Official website (http://www.co.hendricks.in.us/)
Hendricks County
Also known as Hendricks County, Indiana, Hendricks County, IN
county in Indiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Indiana
- Founded
- December 20, 1823 (created) , Summer 1824 (organized)
- Named after
- William Hendricks
- Seat
- Danville
- Largest town
- Plainfield
- Total
- 408.78 sq mi (1,058.7 km )
- Land
- 406.91 sq mi (1,053.9 km )
- Water
- 1.87 sq mi (4.8 km ) 0.46%
- Estimate 2025
- 193,510
- Density
- 429.55/sq mi (165.85/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
~11 min read
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Hendricks County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 174,788. The county seat is the town of Danville. Hendricks County is the third most populous county in the Indianapolis metropolitan area. Hendricks County is currently the second fastest-growing county in Indiana and 85th in the nation.
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