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List of counties in Indiana


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The U.S. state of Indiana is divided into ninety-two counties. The oldest and newest counties in Indiana are Knox County (created 1790) and Newton County (created 1857), respectively.

The average population of Indiana's ninety-two counties according to 2006 U. S. Census estimates, is 66,092, with Marion County as the most populous (860,454), and Ohio County (5,623) the least. The largest county is Allen (657 sq. mi., 1,702 km²) and the smallest is, again, Ohio (87 sq. mi., 225 km²). 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.

License plates

2003-2008 Indiana License plate in the "large letter" format.
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2003-2008 Indiana License plate in the "large letter" format.
2003-2008 Gibson County, Indiana License plate in the "small letter" format.
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2003-2008 Gibson County, Indiana License plate in the "small letter" format.
2003-2008  Vanderburgh County, Indiana License plate in the "double letter" format.
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2003-2008 Vanderburgh County, Indiana License plate in the "double letter" format.

The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles issues standard automobile license plates bearing a one or two digit number identifying the county in which the vehicle is registered. These prefixes proceed alphabetically, with prefixes greater than 92 reserved as overflow for the state's historically most-populous counties. Individual license plate numbers are assigned sequentially in each licensing office. The numbers are usually in the format #A1234 or ##A1234, depending on whether the prefix is one or two digits. Special overflow consideration was given for Allen County and, more recently St. Joseph, Hamilton, Elkhart, and Vanderburgh Counties, which also issue plates of the format 2AA1234, 71A1234, and 49AA1234, respectively.[1]

In 2008, the new rather bland-looking all blue with white decals Indiana License Plate will replace this county number system, used for about 40 years, with a new system of license plates bearing a format 123ABC with the stars and torch that adorn the state's flag on the left quarter of the plate. The county's name and number will appear on a white tag on the top with "INDIANA" on the bottom.

Indiana's IN GOD WE TRUST Plate. Formatted like a specialty plate, this very controversial and popular plate has been the subject of debate almost as hot as the state's time zone. The county number 42 for Knox County is at the bottom right corner
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Indiana's IN GOD WE TRUST Plate. Formatted like a specialty plate, this very controversial and popular plate has been the subject of debate almost as hot as the state's time zone. The county number 42 for Knox County is at the bottom right corner

In January 2007, Indiana started to issue plates bearing the words "IN GOD WE TRUST" on the left third. Like Indiana's other specialty plates it has two vertical letters and 1-4 numbers and a county number on a tag at the bottom right corner and like the other specialty plates, it too also appears on trucks. From the start, this plate, made using Indiana's Specialty Plate Format, was especially controversial with the Indiana Civil Liberties Union (ICLU) which claims that it is a symbol of endorsement of a religion. Supporters claim that it merely states a trust in a higher being. Supporters are also quick to point out that "In God we Trust" happens to be the motto of the United States as well as at least 7 states with at least one, Florida, having the words on its seal and its flag. The words also appear at the upper middle of the US Dollar. Below is a map of Indiana, matching each county with its number on the right side.

Indiana Counties. Their numbers are in the county while their name is on the right-hand side. This map also includes information on the time zone changes and denials in 2007. Indiana's new 2008-2013 Passenger Plate is on the bottom right corner
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Indiana Counties. Their numbers are in the county while their name is on the right-hand side. This map also includes information on the time zone changes and denials in 2007. Indiana's new 2008-2013 Passenger Plate is on the bottom right corner

Current counties

The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify counties, is provided with each entry. The links in the column FIPS County Code are to the Census Bureau Info page for that county. Listed are the 92 counties of the U.S. state of Indiana.

