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57-861: Its athletic teams are the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons . Most of the university's 14 men's and women's athletic teams compete in Division I of the NCAA Horizon League ; the men's volleyball team competes in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association . In 1941, Purdue University permanently established the Purdue University Center in downtown Fort Wayne to provide a site for students to begin their undergraduate studies prior to transferring to

114-699: A 114 acres (0.46 km) site northeast of downtown Fort Wayne. It awarded its first four-year degree in 1968. Eight years later, in 1976, IPFW absorbed the Fort Wayne Art Institute, an art school that had served the Fort Wayne community since 1897. In 1998, this academic unit was renamed the School of Fine and Performing Arts, later becoming the College of Visual and Performing Arts. After several years of talks between IPFW, Purdue, and IU, IPFW

171-683: A four-year term. One of the commissioners serves as president of the board. The commissioners are charged with enacting and executing legislation, the collection of revenue, and managing the day-to-day functions of the county government. Court: The county maintains a Circuit Court and a Superior Court. These are the trial courts of general jurisdiction . Allen Superior Court hears the vast majority of cases, and has several divisions with multiple courtrooms. County Officials: The county has several other elected offices, including sheriff , coroner , auditor , treasurer, recorder , surveyor , and circuit court clerk . Each of these elected officers serves

228-655: A low of 16 °F (−9 °C) in January to a high of 84 °F (29 °C) in July, although a record low of −24 °F (−31 °C) was recorded in January 1918 and a record high of 106 °F (41 °C) was recorded in June 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.94 inches (49 mm) in February to 4.04 inches (103 mm) in June. In the latter half of the 20th century, shifts in manufacturing patterns led to

285-462: A one-day drive of one-third of the U.S. population and one-fifth of Canadians. Occupied for thousands of years by cultures of indigenous peoples , Allen County was organized by European Americans on December 17, 1823, from Delaware and Randolph counties; and formed on April 1, 1824, at the Ewing Tavern . The county is named for Colonel John Allen , an attorney and Kentucky state senator who

342-426: A term of four years and oversees a different part of county government. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare a party affiliation and to be residents of the county. The county government operates the jail , maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, keeps files of deeds and mortgages, maintains vital records , administers public health regulations, and participates with

399-432: Is $ 2.00 per person age 7 and older. Passes are available on an annual basis (good for one year from purchase date) starting at $ 15.00. Activities at various parks include hiking, swimming, fishing, sledding, cross-country skiing (rentals available), playgrounds, picnic areas, play fields, and many nature-based programs for all ages. Wheeled vehicles (except wheelchairs) are not permitted on trails, and pets are not permitted in

456-586: Is 688 acres (2.78 km), encompassing four main campus areas, including 40 buildings which cover 2,668,078 square feet (247,872.6 m). The Main Academic Campus, bounded by East Coliseum Boulevard ( Indiana State Road 930 ) to the south, Crescent Avenue to the east, St. Joseph River to the west, and Canterbury Green Apartment complex and golf course to the north, includes the majority of academic and administrative buildings and parking. The Waterfield Student Housing Campus, bounded by Crescent Avenue to

513-598: Is a member of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association . The newest Mastodons sports are men's indoor and outdoor track & field, reinstated in 2019–20 after having been dropped by IPFW in 2005. Before joining NCAA Division I athletics, Fort Wayne competed in the Great Lakes Valley Conference in some sports in the NCAA Division II , where in 1993, the men's basketball team led, by brothers Sean and Shane Gibson, achieved

570-519: Is affiliated with Purdue Fort Wayne's Hospitality Management Program. Campus buildings generally feature brick in various shades of brown or tan, a nod to the brick façades of Purdue University 's West Lafayette campus buildings. The grounds at Purdue Fort Wayne are manicured and landscaped as a multiple-hundred-acre park due in part to the generosity of Virginia Ayers, an avid long-time exerciser on campus who willed her estate to IPFW upon her death in 1986 ( IPFW University Archives ). Purdue Fort Wayne

627-485: Is cited as having the highest Burmese refugee population in the United States, with between 3,000 and 3,500. Since 1852, Allen County has been home to an Old Order Amish community that speaks an Alsatian dialect , which is quite rare among Amish. There are about 3,190 Amish living around Grabill and New Haven as of 2017. The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by

