Hendricks County, Indiana
Hendricks County | |
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Hendricks County courthouse in Danville | |
Location within the U.S. state of Indiana | |
Indiana's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 39°46′N 86°31′W / 39.77°N 86.51°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| Founded | December 20, 1823 (created) Summer 1824 (organized) |
| Named after | William Hendricks |
| Seat | Danville |
| Largest town | Plainfield |
| Area | |
• Total | 408.78 sq mi (1,058.7 km2) |
| • Land | 406.91 sq mi (1,053.9 km2) |
| • Water | 1.87 sq mi (4.8 km2) 0.46% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 174,788 |
• Estimate (2023) | 186,387 |
| • Density | 430/sq mi (170/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | www |
| Indiana county number 32 | |
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-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hendricks County is currently the second fastest-growing county in Indiana and 85th in the nation.