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{{Short description|None}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Use American English|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox subdivision type | name = Counties of Indiana | map = {{Indiana County Labelled Map}} | territory = [[State of Indiana]] | current_number = 92 | population_range = 5,996 ([[Ohio County, Indiana|Ohio]]) – 981,628 ([[Marion County, Indiana|Marion]]) | area_range = {{Convert|86|sqmi}} ([[Ohio County, Indiana|Ohio]]) – {{Convert|657|sqmi}} ([[Allen County, Indiana|Allen]]) | government = [[County government]] | subdivision = [[List of Indiana townships|1,008 Townships]] }} There are 92 [[County (United States)|counties]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]]. Each county serves as the local level of government within its borders. Although Indiana was organized into the United States since the [[Northwest Ordinance]] in 1787, its land was not always available for settlement. The [[Vincennes Tract]], [[Clark's Grant]] and an area known as "[[Dearborn County|The Gore]]" in southeastern Indiana (resulting from the [[Treaty of Greenville]] 1795) existed during the [[Northwest Territory]]. The remainder of Indiana land was acquired by [[Indian Removal Act]] and [[Indian removals in Indiana|purchases by treaty between 1804 and 1840]]. The largest purchase (called "Delaware New Purchase" or just "New Purchase") resulted from the [[Treaty of St. Mary's (1818)]] which acquired about 1/3 of the state in the central portion. All or most of 35 counties were eventually carved from the area. The oldest counties are generally in the south near the [[Ohio River]], whereas newer ones were in the north in territory acquired later. Many of the final counties were formed subsequent to the acquisition and break up of the [[Big Miami Reserve]] (encompassing present day Howard County and parts of surrounding counties) between 1834 and 1840. The oldest and newest counties in Indiana are [[Knox County, Indiana|Knox County]], created in 1790, and [[Newton County, Indiana|Newton County]], created in 1859.<ref>though Newton County was first formed in 1835</ref> As of the 2024 [[United States Census|Census]] estimates, the population of Indiana was 6,924,275, the average population of Indiana's 92 counties is 75,264, with [[Marion County, Indiana|Marion County]] as the most populous (981,628), and [[Ohio County, Indiana|Ohio County]] (5,996) the least. 54 counties have 30,000 or more people; 17 counties have populations exceeding 100,000, five of which exceed 250,000; and only six counties have fewer than 10,000 people. The average land area is {{convert|396|mi2|km2}}.<ref name="StatsIndiana">{{cite web|url=http://www.stats.indiana.edu/population/popTotals/2017_cntyest.asp|title=Population Estimates for Indiana Counties, 2010-2017|publisher=StatsIndiana|access-date=June 1, 2018}}</ref> The largest county is [[Allen County, Indiana|Allen]] (657 sq. mi., 1,702 km<sup>2</sup>) and the smallest is Ohio (86 sq. mi., 223 km<sup>2</sup>).<ref name="NACO">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|title=NACo - Find a county|author=National Association of Counties|access-date=June 1, 2014}}</ref> According to the [[Constitution of Indiana]], no county may be created of less than {{convert|400|sqmi|km2}}, nor may any county smaller than this be further reduced in size, which precludes any new counties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/const/art15.html|title=IN Const. art. XV, § 7 - Constitution of the State of Indiana, as amended|year=1851|publisher=Indiana Legislature|access-date=December 28, 2008}}</ref> [[Government of Indiana#County government|County government]] in Indiana consists of two bodies, the county council and the commissioners. Many Indiana counties are named for [[United States]] [[Founding Fathers of the United States|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 Americans in the United States|Native American]] tribes and geographical features. The [[Federal Information Processing Standard]] (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify states and counties, is provided with each entry. Indiana's code is 18, which when combined with any county code would be written as 18XXX. The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip6-4.htm|title=FIPS Publication 6-4|publisher=National Institute of Standards and Technology|access-date=April 11, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929074056/http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip6-4.htm|archive-date=September 29, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> In Indiana, the most commonly seen number associated with counties is the state county code, which is a sequential number based on the alphabetical order of the county. It has been used on automobile license plates since 1963. It first held a prominent place on the left side of the plates as part of the license plate number until the year 2008 when it was moved above the serial number and 2012 when it was moved to the lower right corner. On license plates, county codes 93, 95, and 97-99 were also used for Marion County in addition to 49. 