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Name | Allen |
Alt names | Allen | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 41.067°N 85°W |
Located in | Indiana, United States (1842 - ) |
See also | Adams, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | DeKalb, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Delaware, Indiana, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Huntington, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Kosciusko, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Noble, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Randolph, Indiana, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Wabash, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Wells, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Whitley, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Allen County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 385,410, making it the third-most populous county in Indiana. The county seat and largest city is Fort Wayne, the second largest city in Indiana.
Allen County is included in the Fort Wayne Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Fort Wayne–Huntington–Auburn Combined Statistical Area. Allen County is the cultural and economic center of northeastern Indiana. The county is within a radius of major population centers, including Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis, Louisville, Milwaukee, and within a one-day drive of one-third of the U.S. population and one-fifth of Canadians.
Occupied for thousands of years by cultures of indigenous peoples, Allen County was organized by European Americans on December 17, 1823, from Delaware and Randolph counties; and formed on April 1, 1824, at the Ewing Tavern. The county is named for Colonel John Allen, an attorney and Kentucky state senator who was killed in the War of 1812. Fort Wayne, founded at the confluences of the Maumee, St. Joseph, and St. Marys rivers, was chosen as the county seat in May 1824.
History
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Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1824 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1824 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1824 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1825 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1842 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1882 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1830 | 996
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1840 | 5,942
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1850 | 16,919
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1860 | 29,328
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1870 | 43,494
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1880 | 54,763
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1890 | 66,689
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1900 | 77,270
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1910 | 93,386
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1920 | 114,303
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1930 | 146,743
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1940 | 155,084
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1950 | 183,722
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1960 | 232,196
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1970 | 280,455
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1980 | 294,335
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1990 | 300,836
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Allen County, Indiana, United States
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