Fort Wayne metropolitan area, Indiana
The Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area, or Northeast Indiana, is a federally designated metropolitan area consisting of three counties in northeastern Indiana (Allen, Wells, and Whitley counties), anchored by the city of Fort Wayne. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 416,257[1][2] (though a July 1, 2011 estimate placed the population at 419,453).[2] The Fort Wayne metropolitan area is part of the Northern Indiana region, containing about 2.2 million people, and is considered part of the Great Lakes Megalopolis, which contains an estimated 59 million people.
Counties[]
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1840 | 7,179 | — | |
1850 | 22,109 | 208.0% | |
1860 | 40,058 | 81.2% | |
1870 | 57,893 | 44.5% | |
1880 | 71,704 | 23.9% | |
1890 | 84,457 | 17.8% | |
1900 | 94,598 | 12.0% | |
1910 | 110,278 | 16.6% | |
1920 | 129,963 | 17.9% | |
1930 | 162,674 | 25.2% | |
1940 | 172,085 | 5.8% | |
1950 | 202,550 | 17.7% | |
1960 | 253,150 | 25.0% | |
1970 | 303,850 | 20.0% | |
1980 | 320,550 | 5.5% | |
1990 | 328,487 | 2.5% | |
2000 | 362,556 | 10.4% | |
2010 | 388,621 | 7.2% | |
2019 (est.) | 413,373 | [3] | 6.4% |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] |
Communities[]
Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants[]
- Fort Wayne (Principal city)
Places with 10,000 to 100,000 inhabitants[]
Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants[]
- Bluffton
- Churubusco
- Columbia City
- Grabill
- Huntertown
- Leo-Cedarville
- Markle (partial)
- Monroeville
- Ossian
- South Whitley
- Woodburn
Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants[]
Census-designated places (CDPs)[]
Townships[]
Allen County[]
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Wells County[]
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Whitley County[]
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Combined Statistical Area[]
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As of March 2020, the Fort Wayne–Huntington–Auburn Combined Statistical Area (CSA) is made up of eight counties.[5] The statistical area includes one metropolitan area and six micropolitan areas. As of the 2010 Census, the CSA has a population of 611,712.
- Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
- Fort Wayne (Allen and Whitley counties)
- Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs)
- Angola (Stueben County)
- Auburn (DeKalb County)
- Bluffton (Wells County)
- Decatur (Adams County)
- Huntington (Huntington County)
- Kendallville (Noble County)
Notable residents[]
- Chris Schenkel, former Sportscaster for ABC Sports. Born in Bippus.[6]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas". U.S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2011. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved Oct 19, 2013.
- ^ "US Census QuickFacts". Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "OMB Bulletin No. 20-01, Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ http://yesteryear.clunette.com/schenkel.html
External links[]
- Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
- Indiana census statistical areas
- Geography of Fort Wayne, Indiana