94 and 96 were used for Lake County in addition to 45. These additional numbers ceased to be used as of 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.15q.net/in.html|title=Indiana License Plates, 1969-Present|date=February 28, 2016}}</ref> In addition these codes are also used by [[Indiana Department of Transportation|INDOT]] for structure IDs on objects such as bridges and overpasses.__NOTOC__ ==Counties== {{Countytabletop | region_width = | fips_ref = <ref name="FIPS">{{cite web |url=http://www.epa.gov/enviro/county-fips-code-listing-state-indiana |title=EPA County FIPS Code Listing |work=EPA.gov |access-date=February 23, 2008}}</ref> | region_seat_title = [[County seat]] | region_seat_width = | region_seat_ref = <ref name="NACO"/><ref name="IHB">{{cite web|url=http://www.in.gov/history/2911.htm|title=Origin of Indiana County Names|publisher=Indiana Historical Bureau|access-date=January 4, 2009}}</ref> | data2_title = {{abbr|Est.|Established}} | data2_width = | data2_ref = <ref name="NACO"/><ref name="IHB"/> | data3_title = Origin | data3_width = | data3_ref = | data4_title = Etymology | data4_width = | data4_ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.in.gov/history/2911.htm|title=Origin of Indiana County Names|date=January 4, 2009}}</ref> | data4_unsortable = yes | data5_title = BMV Number | data5_ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bmv.in.gov/|title=Indiana BMV website|date=February 28, 2016}}</ref> | population_ref = <ref name="2024CensusEstimate">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/IN/PST045219|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Indiana|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=March 15, 2025}}</ref> | area_ref = <small></small><!--BE CERTAIN ANY CHANGES TO THIS FIELD REFLECTS ONLY 'LAND AREA', NOT 'TOTAL AREA' WHICH INCLUDES 'WATER AREA' --><ref name="NACO"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-context=gct&-ds_name=DEC_2000_PL_U&-CONTEXT=gct&-mt_name=DEC_2000_PL_U_GCTPL_ST2&-tree_id=400&-redoLog=true&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=04000US18&-format=ST-2&-_lang=en|title=Indiana -- County|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=January 4, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200210223924/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-context=gct&-ds_name=DEC_2000_PL_U&-CONTEXT=gct&-mt_name=DEC_2000_PL_U_GCTPL_ST2&-tree_id=400&-redoLog=true&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=04000US18&-format=ST-2&-_lang=en|archive-date=February 10, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> }} {{Countyrow|Name=Adams|N=18|Num=001|Seat=Decatur|Data2={{dts|1836|2|7|abbr=on}}|Data3=Adams [[New Purchase (1818)|New Purchase]] |Data4=U.S. President [[John Quincy Adams]] |Data5=1|Population=36584|Area=339 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Allen|N=18|Num=003|Seat=Fort Wayne|Data2={{dts|1823|12|12|abbr=on}} |Data3=Delaware New Purchase |Data4=Col. [[John Allen (soldier)|John Allen]], [[Kentucky]] state senator<ref name = Tippecanoe>Fought in the [[Battle of Tippecanoe]]</ref>|Data5=2|Population=399295|Area=657 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Bartholomew|N=18|Num=005|Seat=Columbus|Data2={{dts|1821|1|8|abbr=on}} |Data3=Jackson County and Delaware New Purchases |Data4=[[Lt. Col. Joseph Bartholomew]], a hero of the [[Battle of Tippecanoe]]<ref name = Tippecanoe/>|Data5=3|Population=84741|Area=407 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Benton|N=18|Num=007|Seat=Fowler|Data2={{dts|1840|2|18|abbr=on}} |Data3=[[Jasper County, Indiana|Jasper County]] |Data4=[[Thomas Hart Benton (senator)|Thomas H. Benton]], [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Missouri]]|Data5=4|Population=8853|Area=406 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Blackford|N=18|Num=009|Seat=Hartford City|Data2={{dts|1838|2|15|abbr=on}} |Data3=[[Jay County, Indiana|Jay County]] |Data4=Judge [[Isaac Blackford]], Speaker of the [[Indiana House of Representatives]] and Chief Justice of the [[Indiana Supreme Court]] |Data5=5|Population=11816|Area=165 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Boone|N=18|Num=011|Seat=Lebanon|Data2={{dts|1830|1|29|abbr=on}} |Data3=[[Treaty of St. Mary's|Adams]] and [[Treaty of Mississinwas|Wabash]] New Purchases |Data4=Frontiersman [[Daniel Boone]] |Data5=6|Population=78773|Area=423 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Brown|N=18|Num=013|Seat=Nashville|Data2={{dts|1836|2|3|abbr=on}} |Data3=[[Bartholomew County, Indiana|Bartholomew County]] <br /> [[Jackson County, Indiana|Jackson County]] <br /> [[Monroe County, Indiana|Monroe County]] |Data4=[[General]] [[Jacob Brown (general)|Jacob Brown]], hero of the [[War of 1812]]<ref name = Tippecanoe/>|Data5=7|Population=15650|Area=312 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Carroll|N=18|Num=015|Seat=Delphi|Data2={{dts|1828|1|17|abbr=on}} |Data3=[[Treaty of St. Mary's|Adams]] and [[Treaty of Mississinwas|Wabash]] New Purchases|Data4=[[Charles Carroll of Carrollton|Charles Carroll]], signer of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] |Data5=8|Population=20747|Area=372 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Cass|N=18|Num=017|Seat=Logansport|Data2={{dts|1828|12|18|abbr=on}} |Data3=Non-county Area |Data4=Gen. [[Lewis Cass]], Governor of [[Michigan Territory]] and [[U.S. Secretary of State]] |Data5=9|Population=37559|Area=412 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Clark|N=18|Num=019|Seat=Jeffersonville|Data2={{dts|1801|2|3|abbr=on}} |Data3=[[Knox County, Indiana|Knox County]] |Data4=General [[George Rogers Clark]], [[American Revolutionary War]] hero |Data5=10|Population=127479|Area=373 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Clay|N=18|Num=021|Seat=Brazil|Data2={{dts|1825|2|12|abbr=on}} |Data3=[[Owen County, Indiana|Owen County]] <br /> [[Putnam County, Indiana|Putnam County]] <br /> [[Sullivan County, Indiana|Sullivan County]] <br /> [[Vigo County, Indiana|Vigo County]] |Data4=[[U.S. Speaker of the House]] [[Henry Clay]] |Data5=11|Population=26424|Area=358 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Clinton|N=18|Num=023|Seat=Frankfort|Data2={{dts|1830|1|29|abbr=on}} |Data3=[[Adams–Onís Treaty|Adams]] and [[Treaty of Mississinewas|Wabash]] New Purchases |Data4=[[DeWitt Clinton]], Governor of [[New York (state)|New York]] |Data5=12|Population=32895|Area=405 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Crawford|N=18|Num=025|Seat=English|Data2={{dts|1818|1|29|abbr=on}} |Data3=[[Orange County, Indiana|Orange County]] <br /> [[Harrison County, Indiana|Harrison County]] <br /> [[Perry County, Indiana|Perry County]] |Data4=Col. [[William Crawford (soldier)|William Crawford]], surveyor of the Midwest and hero of the [[Indian Wars]]|Data5=13|Population=10523|Area=306 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Daviess|N=18|Num=027|Seat=Washington|Data2={{dts|1818|2|2|abbr=on}} |Data3=[[Knox County, Indiana|Knox County]] |Data4=Col. [[Joseph Hamilton Daveiss]],<ref name = Tippecanoe/> hero of the [[Battle of Tippecanoe]] |Data5=14|Population=34097|Area=429 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Dearborn|N=18|Num=029|Seat=Lawrenceburg|Data2={{dts|1803|3|7|abbr=on}} |Data3=[[Clark County, Indiana|Clark County, IN]]; [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Hamilton County, OH]] |Data4=[[U.S. Secretary of War]] [[Henry Dearborn]] |Data5=15|Population=51435|Area=305 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Decatur|N=18|Num=031|Seat=Greensburg|Data2={{dts|1821|12|12|abbr=on}} |Data3=Delaware New Purchase |Data4=Commodore [[Stephen Decatur]], hero of the [[War of 1812]] |Data5=16|Population=26421|Area=373 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=DeKalb|N=18|Num=033|Seat=Auburn|Data2={{dts|1835|2|7|abbr=on}} |Data3=Non-county Area |Data4=[[Johann de Kalb]], German noble who trained colonial soldiers for the [[American Revolutionary War]]|Data5=17|Population=44330|Area=363 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Delaware|N=18|Num=035|Seat=Muncie|Data2={{dts|1827|1|26|abbr=on}}<ref>Delaware County was originally formed on January 1, 1820, but for lack of population it was dissolved shortly thereafter. (Funk, p. 192)</ref> |Data3=Delaware New Purchase |Data4=[[Delaware (tribe)|Delaware]] Native American people |Data5=18|Population=112951|Area=392 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Dubois|N=18|Num=037|Seat=Jasper|Data2={{dts|1817|12|20|abbr=on}} |Data3=[[Perry County, Indiana|Perry County]] <br /> [[Pike