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684-756: Is governed by the Purdue University Board of Trustees and the Purdue Fort Wayne Faculty Senate. The Indiana–Purdue Foundation owns most of the land that constitutes Purdue Fort Wayne and has entered into a 99-year lease with Allen County for additional land for $ 1. Purdue University Fort Wayne is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and offers more than 200 academic options. The university's academic programs are divided into several colleges, divisions, and schools: Prior to July 1, 2021,

741-527: Is incorporated as a secondary color to the university's official school colors of gold and black. Because NCAA rules bar players from two different schools from competing on the same team, IU Fort Wayne students became ineligible for Mastodons athletics. At the time the separation was announced, five of the roughly 240 Fort Wayne varsity athletes were in academic majors that became part of the new IU Fort Wayne campus, with three possibly requiring NCAA waivers to remain athletically eligible. The school moved from

798-777: Is offered in the four districts: East Allen County Schools , Fort Wayne Community Schools , Northwest Allen County Schools , and Southwest Allen County Schools . By means of private education, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend operate 13 schools within Allen County, while Lutheran Schools of Indiana operate 14 schools within the county. In addition, Blackhawk Christian School and Canterbury School offer private K-12 education in Fort Wayne, while Amish Parochial Schools of Indiana has schools through eighth grade in rural eastern Allen County. Fort Wayne and Allen County residents have been served by

855-554: Is rather conservative for an urban county, the presence of Fort Wayne makes the county one of the Democrats' strongest counties in Indiana. In 2008, Barack Obama became the first Democratic president after Johnson to receive 40% of the county's vote. While he lost the county by 4 points, the closest that a Democrat has come to carrying the county, he won the city of Fort Wayne itself by six points. However, in 2016, Donald Trump won

912-571: Is water. As of the 2010 United States Census , there were 355,329 people, 137,851 households, and 90,892 families residing in the county. The population density was 540.6 inhabitants per square mile (208.7/km ). There were 152,184 housing units at an average density of 231.5 per square mile (89.4/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 79.3% white, 11.7% black or African American, 2.7% Asian, 0.4% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 2.9% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 6.5% of

969-790: The Allen County Public Library (ACPL) and its thirteen branches since its founding in 1895 as the Fort Wayne Public Library. The entire library system began an $ 84.1 million overhaul of its branches in 2002, finishing work by 2007. The centerpiece, the Main Library Branch, now covers 367,000 square feet (34,100 m ), featuring an art gallery, underground parking garage, bookstore, café, and community auditorium. According to data from 2005, 5.4 million materials were borrowed by patrons, and 2.5 million visits were made throughout

1026-652: The Beaux-Arts architecture style, it was one of the most expensive courthouses in the state. It also was filled with artwork that cost more than other entire courthouses of the time. The courthouse has been protected as a National Historic Landmark since 2003. The building is now used primarily as a government annex, as most of the offices were moved across Main Street to the Edwin J. Rousseau Centre in 1971. In recent years, average temperatures in Fort Wayne have ranged from

1083-568: The Constitution of Indiana , and by the Indiana Code . County Council: The seven member county council has the ultimate decision-making power regarding fiscal affairs of the county government and controls all the spending and revenue collection in the county. Four representatives are elected from county districts, and three members are elected at large. The council members serve four-year terms. They are responsible for setting salaries,

1140-557: The Fort Wayne Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Fort Wayne – Huntington – Auburn Combined Statistical Area . Allen County is the cultural and economic center of northeastern Indiana . The county is within a 200-mile (320 km) radius of major population centers, including Chicago , Cincinnati , Cleveland , Columbus , Detroit , Indianapolis , Louisville , Milwaukee , and within

1197-529: The Summit League . IPFW was reorganized in the mid-2010s, eventually splitting into Indiana University Fort Wayne and Purdue University Fort Wayne. One of the first results of this action was the discontinuation of the tennis teams at the end of the 2014–2015 academic year. The teams had won Summit League regular-season (men's: 2012; women's: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013) and tournament (women's 2010, 2011, 2013) championships. On August 8, 2016, shortly before

