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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.

Wabash County, Indiana

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

County Seat: Wabash
Year Organized: 1832
Square Miles: 413

Court House:

1 W. Hill Street
County Courthouse
Wabash, IN 46992-3199

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for the Wabash River

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Wabash County was formally organized March 1, 1835. It had previously been a part of what is now Huntington County. It was named for the Wabash River.

The name "Wabash" is an English spelling of the French name for the river, "Ouabache." French traders named the river after the Miami Indian word for the river, "Wabashike" (prounounced "Wah-bah-she-keh"), the word for "pure white." Much of the river bottom is white limestone, now obscured by mud.

Wabash County is divided into 7 Civil Townships as follows: Chester, Lagro, Liberty, Noble, Paw Paw, Pleasant and Waltz.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 421 square miles (1,091 km²), of which 413 square miles (1,070 km²) is land and 8 square miles (20 km²) (1.88%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

North: Kosciusko County
Northeast: Whitley County
East: Huntington County
Southeast: Grant County
Southwest: Miami County
Northwest: Fulton County

Cities and Towns:

- La Fontaine	town	Incorporated Area
- Lagro	town	Incorporated Area
- North Manchester	town	Incorporated Area
- Paw Paw	township
- Pleasant	township
- Roann	town	Incorporated Area
- Wabash (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Waltz	township

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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."