County, Indiana|Pike County]] |Data4=[[Toussaint Dubois]],<ref name = Tippecanoe/> hero of the [[Battle of Tippecanoe]] |Data5=19|Population=43629|Area=427 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Elkhart|N=18|Num=039|Seat=Goshen|Data2={{dts|1830|1|29|abbr=on}} |Data3=Non-county Area |Data4=Disputed, but possibly the Elkhart [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] people |Data5=20|Population=207436|Area=463 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Fayette|N=18|Num=041|Seat=Connersville|Data2={{dts|1818|1|29|abbr=on}} |Data3=[[Franklin County, Indiana|Franklin]] [[Wayne County, Indiana|Wayne County]] and Non-county Area |Data4=[[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette|Marquis de la Fayette]], French noble who trained colonial soldiers in the [[American Revolutionary War]] |Data5=21|Population=23335|Area=215 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Floyd|N=18|Num=043|Seat=New Albany|Data2={{dts|1819|1|2|abbr=on}} |Data3=[[Clark County, Indiana|Clark]] and [[Harrison County, Indiana|Harrison]] Counties |Data4=Either [[John Floyd (Virginia politician)|John Floyd]], a [[War of 1812]] hero and [[Governor of Virginia]], or early settler and state legislator [[Davis Floyd]]<ref name=Tippecanoe/> |Data5=22|Population=81931|Area=148 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Fountain|N=18|Num=045|Seat=Covington|Data2={{dts|1825|12|20|abbr=on}} |Data3=[[Montgomery County, Indiana|Montgomery County]] and [[Treaty of Mississinewas|Wabash New Purchase]] |Data4=Major [[James Fontaine]], a hero of the [[American Revolutionary War]] |Data5=23|Population=16833|Area=396 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Franklin|N=18|Num=047|Seat=Brookville|Data2={{dts|1811|2|1|abbr=on}} |Data3=[[Clark County, Indiana|Clark County]] <br /> [[Dearborn County, Indiana|Dearborn County]] <br /> [[Knox County, Indiana|Knox County]] |Data4=Writer, orator, scholar, and founding father [[Benjamin Franklin]] |Data5=24|Population=23136|Area=384 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Fulton|N=18|Num=049|Seat=Rochester|Data2={{dts|1836|2|7|abbr=on}} |Data3=Non-county Area |Data4=[[Robert Fulton]], developer of the [[steamboat]] |Data5=25|Population=20004|Area=368 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Gibson|N=18|Num=051|Seat=Princeton|Data2={{dts|1813|4|1|abbr=on}} |Data3=[[Knox County, Indiana|Knox County]] |Data4=[[John Gibson (Indiana)|John Gibson]], secretary of the [[Indiana Territory]]<ref name = Tippecanoe/> |Data5=26|Population=33038|Area=487 <!--BE CERTAIN ANY CHANGES TO THIS FIELD REFLECTS ONLY 'LAND AREA', NOT 'TOTAL AREA' WHICH INCLUDES 'WATER AREA' -->|Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Grant|N=18|Num=053|Seat=Marion|Data2={{dts|1831|2|10|abbr=on}} |Data3=Madison County, [[New Purchase (1818)|New Purchase]] and un-organized |Data4=Captains Samuel and Moses Grant, former American soldiers and early settlers |Data5=27|Population=66458|Area=414 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Greene|N=18|Num=055|Seat=Bloomfield|Data2={{dts|1821|1|5|abbr=on}} |Data3=[[Sullivan County, Indiana|Sullivan County]] <br /> Non-county Area |Data4=Gen. [[Nathanael Greene]], hero of the [[American Revolutionary War]] |Data5=28|Population=31219|Area=543 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Hamilton|N=18|Num=057|Seat=Noblesville|Data2={{dts|1823|1|8|abbr=on}} |Data3=Delaware New Purchase |Data4=[[Alexander Hamilton]], first [[Secretary of the Treasury]] and founding father |Data5=29|Population=379704|Area=394 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Hancock|N=18|Num=059|Seat=Greenfield|Data2={{dts|1828|3|1|abbr=on}} |Data3=Madison County |Data4=[[John Hancock]], first signer of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]]|Data5=30|Population=88810|Area=306 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Harrison|N=18|Num=061|Seat=Corydon|Data2={{dts|1808|12|1|abbr=on}} |Data3=Clark and Knox County |Data4=[[William Henry Harrison]], governor of [[Indiana Territory]] and [[U.S. President]] |Data5=31|Population=39978|Area=485 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Hendricks|N=18|Num=063|Seat=Danville|Data2={{dts|1823|12|20|abbr=on}}<ref>[http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/inauthors/view?docId=VAC1000&brand=ia-books Hadley, John V. ''History of Hendricks County, Indiana . .'' BF Brown Co., Indianapolis. p. 8 (1914)]</ref> |Data3=Delaware and [[Treaty of Mississinewas|Wabash New Purchase]] |Data4=[[Governor of Indiana]] [[William Hendricks]]<ref name = Tippecanoe/> |Data5=32|Population=190629|Area=407 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Henry|N=18|Num=065|Seat=New Castle|Data2={{dts|1821|12|31|abbr=on}} |Data3=Delaware New Purchase |Data4=[[Patrick Henry]], attorney, orator, and founding father |Data5=33|Population=49081|Area=392 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Howard|N=18|Num=067|Seat=Kokomo|Data2={{dts|1844|1|15|abbr=on}}<ref>Originally named Richardville County for Chief Richardville, but renamed in 1872 (Funk, p. 193)</ref> |Data3=un-organized|Data4=Gen. [[Tilghman Howard]], a U.S. Representative from Indiana |Data5=34|Population=84082|Area=293 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Huntington|N=18|Num=069|Seat=Huntington|Data2={{dts|1832|2|2|abbr=on}} |Data3=[[Adams–Onís Treaty|Adams New Purchase]] and un-organized |Data4=[[Samuel Huntington (statesman)|Samuel Huntington]], signer the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] |Data5=35|Population=36944|Area=383 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Jackson|N=18|Num=071|Seat=Brownstown|Data2={{dts|1816|1|1|abbr=on}} |Data3=Clark, Jefferson and Washington |Data4=U.S. President [[Andrew Jackson]] |Data5=36|Population=47420|Area=509 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Jasper|N=18|Num=073|Seat=Rensselaer|Data2={{dts|1835|2|7|abbr=on}} |Data3=[[Treaty of Mississinewas|Wabash New Purchase]] |Data4=Sgt. [[William Jasper]], hero of the [[American Revolutionary War]] |Data5=37|Population=33387|Area=560 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Jay|N=18|Num=075|Seat=Portland|Data2={{dts|1835|2|7|abbr=on}} |Data3=[[Adams–Onís Treaty|Adams New Purchase]] |Data4=[[John Jay]], first Chief Justice of the [[United States Supreme Court]] |Data5=38|Population=20164|Area=384 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Jefferson|N=18|Num=077|Seat=Madison|Data2={{dts|1810|11|23|abbr=on}} |Data3=Clark, Dearborn and Knox County |Data4=U.S. President [[Thomas Jefferson]] |Data5=39|Population=32921|Area=361 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Jennings|N=18|Num=079|Seat=Vernon|Data2={{dts|1816|12|27|abbr=on}} |Data3=Jackson and Jefferson Counties |Data4=[[Jonathan Jennings]], first [[Governor of Indiana]] |Data5=40|Population=27634|Area=377 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Johnson|N=18|Num=081|Seat=Franklin|Data2={{dts|1823|12|31|abbr=on}} |Data3=Delaware New Purchase |Data4=John Johnson, first Chief Justice of the [[Indiana Supreme Court]] |Data5=41|Population=170614|Area=320 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Knox|N=18|Num=083|Seat=Vincennes|Data2={{dts|1790|6|6|abbr=on}} |Data3=Original County |Data4=[[U.S. Secretary of War]] [[Henry Knox]] |Data5=42|Population=35872|Area=516 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Kosciusko|N=18|Num=085|Seat=Warsaw|Data2={{dts|1835|2|7|abbr=on}} |Data3=un-organized |Data4=[[Tadeusz Kościuszko]], Polish-born hero of the [[American Revolutionary War]]|Data5=43|Population=80669|Area=531 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=LaGrange|N=18|Num=087|Seat=LaGrange|Data2={{dts|1832|2|2|abbr=on}} |Data3=un-organized |Data4=The ancestral estate of the [[Marquis de la Fayette]], the French-born hero of the [[American Revolutionary War]] |Data5=44|Population=41122 |Area=380 |Size=70px |Map=Map of Indiana highlighting LaGrange County.svg}} {{Countyrow|Name=Lake|N=18|Num=089|Seat=Crown Point|Data2={{dts|1837|1|28|abbr=on}} |Data3=Newton and Porter Counties |Data4=Its location on [[Lake Michigan]] |Data5=45, 94, 96|Population=502955|Area=499 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=LaPorte|N=18|Num=091|Seat=LaPorte|Data2={{dts|1832|1|29|abbr=on}} |Data3=St. Joseph and un-organized |Data4=Means ''the door'' in [[French language|French]], which refers to the city of LaPorte |Data5=46|Population=111348|Area=598 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Lawrence|N=18|Num=093|Seat=Bedford|Data2={{dts|1818|1|7|abbr=on}} |Data3=Orange |Data4=Capt. [[James Lawrence]],<ref name = Tippecanoe/> hero of the [[War of 1812]] |Data5=47|Population=45192|Area=449 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Madison|N=18|Num=095|Seat=Anderson|Data2={{dts|1823|1|4|abbr=on}} |Data3=Delaware New Purchase |Data4=U.S. President [[James Madison]] |Data5=48|Population=134222|Area=452 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Marion|N=18|Num=097|Seat=Indianapolis|Data2={{dts|1821|12|31|abbr=on}} |Data3=Delaware New Purchase |Data4=Gen. [[Francis Marion]], [[American Revolutionary War]] hero |Data5=49, 93, 