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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.

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Pulaski County, Indiana

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

County Seat: Winamac
Year Organized: 1835
Square Miles: 434
Court House:

112 E. Main
County Courthouse
Winamac, IN 46996-0000

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for Count Casimer Pulaski, who was killed in the Revolution War during the 1779 attack on Savannah.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Pulaski County began its official existence May 6, 1840. It was is named for Kazimierz Pułaski, an ally of the Americans during the Revolutionary War. He was killed in 1779 at the Siege of Savannah. An adjacent County, Jasper, was also named for a hero of Savannah.

Pulaski County is divided into 12 Civil Townships as follows: Beaver, Cass, Franklin, Harrison, Indian Creek, Jefferson, Monroe, Rich Grove, Salem, Tippecanoe, Van Buren and White Post.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 435 square miles (1,126 kmē), of which 434 square miles (1,123 kmē) is land and 1 square mile (2 kmē) (0.20%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

  • North: Starke County
  • Northeast: Marshall County
  • East: Fulton County
  • Southeast: Cass County
  • Southwest: White County
  • West: Jasper County

Cities and Towns:

- Beaver township
- Cass township
- Francesville town Incorporated Area
- Harrison township
- Indian Creek township
- Jefferson township
- Medaryville town Incorporated Area
- Monterey town Incorporated Area
- Rich Grove township
- White Post township
- Winamac (County Seat) 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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