Hendricks County, Indiana

Hendricks County
Hendricks County
County
	Hendricks County courthouse in Danville
	Location within the U.S. state of Indiana
	Indiana's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 39°46′N 86°31′W / 39.77°N 86.51°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Founded	December 20, 1823 (created); Summer 1824 (organized)
Named for	William Hendricks
Seat	Danville
Largest town	Plainfield
Area
• Total	408.78 sq mi (1,058.7 km2)
• Land	406.91 sq mi (1,053.9 km2)
• Water	1.87 sq mi (4.8 km2) 0.46%
Population (2020)
• Total	174,788
• Density	430/sq mi (170/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	www.co.hendricks.in.us
	Indiana county number 32

Hendricks County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 174,788.^[2] The county seat is the town of Danville.^[3]

Hendricks County is the third largest county in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hendricks County is currently the second fastest-growing county in Indiana and 85th in the nation.^[4]^[5]

^ Hadley (1914), p. 8. However, p. 44 of Hadley gives date as December 29, 1823.
^ "Hendricks County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Hendricks County ranks 85th in population growth
^ "Counties in Indiana". Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2007.