95, 97, 98, 99|Population=981628|Area=396 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Marshall|N=18|Num=099|Seat=Plymouth|Data2={{dts|1835|2|7|abbr=on}} |Data3=St. Joseph County |Data4=[[U.S. Chief Justice]] [[John Marshall]] |Data5=50|Population=46464|Area=444 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Martin|N=18|Num=101|Seat=Shoals|Data2={{dts|1820|1|17|abbr=on}} |Data3=Daviess and Dubois Counties |Data4=Major John T. Martin, hero of the [[War of 1812]] |Data5=51|Population=9864|Area=336 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Miami|N=18|Num=103|Seat=Peru|Data2={{dts|1833|1|30|abbr=on}} |Data3=Cass County and un-organized |Data4=[[Miami tribe|Miami]] Native American people |Data5=52|Population=35613|Area=374 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Monroe|N=18|Num=105|Seat=Bloomington|Data2={{dts|1818|1|14|abbr=on}} |Data3=Orange County |Data4=U.S. President [[James Monroe]] |Data5=53|Population=140702|Area=395 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Montgomery|N=18|Num=107|Seat=Crawfordsville|Data2={{dts|1822|12|21|abbr=on}} |Data3=[[Treaty of Mississinewas|Wabash New Purchase]] |Data4=Gen. [[Richard Montgomery]], hero of the [[American Revolutionary War]] |Data5=54|Population=38633|Area=505 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Morgan|N=18|Num=109|Seat=Martinsville|Data2={{dts|1822|12|31|abbr=on}} |Data3=Delaware and Wabash New Purchase |Data4=Gen. [[Daniel Morgan]], hero of the [[American Revolutionary War]] |Data5=55|Population=73825|Area=404 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Newton|N=18|Num=111|Seat=Kentland|Data2={{dts|1859|12|8|abbr=on}}<ref>Originally organized February 7, 1835, but merged with Jasper County in 1839 and recreated later. (Funk, p. 193)</ref> |Data3=Jasper County |Data4=Sgt. [[John Newton (soldier)|John Newton]], hero of the [[American Revolutionary War]] |Data5=56|Population=14131|Area=402 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Noble|N=18|Num=113|Seat=Albion|Data2={{dts|1835|2|7|abbr=on}} |Data3=un-organized |Data4=[[U.S. Senator]] [[James Noble (senator)|James Noble]] or [[Governor of Indiana]] [[Noah Noble]], brothers|Data5=57|Population=47811|Area=411 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Ohio|N=18|Num=115|Seat=Rising Sun|Data2={{dts|1844|1|4|abbr=on}} |Data3=Dearborn County |Data4=The [[Ohio River]] forms its east boundary |Data5=58|Population=5996|Area=86 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Orange|N=18|Num=117|Seat=Paoli|Data2={{dts|1816|2|1|abbr=on}} |Data3=Gibson, Knox and Washington |Data4=[[Orange County, North Carolina]], in turn named for the [[Dutch Reformed Church|Dutch Protestant]] [[Prince of Orange|House of Orange]] |Data5=59|Population=19824|Area=398 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Owen|N=18|Num=119|Seat=Spencer|Data2={{dts|1818|12|21|abbr=on}} |Data3=Daviess and Sullivan County |Data4=[[Abraham Owen]],<ref name = Tippecanoe/> hero of the [[Battle of Tippecanoe]] |Data5=60|Population=21851|Area=385 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Parke|N=18|Num=121|Seat=Rockville|Data2={{dts|1821|1|9|abbr=on}} |Data3=Vigo County |Data4=[[Benjamin Parke]], a delegate of [[Indiana Territory]] to the [[Congress of the United States|U.S. Congress]]<ref name = Tippecanoe/>|Data5=61|Population=16508|Area=445 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Perry|N=18|Num=123|Seat=Tell City|Data2={{dts|1814|11|1|abbr=on}} |Data3=Gibson and Warrick Counties |Data4=Commodore [[Oliver Hazard Perry]], hero of the [[War of 1812]] |Data5=62|Population=19320|Area=382 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Pike|N=18|Num=125|Seat=Petersburg|Data2={{dts|1816|12|21|abbr=on}} |Data3=Gibson and Perry County |Data4=[[Zebulon M. Pike]], explorer of the [[American West]] |Data5=63|Population=12116|Area=334 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Porter|N=18|Num=127|Seat=Valparaiso|Data2={{dts|1835|2|7|abbr=on}} |Data3=un-organized |Data4=Capt. [[David Porter (naval officer)|David Porter]], hero of the [[War of 1812]] |Data5=64|Population=175860|Area=418 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Posey|N=18|Num=129|Seat=Mount Vernon|Data2={{dts|1814|11|11|abbr=on}} |Data3= [[Gibson County, Indiana|Gibson County]] [[Warrick County, Indiana|Warrick County]] |Data4=[[Thomas Posey]], governor of [[Indiana Territory]] |Data5=65|Population=25067|Area=410 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Pulaski|N=18|Num=131|Seat=Winamac|Data2={{dts|1835|2|7|abbr=on}} |Data3=un-organized |Data4=[[Kazimierz