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Indiana Counties
 Click Image to Enlarge Indiana CountiesIndiana 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. |
Starke County, IndianaStarke County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameAlthough Starke County is named in honor of Revolutionary War hero John Stark, it is presumed that a flourish at the end of his signature was mistakenly identified as the letter "e" and so, we have Starke County. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryStarke County was organized by an act of Legislature of January 15, 1844, but the organization was not made effective
until January 15, 1850. It was named for Gen. John Stark, who commanded New Hampshire troops at the Battle of Bunker
Hill in 1775 in the Revolutionary War and defeated the British at the Battle of Bennington in 1777.
GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 312 square miles (809 kmē), of which 309 square miles (801 kmē) is land and 3 square miles (8 kmē) (0.96%) is water. The northwestern boundary of Starke County is defined by the Kankakee River; the Yellow River, a tributary of the Kankakee, flows through the central part of the county, past Knox Neighboring Counties:
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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." |
