Fort Wayne metropolitan area

Fort Wayne CSA

Northeast Indiana
Fort Wayne CSA Northeast Indiana
Combined Statistical Area
	Fort Wayne–Huntington–Auburn, IN CSA
City of Fort Wayne Fort Wayne MSA Kendallville µSA Auburn µSA ;	Huntington µSA Decatur µSA Angola µSA ;
	Coordinates: 41°N 85°W / 41°N 85°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Largest city	Fort Wayne
Other cities	- Huntington; - New Haven; - Auburn ; - Bluffton; - Kendallville
Area
• Total	3,199.62 sq mi (8,287.0 km2)
Population (2020)
• Total	645,409
• Rank	79th in the U.S.
• Density	201.7/sq mi (77.88/km2)
GDP
• Total	$28.565 billion (2022)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	ZIP codes 46565, 46571, 46701-46706, 46710-46711, 46714, 46721, 46723, 46725, 46730-46733, 46737-46738, 46740-46743, 46745-46748, 46750, 46755, 46759-46761, 46763-46767, 46770-46774, 46776-46789, 46791-46799, 46801–46809, 46814–46816, 46818-46819, 46825, 46835, 46845;
Area codes	260, 574, 765

As of March 2020^[update], the Fort Wayne–Huntington–Auburn Combined Statistical Area (CSA), or Fort Wayne Metropolitan Area, or Northeast Indiana is a federally designated combined statistical area consisting of eight counties in northeast Indiana (Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Steuben, Wells, and Whitley counties), anchored by the city of Fort Wayne.^[2]

The CSA is further divided into one metropolitan statistical area (Fort Wayne) and five micropolitan statistical areas (Angola, Auburn, Decatur, Huntington, and Kendallville). As of the 2020 census, the CSA had a population of 645,409.^[3] The Fort Wayne metropolitan area is part of the Northern Indiana region, containing about 2.3 million people, and is considered part of the Great Lakes Megalopolis, which contains an estimated 59 million people.

Definitions

Metropolitan Statistical Area

The Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, is an area consisting of three counties in Northern Indiana anchored by the city of Fort Wayne.^[4] The MSA had a population of 447,781 at the 2020 census, increasing to an estimated 466,258 in 2025.^[3] The Fort Wayne MSA is the 117th largest MSA in the United States.

County	Seat	2025 estimate	2020 census	Change	Area	Density
Allen	Fort Wayne	402,329	385,410	+4.39%	660.02 sq mi (1,709.4 km²)	610/sq mi (235/km²)
Wells	Bluffton	28,883	28,180	+2.49%	370.25 sq mi (958.9 km²)	78/sq mi (30/km²)
Whitley	Columbia City	35,046	34,191	+2.50%	337.91 sq mi (875.2 km²)	104/sq mi (40/km²)
Total		466,258	447,781	+4.13%	1,368.18 sq mi (3,543.6 km²)	341/sq mi (132/km²)

Combined Statistical Area

Based on commuting patterns, the Office of Management and Budget combines the Fort Wayne metropolitan area with the adjacent micropolitan areas of Angola (Stueben County), Auburn (DeKalb County), Decatur (Adams County), Huntington (Huntington County), and Kendallville (Noble County) to form the broader Fort Wayne–Huntington–Auburn, IN Combined Statistical Area. The population of this wider region was estimated at 667,403 in 2025.^[3] The Fort Wayne CSA is the 80th largest CSA in the United States.

Statistical Area	2025 estimate	2020 Census	Change	Area	Density
Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	466,258	447,781	+4.13%	1,368.18 sq mi (3,543.6 km²)	341/sq mi (132/km²)
Kendallville, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area	47,937	47,457	+1.01%	417.43 sq mi (1,081.1 km²)	115/sq mi (44/km²)
Auburn, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area	44,535	43,265	+2.94%	363.85 sq mi (942.4 km²)	122/sq mi (47/km²)
Huntington, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area	37,224	36,662	+1.53%	387.72 sq mi (1,004.2 km²)	96/sq mi (37/km²)
Decatur, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area	36,650	35,809	+2.35%	339.97 sq mi (880.5 km²)	108/sq mi (42/km²)
Angola, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area	34,799	34,435	+1.06%	322.47 sq mi (835.2 km²)	108/sq mi (42/km²)
Total	667,403	645,409	+3.41%	3,199.62 sq mi (8,287.0 km²)	209/sq mi (81/km²)

