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| Coordinates: 41°05′20″N 85°09′41″W / 41.08889°N 85.16139°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Indiana |
| County | Allen |
| Townships | Aboite, Adams, Perry, Pleasant, St. Joseph, Washington, Wayne |
| Founding | October 22, 1794 |
| Incorporated (town) | January 3, 1829 |
| Incorporated (city) | February 22, 1840 |
| Founded by | Jean François Hamtramck |
| Named for | Anthony Wayne |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Sharon Tucker (D) |
| • Body | Fort Wayne City Council |
| • State House | Representatives |
| • State Senate | Senators |
| Area | |
| • City | 110.79 sq mi (286.95 km2) |
| • Land | 110.57 sq mi (286.38 km2) |
| • Water | 0.22 sq mi (0.56 km2) |
| • Urban | 135.25 sq mi (350.3 km2) |
| • Metro | 1,368 sq mi (3,540 km2) |
| Elevation | 758 ft (231 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 265,974 |
| • Rank | 1st in Allen County 1st in Northern Indiana 2nd in Indiana 83rd in United States |
| • Density | 2,400/sq mi (930/km2) |
| • Urban | 335,934 (US: 121st) |
| • Urban density | 2,053.4/sq mi (792.8/km2) |
| • Metro | 423,038 (US: 130th) |
| • CSA | 649,105 (US: 79th) |
| Demonym | Fort Wayner |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
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| Area code | 260 |
| FIPS code | 18-25000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2394798[8] |
| Website | cityoffortwayne.org |
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Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States.[10] Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is 18 miles (29 km) west of the Ohio border[11] and 50 miles (80 km) south of the Michigan border.[12] The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Indiana after Indianapolis, and the 83rd-most populous city in the United States.[13] It is the principal city of the Fort Wayne metropolitan area, consisting of Allen and Whitley counties which had an estimated population of 423,038 as of 2021.[14] Fort Wayne is the cultural and economic center of northeastern Indiana.
Fort Wayne was built in 1794 by the United States Army under the direction of American Revolutionary War general Anthony Wayne, the last in a series of forts built near the Miami village of Kekionga.[15] Named in Wayne's honor, the European-American settlement developed at the confluence of the St. Joseph, St. Marys, and Maumee rivers, known originally as Fort Miami, a trading post constructed by Jean Baptiste Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes around 1706.[16][17] The modern city was platted in 1823 following its revitalization after the War of 1812 and its siege. It underwent tremendous growth after completion of the Wabash and Erie Canal and advent of the railroad.[17]
Once a booming manufacturing town located in what became known as the Rust Belt, Fort Wayne's economy in the 21st century is based upon distribution, transportation and logistics; healthcare, professional and business services; leisure and hospitality, and financial services.[18] The city is a center for the defense industry which employs 1-2% of the population.[19] Fort Wayne was an All-America City Award recipient in 1983, 1998, 2009, and 2021.[20] The city also received an Outstanding Achievement City Livability Award by the U.S. Conference of Mayors in 1999.[21]
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Workforce & Employmentwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Communications & Defense". Fort Wayne–Allen County Economic Development Alliance. 2012. Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- ^ Filchak, Devan (June 10, 2021). "City again chosen 'All-America'". The Journal Gazette. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- ^ "The U.S. Conference of Mayors/Waste Management 1999 City Livability Awards Program". U.S. Conference of Mayors. 1999. Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2014.