Noble County, Indiana

Noble County Education, Geography, and History

Noble County is a county located in the state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 47,536. Noble County was created on March 1, 1836. The county seat is Albion. The county is named for United States Senator James Noble who was then Governor of Indiana and was also Indianas' first United
States Senator.

Noble County comprises the Kendallville, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN Combined Statistical Area.

Etymology - Origin of Noble County Name

The county is named for James Noble who was then the Governor of Indiana and was also Indiana's first United States Senator.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: CensusBureau Quick Facts

Noble County History

Noble County was first included in Randolph County, next in Allen County, then in Lagrange County and finally, on March 1, 1836 was organized as it stands today except for a strip two miles wide that was joined to Whitley County It was named for Governor Noah Noble

Noble County is divided into 13 Civil Townships as follows: Albion, Allen, Elkhart, Green, Jefferson, Noble, Orange, Perry, Sparta, Swan, Washington, Wayne and York.

Geography: Land and Water

As reported by the Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 418 square miles (1,082 km²), of which 411 square miles (1,065 km²) is land and 6 square miles (17 km²) (1.56%) is water.

 Noble county is located in north Indiana. Sand Hill (1076 feet/328 metres), the second-highest point in Indiana, is located in  this county.

Neighboring Counties

Bordering counties are as follows:

• North: Lagrange County
• Northeast: Steuben County
• East: DeKalb County
• Southeast: Allen County
• Southwest: Whitley County; Kosciusko County
• Northwest: Elkhart County

Education

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