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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.

Perry County, Indiana

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

County Seat: Tell City
Year Organized: 1814
Square Miles: 381

Court House:

2219 Payne Street
County Courthouse
Tell City, IN 47586-2844

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for War of 1812 hero Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Perry County was organized November 1, 1814. It was named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry who defeated the British squadron in the decisive Battle of Lake Erie in 1813. Perry County was the last county to be created before the Territory of Indiana applied to Congress for an enabling act.

Perry County is divided into 7 Civil Townships as follows: Anderson, Clark, Leopold, Oil, Tobin, Troy and Union.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 386 square miles (1,001 km²), of which 381 square miles (988 km²) is land and 5 square miles (13 km²) (1.28%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

Northeast: Crawford County
Southeast: Meade County, Ky.; Breckinridge County, Ky.
Southwest: Hancock County, Ky.
West: Spencer County
Northwest: Dubois County

Cities and Towns:

- Cannelton	city	Incorporated Area
- Clark	township
- Leopold	township
- Mount Pleasant	township
- Oil	township
- Tell City (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Tobin	township
- Union	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."