Pułaski]], Polish-born noble who led the colonial cavalry in the [[American Revolutionary War]] |Data5=66|Population=12421|Area=434 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Putnam|N=18|Num=133|Seat=Greencastle|Data2={{dts|1821|12|21|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ingenweb.org/inputnam/an-early-history.html|publisher=The USGenWeb Project|title=Welcome to Putnam County, Indiana/History]|date=1910|access-date=4 October 2020}}</ref>|Data3=Vigo, Owen counties|Data4=Gen. [[Israel Putnam]], hero of the [[American Revolutionary War]] |Data5=67|Population=37804|Area=481 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Randolph|N=18|Num=135|Seat=Winchester|Data2={{dts|1818|1|10|abbr=on}} |Data3=Wayne County |Data4=[[Randolph County, North Carolina]], which is named for first [[President of the Continental Congress]] [[Peyton Randolph]] |Data5=68|Population=24337|Area=452 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Ripley|N=18|Num=137|Seat=Versailles|Data2={{dts|1816|12|27|abbr=on}} |Data3=Dearborn and Jefferson County |Data4=Gen. [[Eleazer Wheelock Ripley]], hero of the [[War of 1812]] |Data5=69|Population=29214|Area=446 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Rush|N=18|Num=139|Seat=Rushville|Data2={{dts|1821|12|31|abbr=on}} |Data3=Delaware New Purchase |Data4=[[Benjamin Rush]], signer the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] |Data5=70|Population=16759|Area=408|Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=St. Joseph|N=18|Num=141|Seat=South Bend|Data2={{dts|1830|1|29|abbr=on}} |Data3=un-organized |Data4=[[St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan)|St. Joseph River]], which flows through it toward [[Lake Michigan]] |Data5=71|Population=273744|Area=458 |Size=70px |Map=Map of Indiana highlighting Saint Joseph County.svg}} {{Countyrow|Name=Scott|N=18|Num=143|Seat=Scottsburg|Data2={{dts|1820|1|12|abbr=on}} |Data3=Clark, Jefferson, Jennings and Washington Counties |Data4=[[Charles Scott (governor)|Charles Scott]], [[Governor of Kentucky]] |Data5=72|Population=24751|Area=190 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Shelby|N=18|Num=145|Seat=Shelbyville|Data2={{dts|1821|12|31|abbr=on}} |Data3=Delaware New Purchase |Data4=Gen. [[Isaac Shelby]], Governor of Kentucky |Data5=73|Population=45654|Area=411 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Spencer|N=18|Num=147|Seat=Rockport|Data2={{dts|1818|1|10|abbr=on}} |Data3=Perry and Warrick Counties |Data4=Capt. [[Spier Spencer]],<ref name = Tippecanoe/> hero of the [[Battle of Tippecanoe]] |Data5=74|Population=20192|Area=397 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Starke|N=18|Num=149|Seat=Knox|Data2={{dts|1835|2|7|abbr=on}} |Data3=St. Joseph County and un-organized |Data4=Gen. [[John Stark]], hero of the [[American Revolutionary War]] |Data5=75|Population=23463|Area=309 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Steuben|N=18|Num=151|Seat=Angola|Data2={{dts|1837|2|7|abbr=on}} |Data3=un-organized |Data4=[[Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben|Baron Frederick von Steuben]], Prussian-born noble who trained colonial soldiers during the [[American Revolutionary War]] |Data5=76|Population=34862|Area=309 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Sullivan|N=18|Num=153|Seat=Sullivan|Data2={{dts|1816|12|30|abbr=on}} |Data3=Knox |Data4=General Daniel Sullivan, [[American Revolutionary War]] hero |Data5=77|Population=20768|Area=447 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Switzerland|N=18|Num=155|Seat=Vevay|Data2={{dts|1814|10|1|abbr=on}} |Data3=Dearborn and Jefferson County |Data4=The home country of many of the early settlers, [[Switzerland]] |Data5=78|Population=9988|Area=221 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Tippecanoe|N=18|Num=157|Seat=Lafayette|Data2={{dts|1826|1|20|abbr=on}} |Data3=Wabash New Purchase and un-organized |Data4=The [[Tippecanoe River]] and the [[Battle of Tippecanoe]] |Data5=79|Population=191650|Area=500 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Tipton|N=18|Num=159|Seat=Tipton|Data2={{dts|1844|1|15|abbr=on}} |Data3=[[Adams–Onís Treaty|Adams New Purchase]] and un-organized |Data4=[[John Tipton]],<ref name = Tippecanoe/> [[U.S. Senator]] |Data5=80|Population=15324|Area=261 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Union|N=18|Num=161|Seat=Liberty|Data2={{dts|1821|1|5|abbr=on}} |Data3=Parts of [[Fayette County, Indiana|Fayette]], [[Franklin County, Indiana|Franklin]] and [[Wayne County, Indiana|Wayne]] counties |Data4=Named because it united sections of three adjacent counties