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
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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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
As of February 2013[update], the Fort Wayne–Huntington–Auburn Combined Statistical Area (CSA) is made up of eight counties.[5] The statistical area includes one metropolitan area and five micropolitan areas. As of the 2012 Census estimate, the CSA has a population of 616,785.[6]
- Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
- Fort Wayne (Allen, Wells, and Whitley counties)
- Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs)
Notable residents
- Chris Schenkel, former Sportscaster for ABC Sports. Born in Bippus.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN Combined Statistical Area" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
- ^ "Table 2. Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012" (CSV). 2012 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ http://yesteryear.clunette.com/schenkel.html