County
FIPS Code[2] County Seat
Created
Origin
Etymology
Population
Area
Map
 
Adams County 001 Decatur 1835 John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States . . mi²
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State map highlighting Adams County
Allen County 003 Fort Wayne 1824 Colonel John Allen, Kentucky state senator . . mi²
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State map highlighting Allen County
Bartholomew County 005 Columbus 1821 Lt. Col. Joseph Bartholomew . . mi²
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State map highlighting Bartholomew County
Benton County 007 Fowler 1840 Thomas H. Benton, U.S. Senator from Missouri . . mi²
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State map highlighting Benton County
Blackford County 009 Hartford City 1838 Judge Isaac Blackford, Speaker of the Indiana General Assembly and Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court . . mi²
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State map highlighting Blackford County
Boone County 011 Lebanon 1830 Frontiersman Daniel Boone . . mi²
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Brown County 013 Nashville 1836 General Jacob Brown . . mi²
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State map highlighting Brown County
Carroll County 015 Delphi 1828 Charles Carroll, signer of the Declaration of Independence . . mi²
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State map highlighting Carroll County
Cass County 017 Logansport 1829 Gen. Lewis Cass, Governor of Michigan Territory and U.S. Secretary of State . . mi²
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State map highlighting Cass County
Clark County 019 Jeffersonville 1801 General George Rogers Clark . . mi²
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Clay County 021 Brazil 1825 Henry Clay . . mi²
(. km²)
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Clinton County 023 Frankfort 1830 DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York State . . mi²
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Crawford County 025 English 1818 Col. William Crawford . . mi²
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Daviess County 027 Washington 1816 Col. Joseph H. Daviess . . mi²
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Dearborn County 029 Lawrenceburg 1803 U.S. Secretary of War Henry Dearborn . . mi²
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Decatur County 031 Greensburg 1821 Commodore Stephen Decator . . mi²
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DeKalb County 033 Auburn 1835 Johann de Kalb . . mi²
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Delaware County 035 Muncie 1827 Delaware Native American people . . mi²
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Dubois County 037 Jasper 1817 Toussaint Dubois . . mi²
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Elkhart County 039 Goshen 1830 Elkhart Native American people . . mi²
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Fayette County 041 Connersville 1818 Marquis de la Fayette . . mi²
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Floyd County 043 New Albany 1819 Col. John Floyd . . mi²
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Fountain County 045 Covington 1825 Maj. James Fontaine . . mi²
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Franklin County 047 Brookville 1810 Benjamin Franklin . . mi²
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State map highlighting Franklin County
Fulton County 049 Rochester 1835 Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat . . mi²
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Gibson County 051 Princeton 1813 John Gibson, a secretary of the Indiana Territory . . mi²
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State map highlighting Gibson County
Grant County 053 Marion 1831 Captains Samuel and Moses Grant . . mi²
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Greene County 055 Bloomfield 1821 Gen. Nathanael Greene . . mi²
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Hamilton County 057 Noblesville 1823 Alexander Hamilton . . mi²
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Hancock County 059 Greenfield 1827 John Hancock . . mi²
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Harrison County 061 Corydon 1808 William Henry Harrison, governor of Indiana Territory and U.S. President . . mi²
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Hendricks County 063 Danville 1823 Governor of Indiana William Hendricks . . mi²
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Henry County 065 New Castle 1821 Patrick Henry . . mi²
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Howard County 067 Kokomo 1844 Gen. Tilghman Howard, a U.S. Representative from Indiana . . mi²
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State map highlighting Howard County
Huntington County 069 Huntington 1832 Samuel Huntington, signer the Declaration of Independence . . mi²
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Jackson County 071 Brownstown 1815 U.S. President Andrew Jackson . . mi²
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Jasper County 073 Rensselaer 1835 Sgt. William Jasper . . mi²
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Jay County 075 Portland 1835 John Jay, first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court . . mi²
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Jefferson County 077 Madison 1810 U.S. President Thomas Jefferson . . mi²
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Jennings County 079 Vernon 1816 The first Governor of Indiana, Jonathan Jennings . . mi²
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Johnson County 081 Franklin 1822 John Johnson, a judge of the Indiana Supreme Court . . mi²
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Knox County 083 Vincennes 1790 U.S. Secretary of War Henry Knox . . mi²
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State map highlighting Knox County
Kosciusko County 085 Warsaw 1835 Tadeusz Kościuszko . . mi²