Communities

Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants

Fort Wayne (Principal city)

Places with 10,000 to 100,000 inhabitants

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

Places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants

Census-designated places (CDPs)

Townships

Adams County

Wells County

Whitley County

Notable residents

Chris Schenkel, former Sportscaster for ABC Sports. Born in Bippus.^[5]

References

↑ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Fort Wayne, IN (MSA)". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
↑ "OMB Bulletin No. 20-01, Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. March 6, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
1 2 3 "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2025". United States Census Bureau. May 26, 2026. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
↑ "OMB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. July 21, 2023. p. 53. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
↑ "Chris Schenkel". Yesteryear.clunette.com. Retrieved March 21, 2022.

External links

2003 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
Fort Wayne MSA statistics by Indiana Business Research Center

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[1] "Total Gross Domestic Product for Fort Wayne, IN (MSA)". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

[2] "OMB Bulletin No. 20-01, Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. March 6, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2021.

[:0-3] 1 2 3 "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2025". United States Census Bureau. May 26, 2026. Retrieved August 12, 2026.

[4] "OMB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. July 21, 2023. p. 53. Retrieved August 12, 2026.

[5] "Chris Schenkel". Yesteryear.clunette.com. Retrieved March 21, 2022.

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v t e Statistical areas in Indiana
Combined statistical areas	Chicago–Naperville, IL-IN-WI Cincinnati–Wilmington–Maysville, OH-KY-IN Fort Wayne–Huntington–Auburn, IN Indianapolis–Carmel–Muncie, IN Kokomo–Peru, IN Lafayette–Frankfort, IN Louisville/Jefferson County–Elizabethtown–Madison, KY-IN South Bend–Elkhart–Mishawaka, IN-MI
Metropolitan statistical areas	Bloomington, IN Evansville, IN-KY Terre Haute, IN
Micropolitan statistical areas	Jasper, IN
Megalopolis	Great Lakes

v t e Fort Wayne–Huntington–Auburn Combined Statistical Area
Counties	Adams Allen DeKalb Huntington Noble Steuben Wells Whitley
Municipalities with population over 10,000 in 2010	Auburn Fort Wayne Huntington New Haven
Municipalities with population 1,000-10,000 in 2010	Albion Andrews Angola Ashley Avilla Berne Bluffton Butler Churubusco Columbia City Decatur Fremont Garrett Geneva Grabill Hamilton Huntertown Kendallville Leo-Cedarville Ligonier Markle Monroeville Ossian Roanoke Rome City South Whitley Warren Waterloo Woodburn
Municipalities with population under 1,000 in 2010	Altona Clear Lake Corunna Cromwell Hudson Larwill Monroe Mount Etna Orland Poneto Saint Joe Uniondale Vera Cruz Wolcottville Zanesville
CDPs	Harlan Hoagland Kimmell Tri-Lakes

v t e Great Lakes megalopolis as defined by the RPA
Includes all metropolitan areas that have a population of 150,000 or greater according to the most recent national census.
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Surrounding cities	Akron city Altoona Ann Arbor Barrie Bloomington, Indiana city Bloomington–Normal Bloomington, Illinois Normal Canton city Champaign city Cincinnati city Columbus city Dayton city Eau Claire city Elkhart Flint Fort Wayne city Fox Cities Appleton Oshkosh Indianapolis city Jackson Janesville–Beloit Kankakee city La Crosse–Onalaska La Crosse Onalaska Lafayette city Madison city Mahoning Valley Youngstown Minneapolis–Saint Paul Minneapolis Saint Paul Pittsburgh city Peoria city Peterborough Rockford city Rochester, Minnesota city St. Cloud city Saginaw city Springfield city Terre Haute city Quad Cities Bettendorf Davenport East Moline Moline Rock Island
Cities of states south of region	Elizabethtown city Kansas City city Louisville city St. Louis city Topeka city
Other metro-regions	Golden Horseshoe Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area Detroit–Windsor Greater Pittsburgh Metro East
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