Vanderburgh County | |
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Coordinates: 38°01′N 87°35′W / 38.02°N 87.58°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
Founded | January 7, 1818 |
Named for | Henry Vanderburgh |
Seat | Evansville |
Largest city | Evansville |
Area | |
• Total | 236.33 sq mi (612.1 km2) |
• Land | 233.48 sq mi (604.7 km2) |
• Water | 2.86 sq mi (7.4 km2) 1.21% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 180,136 |
• Estimate (2023) | 179,810 |
• Density | 760/sq mi (290/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 8th |
Website | www |
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Vanderburgh County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 180,136.[2] The county seat is in Evansville.[3] While Vanderburgh County was the eighth-largest county in 2020 population in Indiana, it is also the eighth-smallest county in area and the smallest in southwestern Indiana, covering only 236 square miles (610 km2). Vanderburgh County forms the core of the Evansville metropolitan statistical area.