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Berne, Indiana | |
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 Muensterberg Plaza & Clock Tower | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: Furniture Capital of Indiana | |
 Location of Berne in Adams County, Indiana. | |
| Coordinates: 40°39′26″N 84°57′20″W / 40.65722°N 84.95556°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Adams |
| Township | Monroe, Wabash |
| Founded | 1852 |
| Village plat recorded | 1872 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1887 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gregg Sprunger[2] (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.33 sq mi (6.03 km2) |
| • Land | 2.31 sq mi (5.99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 856 ft (261 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,173 |
| • Density | 1,804.15/sq mi (696.69/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 46711, 46769 |
| Area code | 260 |
| FIPS code | 18-04888 |
| GNIS ID | 2394149[1] |
| Website | www |
Berne (English: [bɜːn]) is a city within Monroe and Wabash townships, Adams County, Indiana, United States, located 35 miles (56 km) south of Fort Wayne. The population was 4,173 at the 2020 Census. Berne is widely known for its Swiss heritage, architecture and culture, and for its status as the "Furniture Capital of Indiana."[4]
Berne and the surrounding area have also become known for their large Amish population (the fifth largest Amish community in the USA),[5] who speak Bernese German (a Swiss German dialect), as opposed to Pennsylvania Dutch.[6]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Berne, Indiana
- ^ "Adams County election results". The Journal Gazette. October 5, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "Locals should decide zoning disputes". The Herald-Times. April 2, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, Elizabethtown College. "The Twelve Largest Settlements (2019)". Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ Meyers, Thomas J.; Nolt, Steven M. (2005). An Amish Patchwork: Indiana's Old Orders in the Modern World. Indiana University Press. p. 7. ISBN 0-253-34538-3.