
Court House:

P.O. Box 768
County Courthouse
Crawfordsville, IN 47933-0768

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for Revolutionary War Major General Richard Montgomery.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Montgomery County began its official existence March 1, 1823. It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada, in the Battle of Quebec

The first county election was held in Mar 1823. 61 people voted in that first election. The first three county commissioners were elected -- William Offield, James Blevins and John McCollough -- who then ordered that the first jail and courthouse be built.

Montgomery County is divided into 11 Civil Townships as follows: Brown, Clark, Coal Creek, Franklin, Madison, Ripley, Scott, Sugar Creek, Union, Walnut and Wayne

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 505 square miles (1,309 kmē), of which 505 square miles (1,307 kmē) is land and 1 square mile (2 kmē) (0.16%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

  • North: Tippecanoe County
  • Northeast: Clinton County
  • East: Boone County
  • Southeast: Hendricks County
  • South: Putnam County
  • Southwest: Parke County
  • Northwest: Fountain County

Cities and Towns:

- Alamo town Incorporated Area
- Brown township
- Clark township
- Coal Creek township
- Crawfordsville (County Seat) city Incorporated Area
- Darlington town Incorporated Area
- Ladoga town Incorporated Area
- Linden town Incorporated Area
- New Market town Incorporated Area
- New Richmond town Incorporated Area
- New Ross town Incorporated Area
- Ripley township
- Sugar Creek township
- Union township
- Walnut township
- Waveland town Incorporated Area
- Wayne township
- Waynetown town Incorporated Area
- Wingate town Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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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."
 
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