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1254-647: The intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW). The school's athletic program includes 16 varsity sports teams. Their mascot is a Mastodon named Don, and the school colors are black and gold. The university participates in the NCAA's Division I as members of the Horizon League in all varsity sports except for men's volleyball, which competes in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association . Purdue Fort Wayne offers eight varsity sports for men and eight for women. At

1311-762: The 2000 NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship matches at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, which is adjacent to the campus. Most athletic events are held in the Hilliard Gates Sports Center or the Athletics Center Fieldhouse on the PFW campus. The IPFW Club Men's Ice Hockey Team is in its sixth season as a program and competes in the ACHA's North Region. IPFW has had recent success finishing in

1368-425: The College of Liberal Arts and the College of Science were combined in the College of Arts and Sciences. On the same date, the College of Professional Studies ceased operations. The Walter E. Helmke Library, the only public university library in northeast Indiana, was dedicated in 1977 and covers 113,000 square feet (10,500 m). Ground was broken in 2009 for a new US$ 42.4 million Student Services Complex, extending

1425-550: The Mastodons represented Purdue University Fort Wayne. With the name change, the school's colors changed from royal blue and White to the old gold and black used by the other three Purdue University campuses. On June 18, 2018, the school announced that beginning July 1, 2018 all NCAA sports teams will be known as the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastadons. In addition, a new logo was revealed in whuch the color blue

1482-571: The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons, compete as a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I school in the Horizon League , and in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association for men's volleyball. The university participates in 16 men's and women's sports. Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons , formerly known as the IPFW Mastodons and Fort Wayne Mastodons , are

1539-552: The Summit League to the Horizon League in July 2020. The official announcement of this move noted that PFW would be near the geographic center of its new league, with an average distance of 170 miles (274 km) from the other members. At that time, media also noted that PFW's longest road trip in the Horizon League — 344 miles (554 km) to Green Bay — would be shorter than its shortest Summit League trip, which

1596-481: The West Lafayette main campus to complete their degree. Twenty-four years earlier, Indiana University also began offering courses in Fort Wayne. From 1958–1964, both universities began the process of combining the two extension centers into one joint university, known as Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW). IPFW opened on September 17, 1964, following nearly two years of construction on

1653-429: The annual budget, and special spending. The council also has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes. Board of Commissioners: The executive and administrative body of the county is made of a three-member board of commissioners. The commissioners are elected county-wide, in staggered terms, and each serves

1710-612: The athletics teams as well, such as "Volleydons" for the volleyball teams. In a related reference, the Mastodon STOMP pep band instills school spirit among the fans during home matches and games. By using the nickname "Mastodons," Purdue Fort Wayne is one of the few schools to use an extinct organism as a nickname, along with the Amherst Mammoths and the Maranatha Baptist Sabercats . When

1767-400: The cornerstone was laid in 1897, the oldest man in the county, Louis Peltier, was present; he remembered Fort Wayne when it was a fort. The courthouse was completed in 1902 at a total cost of $ 817,553. At its dedication, Mayor Henry C. Berghoff and Governor Winfield T. Durbin were present. President Theodore Roosevelt was scheduled to attend as well, although he ultimately did not. Built in

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1824-585: The county by 19 points and city by 6, but in 2020, while Joe Biden lost the county by 11 points, he recaptured Fort Wayne. The last Democratic Governor to win the county was Frank O'Bannon in 2000 and the last Senator was Evan Bayh during his 2004 landslide . Following the 1930 Census, Fort Wayne was drawn into Indiana's 4th congressional district , which essentially became the 3rd district following 2000 Census. Fort Wayne has been represented in House by Republicans for all but 20 years since 1932. The streak

1881-645: The east includes the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center, a business incubator for entrepreneurs. This area of the campus was acquired in 2007 after the Fort Wayne State Developmental Center's closure, with the land donated between IPFW and Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana . The former McKay Family Farm, located on the western bank of the St. Joseph River, is bounded by East Coliseum Boulevard to