into one new entity |Data5=81|Population=6884|Area=161 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Vanderburgh|N=18|Num=163|Seat=Evansville|Data2={{dts|1818|1|7|abbr=on}} |Data3=[[Gibson County, Indiana|Gibson]], [[Posey County|Posey]], and [[Warrick County|Warrick]] Counties |Data4=[[Henry Vanderburgh]], a judge for [[Indiana Territory]] |Data5=82|Population=180387|Area=233 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Vermillion|N=18|Num=165|Seat=Newport|Data2={{dts|1824|1|2|abbr=on}} |Data3=Parke County and Wabash New Purchase |Data4=The [[Vermilion River (Wabash River tributary)|Vermillion River]] |Data5=83|Population=15516|Area=257 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Vigo|N=18|Num=167|Seat=Terre Haute|Data2={{dts|1818|1|21|abbr=on}} |Data3=Sullivan County |Data4=[[Francis Vigo]], Italian-born colonial spy during the [[American Revolutionary War]] |Data5=84|Population=106166|Area=403 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Wabash|N=18|Num=169|Seat=Wabash|Data2={{dts|1833|1|30|abbr=on}}<ref>Originally formed January 20, 1820, but soon dissolved for lack of population. (Funk, p. 194)</ref> |Data3=[[Adams–Onís Treaty|Adams New Purchase]] and un-organized |Data4=The [[Wabash River]] |Data5=85|Population=30777|Area=412 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Warren|N=18|Num=171|Seat=Williamsport|Data2={{dts|1827|1|19|abbr=on}} |Data3=Wabash New Purchase and un-organized|Data4=[[Joseph Warren]], [[American Revolutionary War]] hero |Data5=86|Population=8451|Area=365 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Warrick|N=18|Num=173|Seat=Boonville|Data2={{dts|1813|4|30|abbr=on}} |Data3=[[Gibson County, Indiana|Gibson]] and [[Knox County, Indiana|Knox]] Counties |Data4=Capt. [[Jacob Warrick]],<ref name = Tippecanoe/> hero of the [[Battle of Tippecanoe]] |Data5=87|Population=66339|Area=385 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Washington|N=18|Num=175|Seat=Salem|Data2={{dts|1813|12|21|abbr=on}} |Data3=Clark, Harrison and Knox Counties |Data4=U.S. President [[George Washington]] |Data5=88|Population=28345|Area=514 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Wayne|N=18|Num=177|Seat=Richmond|Data2={{dts|1810|11|27|abbr=on}} |Data3=Clark, Dearborn and Knox |Data4=Gen. [["Mad" Anthony Wayne]], hero of the [[American Revolutionary War]] |Data5=89|Population=66410|Area=402 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Wells|N=18|Num=179|Seat=Bluffton|Data2={{dts|1837|2|7|abbr=on}} |Data3=[[Adams–Onís Treaty|Adams New Purchase]] |Data4=Capt. [[William Wells (soldier)|William A. Wells]] a hero in the [[War of 1812]] |Data5=90|Population=28798|Area=368 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=White|N=18|Num=181|Seat=Monticello|Data2={{dts|1834|2|1|abbr=on}} |Data3=Wabash New Purchase and un-organized |Data4=Capt. [[Isaac White (militia colonel)|Isaac White]],<ref name = Tippecanoe/> hero of the [[Battle of Tippecanoe]] |Data5=91|Population=24833|Area=505 |Size=70px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Whitley|N=18|Num=183|Seat=Columbia City|Data2={{dts|1835|2|7|abbr=on}} |Data3=un-organized |Data4=Col. [[William Whitley]],<ref name = Tippecanoe/> hero of the [[Battle of Tippecanoe]] |Data5=92|Population=34885|Area=336 |Size=70px}} |} ==See also== {{Portal|Indiana}} * [[List of cities in Indiana]] * {{section link|List of former United States counties|Indiana}} * [[List of Indiana townships]] * [[Vehicle registration plates of Indiana]] == References == {{Reflist}} ;Sources *{{cite book|author=Funk, Arville|title=A Sketchbook of Indiana History|orig-year=1969|year=1983|publisher=Christian Book Press|location=Rochester, Indiana|pages=192–194|author-link=Arville Funk}} == Further reading == * {{cite web |year=2022 |title=Indiana County Government Overview |url=https://ce.naco.org//app/profiles/CountyGov/CountyGov_18000.pdf |url-access= |website=[[National Association of Counties]] |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-format= |archive-date= |access-date=January 3, 2025}} ==External links== * [http://www.indianacounties.org/ Association of Indiana Counties] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20020802223743/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/places2k.html Census 2000 Gazetteer] * [http://www.naco.org/ National Association of Counties] {{Indiana}} {{U.S. Counties}} [[Category:Lists of counties of the United States by state|Indiana]] [[Category:Indiana geography-related lists|Counties]] [[Category:Indiana counties| ]]
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