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Parke County
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county along the Wabash River, in Indiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Indiana
- Named after
- Benjamin Parke
- Seat
- Rockville
- Largest town
- Rockville
- Total
- 449.98 sq mi (1,165.4 km )
- Land
- 444.66 sq mi (1,151.7 km )
- Water
- 5.32 sq mi (13.8 km ) 1.18%
- Estimate 2025
- 16,642
- Density
- 37.4/sq mi (14.4/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 8th
- Website
- parkecounty .in .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 16156
- Area
- 1166
- Official website
- www.parkecounty.org
- Image
- Rockville, IN.jpg
- Households
- 6005
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- Commons category
- Parke County, Indiana
- inception
- 1821-01-09
- water as percent of area
- 1.18
- native label
- Parke County
- per capita income
- 25056
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Parke County lies in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana along the Wabash River. The county was formed in 1821 out of a portion of Vigo County. According to the 2020 census, the population was 16,156. The county seat is Rockville. It has a population density of about 39 inhabitants per square mile (15/km). The county contains six incorporated towns and many unincorporated communities. It is divided into 13 townships which provide local services.
Two U.S. Routes and five state highways pass through or into the county, along with one major railroad line.