Wells County, Indiana

Wells County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP
administration
US state :	Indiana
Administrative headquarters :	Bluff tone
Foundation :	1837
Demographics
Residents :	27,636  (2010)
Population density :	28.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	959 km²
Water surface :	1 km²
map

Wells County is a county in the state of Indiana in the United States . The county seat is Bluffton .

geography

The neighboring counties (starting north, clockwise) are Allen Counties , Adams Counties , Jay Counties , Blackford Counties , Grant Counties , and Huntington Counties .

history

4 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of September 5, 2017).

Population development

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1840	1822		-
1850	6152		237.7%
1860	10,844		76.3%
1870	13,585		25.3%
1880	18,442		35.8%
1890	21,514		16.7%
1900	23,449		9%
1910	22,418		-4.4%
1920	20,509		-8.5%
1930	18,411		-10.2%
1940	19,099		3.7%
1950	19,564		2.4%
1960	21,220		8.5%
1970	23,821		12.3%
1980	25,401		6.6%
1990	25,948		2.2%
2000	27,600		6.4%
2010	27,636		0.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Web links

Commons : Wells County (Indiana)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 450337. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 5, 2017.
3. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 16, 2011
5. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012

Coordinates: 40 ° 44 ′  N , 85 ° 13 ′  W