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Wabash
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county seat of Wabash County, Indiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Indiana
- County
- Wabash
- Township
- Noble
- Type
- Mayor-council government
- Mayor
- Scott Long ( R ), 2016-Present
- City manager
- Larry Faust
- Total
- 9.87 sq mi (25.57 km )
- Land
- 9.64 sq mi (24.96 km )
- Water
- 0.24 sq mi (0.62 km ) 2.63%
- Elevation
- 751 ft (229 m)
- Density
- 1,083.5/sq mi (418.33/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( EST )
- Fips code
- 18-79370
- Website
- www.cityofwabash.com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Wabash is a city in Noble Township, Wabash County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Wabash had a population of 10,440. The city is situated along the Wabash River and is the county seat of Wabash County.
Wabash is notable as claiming to be the first electrically lighted city in the world, which was inaugurated on March 31, 1880. However, closer inspection of the reference shows only the court house grounds were lighted. It is also home to the historic Eagles Theatre, Paradise Spring Treaty Grounds (1826), the Wabash and Erie Canal, Presbyterian Church (1880), and Disciples of Christ Christian Church (1865).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wabash” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.