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Allen County

county in Indiana, United States
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Allen County

Summary

Allen County is a county of Indiana[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of county_of_indiana entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (607 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Allen County is located in Indiana[3].
  • Allen County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Allen County's instance of is recorded as county of Indiana[5].
  • Allen County's capital is recorded as Fort Wayne[6].
  • Allen County's shares border with is recorded as Noble County[7].
  • Allen County's shares border with is recorded as DeKalb County[8].
  • Allen County's shares border with is recorded as Defiance County[9].
  • Allen County's shares border with is recorded as Paulding County[10].
  • Allen County's shares border with is recorded as Van Wert County[11].
  • Allen County's shares border with is recorded as Adams County[12].
  • Allen County's shares border with is recorded as Wells County[13].
  • Allen County's shares border with is recorded as Huntington County[14].
  • Allen County's shares border with is recorded as Whitley County[15].
  • John Allen is named after Allen County[16].
  • Allen County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fort Wayne[17].
  • Allen County's Commons category is recorded as Allen County, Indiana[18].
  • Allen County's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[19].
  • 1824 marks the founding of Allen County[20].
  • Allen County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.09, 'lon': -85.06}[21].
  • Allen County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.allen.in.us[22].
  • Allen County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Allen County, Indiana[23].
  • Allen County has a population of {'amount': '+355329'}[24].
  • Allen County has a population of {'amount': '+355833'}[25].
  • Allen County has a population of {'amount': '+358583'}[26].
  • Allen County has a population of {'amount': '+360496'}[27].

Body

Geography

Allen County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Indiana[3].

Physical Characteristics

Allen County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1710'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+355329'}[24], {'amount': '+355833'}[25], {'amount': '+358583'}[26], {'amount': '+360496'}[27], {'amount': '+363014'}[29], and {'amount': '+368450'}[30].

Designation and Status

Allen County's instance of is recorded as county of Indiana[5].

History and Context

1824 marks the founding of Allen County[20]. John Allen is named after it[16].

Why It Matters

Allen County ranks in the top 4% of county_of_indiana entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (607 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

Indiana United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 00204734
    Umls cui → C3812644
    Taxonomicon id → 1805417
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  2. 18d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Noble County, DeKalb County, Defiance County +6
    Population → {'amount': '+355329'}, {'amount': '+355833'}, {'amount': '+358583'} +4
    Capital → Fort Wayne
    List of monuments → National Register of Historic Places listings in Allen County, Indiana
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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