1938-409: The leg bone of a mastodon . Faculty and students from the geology department excavated the greater part of an adult mastodon, including the skull and tusks . The bones were cleaned, preserved, and placed on permanent display at IPFW. In 1970, members of the geology club, led by professors who oversaw the excavation, successfully lobbied the student government committee charged with choosing a name for

1995-615: The library system. The Fred J. Reynolds Historical Genealogy Department, located in the Main Library Branch, is the largest public genealogy department in the United States, home to more than 350,000 printed volumes and 513,000 items of microfilm and microfiche . In addition to the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation department (see List of parks in Fort Wayne, Indiana ), Allen County Parks operates four parks: Allen County Parks are only partially tax supported. Operating expenses must be met through user and program fees. Admission

2052-403: The only occasions since then that a Republican presidential candidate failed to carry the county, and even in 1964, Johnson only won the county by 1.4% and less than 1,500 votes. As of 2020, Joe Biden was the highest vote earner for a Democratic candidate in the history of the county with 73,189 votes. Donald Trump achieved the same feat for his party, with 92,083 votes. Although Allen County

2109-403: The past 2 seasons. IPFW used to play their games at the old McMillan Ice Arena. Allen County, Indiana Allen County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana . As of the 2020 Census, the population was 385,410, making it the third-most populous county in Indiana. The county seat and largest city is Fort Wayne , the second largest city in Indiana. Allen County is included in

2166-428: The population. In terms of ancestry, 33.4% were German , 11.4% were Irish , 10.7% were American , and 8.1% were English . Of the 137,851 households, 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 34.1% were non-families, and 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size

2223-569: The ranking of No. 4 in the country in NCAA Division II competition. Dane Fife was named the IPFW men's basketball head coach during summer 2005. Fife, who left after the 2010–11 season, was the youngest NCAA Division I head coach at the time of his appointment, at the age of 26. Tony Jasick replaced Fife as the head coach. Jon Coffman is the current head coach of the program, announced on April 10, 2014. During its existence as IPFW, it hosted

2280-436: The reduction of the number of manufacturing plants and jobs in Allen County. However, Allen County's economy has diversified with time to include defense and security, healthcare, and insurance. Agriculture is also a vital part of the county's economy. In 2009, Forbes ranked the Fort Wayne metropolitan area 67th on its list of 200 metropolitan areas in the "Best Places For Business And Careers" report. Individually, Fort Wayne

2337-680: The school announced the athletic brand change, it noted, Some Mastodon teams have already been using Fort Wayne on uniforms since this recommendation, but the use has been limited and resulted in some confusion. Outside of northeast Indiana, there is also considerable confusion about the "IPFW" acronym, with misnomers being common—even among those involved in Division I athletics. Indiana University and Purdue University in Fort Wayne officially separated on July 1, 2018, with IU taking responsibility for IPFW's degree programs in health sciences and Purdue retaining all other academic programs. Thereafter,

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2394-501: The school first fielded athletic teams, it competed as an NCAA Division III independent . In the summer of 1981, the Mastodons made a jump to NCAA Division II where they remained independent . Prior to the 1984–85 school year, the Mastodons joined the Great Lakes Valley Conference , their first-ever conference affiliation. At the start of the 2001–02 academic year, the Mastodons joined NCAA Division I as an independent . IPFW joined its first Division I conference in July 2007, joining

2451-609: The second floor Learning Commons through a 265 feet (81 m)-long glass-enclosed elevated walkway, connecting Helmke Library to Walb Student Union and Hilliard Gates Sports Center . In November 2011, the Student Services Complex and Learning Commons were opened for use. The Learning Commons includes librarian research consulting, the Writing Center, IT services computing, and areas for group and individual study. Purdue Fort Wayne student athletes, known as

2508-491: The south, St. Joseph River to the east, and development to the north and west. The Plex indoor soccer facility, Hefner Soccer Complex , Holiday Inn hotel, and Steel Dynamics Keith E. Busse Alumni Center are located on this portion of the campus, connected to the main academic campus via the pedestrian-only Ron Venderly Family Bridge. The Holiday Inn operates on property leased from the Indiana–Purdue Foundation, and

