List of counties in Indiana

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| territory = State of Indiana

| current_number = 92

| population_range = 5,996 (Ohio) – 981,628 (Marion)

| area_range = {{Convert|86|sqmi}} (Ohio) – {{Convert|657|sqmi}} (Allen)

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| subdivision = 1,008 Townships

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There are 92 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 "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 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, created in 1790, and Newton County, created in 1859.though Newton County was first formed in 1835

As of the 2024 Census estimates, the population of Indiana was 6,924,275, the average population of Indiana's 92 counties is 75,264, with Marion County as the most populous (981,628), and 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}}.{{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}} The largest county is Allen (657 sq. mi., 1,702 km²) and the smallest is Ohio (86 sq. mi., 223 km²).{{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}} 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.{{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}}

County government in Indiana consists of two bodies, the county council and the commissioners.

Many Indiana counties are named for 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 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.{{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}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.15q.net/in.html|title=Indiana License Plates, 1969-Present|date=February 28, 2016}} In addition these codes are also used by INDOT for structure IDs on objects such as bridges and overpasses.__NOTOC__

Counties

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{{Countyrow|Name=Adams|N=18|Num=001|Seat=Decatur|Data2={{dts|1836|2|7|abbr=on}}|Data3=Adams 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, Kentucky state senatorFought in the Battle of Tippecanoe|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|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 |Data4=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 |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=Adams and 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
Jackson County
Monroe County |Data4=General Jacob Brown, hero of the War of 1812|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=Adams and Wabash New Purchases|Data4=Charles Carroll, signer of the 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 |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
Putnam County
Sullivan County
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 and Wabash New Purchases |Data4=DeWitt Clinton, Governor of 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
Harrison County
Perry County |Data4=Col. 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 |Data4=Col. Joseph Hamilton Daveiss, 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, IN; 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}}Delaware County was originally formed on January 1, 1820, but for lack of population it was dissolved shortly thereafter. (Funk, p. 192) |Data3=Delaware New Purchase |Data4=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
Pike County |Data4=Toussaint Dubois, 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 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 Wayne County and Non-county Area |Data4=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 and Harrison Counties |Data4=Either John Floyd, a War of 1812 hero and Governor of Virginia, or early settler and state legislator Davis Floyd |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 and 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
Dearborn County
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 |Data4=John Gibson, secretary of the Indiana Territory |Data5=26|Population=33038|Area=487 |Size=70px}}

{{Countyrow|Name=Grant|N=18|Num=053|Seat=Marion|Data2={{dts|1831|2|10|abbr=on}} |Data3=Madison County, 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
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 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}}[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)]

|Data3=Delaware and Wabash New Purchase |Data4=Governor of Indiana William Hendricks |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}}Originally named Richardville County for Chief Richardville, but renamed in 1872 (Funk, p. 193) |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 New Purchase and un-organized |Data4=Samuel Huntington, signer the 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=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 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, 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, 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 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=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}}Originally organized February 7, 1835, but merged with Jasper County in 1839 and recreated later. (Funk, p. 193) |Data3=Jasper County |Data4=Sgt. 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 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 Protestant 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, 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 U.S. Congress|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, 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 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}}{{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}}|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 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, 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 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, 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=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 New Purchase and un-organized |Data4=John Tipton, 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, Franklin and 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, Posey, and 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 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}}Originally formed January 20, 1820, but soon dissolved for lack of population. (Funk, p. 194) |Data3=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 and Knox Counties |Data4=Capt. Jacob Warrick, 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 New Purchase |Data4=Capt. 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, 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, hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe |Data5=92|Population=34885|Area=336 |Size=70px}}

References

;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}}

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

Counties

List of counties in Indiana

Counties

See also

References

Further reading

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