Warrick County, Indiana

Warrick County
Warrick County Courthouse in Boonville
Warrick County Courthouse in Boonville
Map of Indiana highlighting Warrick County
Location within the U.S. state of Indiana
Map of the United States highlighting Indiana
Indiana's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°06′N 87°16′W / 38.1°N 87.27°W / 38.1; -87.27
Country United States
State Indiana
FoundedApril 30, 1813
Named forJacob Warrick
SeatBoonville
Largest cityBoonville
Area
 • Total391.05 sq mi (1,012.8 km2)
 • Land384.82 sq mi (996.7 km2)
 • Water6.24 sq mi (16.2 km2)  1.60%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total63,898
 • Density160/sq mi (63/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district8th
Websitewww.warrickcounty.gov
  • Indiana county number 87
  • Eighth oldest county in Indiana

Warrick County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 63,898.[1] The county seat is Boonville.[2] It was organized in 1813 and was named for Captain Jacob Warrick, an Indiana militia company commander killed in the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. It is one of the ten fastest-growing counties in Indiana.[3]

Warrick County is the eastern part of the Evansville, INKY Metropolitan Statistical Area.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference new-census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Population Growth of Counties". ePodunk. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2006.