Allen County, Indiana

Allen County is the largest (by area) located in the  of. As of 2004, the population was 342,168. The is.

History
Allen County was formed April 1, 1824. The county is named for, an attorney and  state senator who was killed in the. Fort Wayne was chosen as the county seat in May 1824.

Government
The executive and legislative power are vested in the Board of Commissioners. Linda Bloom, F. Nelson Peters and Bill Brown.

Kenneth C. Fries is the Sheriff of Allen County. He began his initial term on January 1, 2007. David Gladieux serves as Chief Deputy Sheriff.

Geographical features
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,710 (660 ). 1,702 km² (657 sq mi) of it is land and 7 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.43%) is water. It is the largest county in Indiana, land-wise, but ranks as a 'small county' in comparison with the western states.

Major highways

 * ( Expressway)
 * ( Expressway)

Railroads

 * Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad
 * Maumee and Western Railroad
 * Maumee and Western Railroad

Parks
The Allen County Parks Department operates several parks serving the Fort Wayne community. The largest being:
 * Fox Island County Park
 * Metea Park
 * Cook's Landing County Park
 * Payton County Park

Adjacent counties

 * (northwest)
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 * (east)
 * (southeast)
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 * (southwest)
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Allen County, Indiana, is one of the few counties in the United States to border as many as nine counties. Indiana actually has two such counties, with nearby Grant County also bordering nine others. Allen and Grant Counties share Huntington and Wells Counties as common neighbors.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 331,849 people, 128,745 households, and 86,259 families residing in the county. The was 195/km² (505/sq mi). There were 138,905 housing units at an average density of 82/km² (211/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 83.08%, 11.31% or , 0.36% , 1.40% , 0.04% , 2.02% from , and 1.79% from two or more races. 4.18% of the population were or  of any race. 33.3% were of, 10.3% , 7.4% and 6.9%  ancestry according to.

There were 128,745 households out of which 34.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.50% were living together, 11.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.00% were non-families. 27.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.70% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 30.00% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 11.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,671, and the median income for a family was $52,708. Males had a median income of $39,202 versus $25,980 for females. The for the county was $21,544. About 6.70% of families and 9.10% of the population were below the, including 12.40% of those under age 18 and 6.40% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

 * (unincorporated)
 * Harlan
 * Hoagland
 * Maple
 * Poe
 * Yoder
 * Maple
 * Poe
 * Yoder
 * Poe
 * Yoder
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