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| Full name | City of Fort Wayne | | Official name | City of Fort Wayne | | Settlement type | City | | Motto | Ke Ki On Ga | | Country | United States | | State | Indiana | | County | Allen | | Founding | 1794 | | Incorporated (town) | 1829 | | Incorporated (city) | 1840 | Jean François Hamtramck | | Named for | Anthony Wayne | | Type | Mayor-council government | | Mayor | Tom Henry (D) | | City Clerk | Sandra Kennedy (D) | | City Council | Common Council
Marty Bender
Liz Brown
John Shoaff
Tom Smith
Karen Goldner
Tom Didier
Mitch Harper
Tim Pape
Glynn A. Hines
| | Total Area | 110.50 sq mi (286.2 km2) | | Land Area | 78.95 sq mi (204.5 km2) | | Water Area | 0.15 sq mi (0.4 km2) | | Urban Area | 135.25 sq mi (350.3 km2) | | Metro Area | 1368 sq mi (3543.1 km2) | | Elevation | 810 ft (246.9 m) | | Total Population | 253691 | | Density (pop.) | 1005.8/km2 (2605.7/sq mi) | | Metro (pop.) | 414315 | | Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | | - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | | ZIP Codes | 46801-46809, 46814-46816, 46818-46819, 46825, 46835, 46845, 46850-46869, 46885, 46895-46899 | | Area code | 260 | | FIPS code | 18-25000 | | GNIS feature ID | 0434689 |
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Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States. The municipality is located in northeastern Indiana, approximately 18 mi (29 km) west of the Ohio border and 50 mi (80.5 km) south of the Michigan border.
Fort Wayne is the principal city of the Fort Wayne Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan area that encompasses Allen, Wells, and Whitley counties, for an estimated population of 414,315. In addition to those three counties, the Fort Wayne � Huntington � Auburn CSA, a combined statistical area, includes Adams, DeKalb, Huntington, and Noble counties, for a population of 610,015.
Under the direction of American Revolutionary War statesman General "Mad" Anthony Wayne, the United States Army built Fort Wayne last in a series of forts near the Miami Indian village of Kekionga in 1794. Named in Wayne's honor, Fort Wayne established itself at the confluence of the St. Joseph River, St. Marys River, and Maumee River as a trading post for European settlers. The village was platted in 1823 and experienced tremendous growth after completion of the Wabash and Erie Canal.
By the 21st century, Fort Wayne's economy was based on manufacturing, education, insurance, health care, logistics, and defense and security. The city has been an All-America City Award recipient in 1982, 1998, and 2009.
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