- Name
- Allen
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- Alternate names
- Allen (Getty Vocabulary Program)
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- Type
- County
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- Coordinates
- 41.067°N 85°W
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- Located in
- Indiana, United States (1842 - )
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- 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))
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| Contained Places
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- Inhabited place
- Aboite
- Academie
- Allen
- Ansley Acres
- Arcola
- Ari
- Bluecast
- Boston Corner
- Brierwood Hills
- Brookside Estates
- Cedar Canyons
- Cedar Shores
- Cedarville
- Concordia Gardens
- Country Club Gardens
- Covington Dells
- Cuba
- Dixon
- Dunfee
- Dunn Mill
- Dwenger Field
- East Liberty
- Edgerton
- Ellison
- Ellisville
- Five Points
- Forest Ridge
- Fort Wayne ( 1600 - )
- Four Presidents Corners
- Georgetown
- Glenbrook Square
- Golden Acres
- Grabill
- Greendale
- Hacienda Village
- Halls Corners
- Harlan
- Hessen Cassel
- Hoagland
- Huntertown
- Hursh
- Leo
- Leo-Cedarville
- Levert
- Liberty Hills
- Ludwig Park
- Manor Woods
- Maples
- Maplewood Park
- Meadowbrook
- Middletown
- Milan Center
- Monroeville
- New Haven
- Nine Mile
- Parkway Hills
- Poe
- River Haven
- Rolling Hills
- Royal Oaks
- Royville
- Sunnybrook Acres
- Sunnymeadow
- Sunnymede Woods
- Thurman
- Tillman
- Timbercrest
- Times Corner
- Townley
- Wallen
- Westlawn
- Westmoor
- Woodburn
- Yoder
- Zanesville
- Zulu
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- Township
- Aboite (township)
- Adams
- Cedar Creek
- Eel River
- Jefferson
- Lafayette
- Lake
- Madison
- Marion
- Maumee
- Milan
- Monroe
- Perry
- Pleasant
- Scipio
- Springfield
- St. Joseph
- Washington
- Wayne
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- Unknown
- Besancon
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- 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 the largest county (by area) in the state of Indiana, United States. As of 2007, the population was 349,488. The county seat and largest city is Fort Wayne. Allen County is within a radius of 17 percent of the total United States population and within a day's drive of half of the nation's population, along with sitting nearly equidistant from Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, Detroit, and Indianapolis. Allen County's economy is based on insurance, manufacturing, healthcare, and agriculture.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Allen County was formed April 1, 1824. 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 Maumee River, St. Joseph River, and St. Marys River, was chosen as the county seat in May 1824.
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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Research Tips
External links
Allen County Public Library - www.ACPL.info
- Allen County Public Library's Genealogy Center
- Databases hosted by the Genealogy Center
www.rootsweb.com/~inallen
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