Whitley County, Indiana

Whitley County
County
Whitley County courthouse in Columbia City
Location within the U.S. state of Indiana
Indiana's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°08′N 85°30′W / 41.14°N 85.5°W / 41.14; -85.5
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Founded	February 7, 1835 (authorized) 1838 (organized)
Named for	William Whitley
Seat	Columbia City
Largest city	Columbia City
Area
• Total	337.91 sq mi (875.2 km2)
• Land	335.57 sq mi (869.1 km2)
• Water	2.34 sq mi (6.1 km2)  0.69%
Population  (2020)
• Total	34,191
• Density	101.6/sq mi (39.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	whitleygov.com
Indiana county number 92 Last alphabetical county in Indiana.

Whitley County is a rural county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 36,825.^[1] Whitley County is the 49th largest county in Indiana. The county seat (and only incorporated city) is Columbia City.^[2] The county has the highest county number (92) on Indiana license plates, as it is alphabetically the last in the state's list of counties. It is part of the Fort Wayne Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Fort Wayne–Huntington–Auburn Combined Statistical Area.