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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.

Vanderburgh County, Indiana

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

County Seat: Evansville
Year Organized: 1818
Square Miles: 235

Court House:

825 Sycamore Street
County Courthouse
Evansville, IN 47708-1849

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for Henry W. Vanderburgh, a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Indiana Territory.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Vanderburgh County was organized February 1, 1818 from Gibson, Posey, and Warrick Counties. It was named for Capt. Henry Vanderburgh, Revolutionary War veteran and judge for the Indiana Territory.

Vanderburgh County is divided into 8 Civil Townships as follows: Armstrong, Center, German, Knight, Perry, Pigeon, Scott and Union.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 236 square miles (611 km²), of which 235 square miles (608 km²) is land and 1 square mile (3 km²) (0.49%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

North: Gibson County
Northeast: Warrick County
South: Henderson County, Ky.
West: Posey County

Cities and Towns:

- Armstrong	township
- Center	township
- Darmstadt	town	Incorporated Area
- Evansville (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- German	township
- Knight	township
- Perry	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."