Steuben County, Indiana
county in Indiana, United States
Steuben County is a county located at the northestern corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States census, the county's population was 34,435. The county seat (and only incorporated city) is Angola. Steuben County comprises the Angola, IN micropolitan statistical area.
History
After the American Revolutionary War established US sovereignty over the territory of the upper Midwest, the new federal government defined the Northwest Territory in 1787, which included the area that is present-day Indiana. In 1800, Congress separated Ohio from the Northwest Territory, designating the rest of the land as the Indiana Territory. President Thomas Jefferson chose William Henry Harrison as the governor of the territory, and Vincennes was established as the capital. After the Michigan Territory was separated and the Illinois Territory was formed, Indiana was reduced to its current size and geography. By December 1816, the Indiana Territory was admitted to the Union as a state.
This area was historically occupied by the Potawatomi people, one of the tribes in the Council of Three Fires.
“Steuben County, Indiana” enters the record as county in Indiana, United States. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Steuben, County and Indiana can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q24646. VIAF identifies the subject as 146588624. The Library of Congress control number is n81042245. Authority coordinates are 41.640, -85.000. 4 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1787, 1800 and 1816.
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