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Lagrange County 087 LaGrange 1832 The Marquis de la Fayette's home outside of Paris, France . . mi²
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Lake County 089 Crown Point 1835 Its location on Lake Michigan . . mi²
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LaPorte County 091 LaPorte 1836 LaPorte means the door or the port in the French language . . mi²
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Lawrence County 093 Bedford 1819 Capt. James Lawrence . . mi²
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Madison County 095 Anderson 1823 U.S. President James Madison . . mi²
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Marion County 097 Indianapolis 1821 Gen. Francis Marion . . mi²
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Marshall County 099 Plymouth 1835 U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall . . mi²
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Martin County 101 Shoals 1820 Maj. John T. Martin . . mi²
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Miami County 103 Peru 1832 Miami Native American people . . mi²
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Monroe County 105 Bloomington 1818 U.S. President James Monroe . . mi²
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Montgomery County 107 Crawfordsville 1822 Gen. Richard Montgomery . . mi²
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Morgan County 109 Martinsville 1821 Gen. Daniel Morgan . . mi²
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Newton County 111 Kentland 1857 Sgt. John Newton . . mi²
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Noble County 113 Albion 1835 James Noble, the first U.S. Senator from Indiana . . mi²
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Ohio County 115 Rising Sun 1844 The Ohio River . . mi²
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Orange County 117 Paoli 1815 Orange County, North Carolina, in turn named for the Dutch Protestant House of Orange . . mi²
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Owen County 119 Spencer 1818 Abraham Owen . . mi²
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Parke County 121 Rockville 1821 Benjamin Parke, a delegate of Indiana Territory to the U.S. Congress . . mi²
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Perry County 123 Tell City 1814 Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry . . mi²
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Pike County 125 Petersburg 1816 Zebulon M. Pike . . mi²
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Porter County 127 Valparaiso 1845 Capt. David Porter . . mi²
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Posey County 129 Mount Vernon 1814 Thomas Posey, a governor of Indiana Territory . . mi²
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Pulaski County 131 Winamac 1835 Kazimierz Pułaski . . mi²
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Putnam County 133 Greencastle 1821 Gen. Israel Putnam . . mi²
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Randolph County 135 Winchester 1818 Either Thomas Randolph, a soldier killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe, or for Randolph County, North Carolina . . mi²
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Ripley County 137 Versailles 1816 Gen. Eleazer Wheelock Ripley . . mi²
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Rush County 139 Rushville 1821 Dr. Benjamin Rush, signer the Declaration of Independence . . mi²
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St. Joseph County 141 South Bend 1830 St. Joseph River, which flows through it toward Lake Michigan . . mi²
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State map highlighting St. Joseph County
Scott County 143 Scottsburg 1820 Charles Scott, Governor of Kentucky . . mi²
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Shelby County 145 Shelbyville 1821 Gen. Isaac Shelby, Governor of Kentucky . . mi²
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Spencer County 147 Rockport 1818 Capt. Spier Spencer . . mi²
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Starke County 149 Knox 1835 Gen. John Stark . . mi²
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Steuben County 151 Angola 1835 Baron Frederick von Steuben . . mi²
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Sullivan County 153 Sullivan 1816 Daniel Sullivan . . mi²
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Switzerland County 155 Vevay 1814 The home country of many of the early settlers, Switzerland . . mi²
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Tippecanoe County 157 Lafayette 1826 The Tippecanoe River and the Battle of Tippecanoe . . mi²
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State map highlighting Tippecanoe County
Tipton County 159 Tipton 1844 John Tipton . . mi²
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Union County 161 Liberty 1821 The union of parts of Fayette, Franklin and Wayne counties . . mi²
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Vanderburgh County 163 Evansville 1818 Henry Vanderburgh, a judge for Indiana Territory . . mi²
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Vermillion County 165 Newport 1824 The Vermillion River . . mi²
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Vigo County 167 Terre Haute 1818 Francis Vigo . . mi²
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Wabash County 169 Wabash 1832 The Wabash River . . mi²
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Warren County 171 Williamsport 1827 Dr. Joseph Warren . . mi²
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Warrick County 173 Boonville 1813 Capt. Jacob Warrick . . mi²
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Washington County 175 Salem 1813 U.S. President George Washington . . mi²
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Wayne County 177 Richmond 1810 Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne . . mi²
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Wells County 179 Bluffton 1835 Capt. William A. Wells . . mi²
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White County