2565-407: The start of athletics competition, the school was known as IPFW, the abbreviation for Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne . In 1968, a large bone was discovered during the installation of a farm pond near Angola , Indiana, about 40 miles (65 km) north of Fort Wayne. The farmer who owned the property contacted professors in the IPFW geology department, who identified his discovery as

2622-430: The start of the 2016–17 school year, IPFW athletic director Kelley Hartley Hutton announced that effective immediately, "Fort Wayne" would be the university's exclusive athletic brand. The school's "IPFW" academic branding was not affected. The Summit League has called the athletic program "Fort Wayne" since 2012, in line with a conference initiative to use geographic names to describe metropolitan campuses such as IPFW. When

2679-649: The state in the provision of welfare and other social services. Allen County is part of Indiana's 3rd congressional district and is represented by Jim Banks in the United States Congress . It is part of Indiana Senate districts 14, 15, 16, 17 and 19; and Indiana House of Representatives districts 50, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84 and 85. Over the last 100 years, Allen County has been a Republican stronghold in presidential elections. The Democratic national landslides of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 and 1936 as well as Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 constitute

2736-794: The third public higher educational facility in the city with the Fort Wayne Center for Medical Education, a branch of the IU School of Medicine. Religious-affiliated schools in the county include the University of Saint Francis (Roman Catholic), Concordia Theological Seminary ( Lutheran ), and Indiana Wesleyan University ( Wesleyan Church ). Business and technical schools include Indiana Institute of Technology (IIT) as well as regional branches of Trine University , Brown Mackie College , Harrison College , ITT Technical Institute , and International Business College . Public education

2793-493: The top 20 in the nation the last three seasons . This past season the Mastodons won the Big Ten Club Tournament championship hosted by Northwestern University. This was a huge win for the program with bigger schools such as Iowa, Nebraska, Northwestern, Northern Illinois and No. 3 ranked University of Michigan-Flint also in the tournament. The Dons play their home games at Lutheran Health SportCenter and have for

2850-478: The university mascot to select the mastodon. And thus, the IPFW Mastodons were born. In addition to serving as a mascot, “Mastodon” is used as the athletic moniker for team members and school-spirited references to the student body. The selection of the mastodon as mascot, as well as a tongue-in-cheek borrowing of the term “Don” from its academic British English use, lends itself to use as a suffix to refer to

2907-616: The west, East Coliseum Boulevard and Trier Road to the south, and Hobson Road to the East, contains all of the privately owned residence halls. The main academic campus and Waterfield campus are connected via the Crescent Avenue Pedestrian Bridge, elevated above Crescent Avenue. The Research-Incubator Campus, bounded by St. Joe Road to the west, Stellhorn Road to the south, Dean Drive to the north, and Sirlin Drive to

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2964-471: Was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.12. The median age was 35.3 years. The median income for a household in the county was $ 47,697 and the median income for a family was $ 60,184. Males had a median income of $ 45,294 versus $ 33,685 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 24,532. About 9.1% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 17.4% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over. Fort Wayne

3021-555: Was 367 miles (591 km) to Western Illinois . PFW's Horizon League announcement took place several months before Robert Morris University , located in suburban Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , announced it would also join the Horizon League in 2020. The addition of Robert Morris increased PFW's average conference road trip to about 210 miles (338 km), but Green Bay remains PFW's longest Horizon League road trip. Purdue Fort Wayne has 16 NCAA Division I varsity teams: 8 varsity sports for men and 8 for women. The men's volleyball team

3078-471: Was divided into two universities on July 1, 2018: Purdue University Fort Wayne, and Indiana University Fort Wayne . The division moved all departments involved in health care to Indiana University Fort Wayne, and all others into Purdue University Fort Wayne. The Philosophy and Geosciences departments, along with academic programs in French and German, were closed on January 1, 2017. The Purdue Fort Wayne campus

3135-569: Was killed in the War of 1812 . Fort Wayne, founded at the confluences of the Maumee , St. Joseph , and St. Marys rivers, was chosen as the county seat in May 1824. According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 660.02 square miles (1,709.4 km ), the largest county in Indiana, of which 657.31 square miles (1,702.4 km ) (or 99.59%) is land and 2.71 square miles (7.0 km ) (or 0.41%)

3192-404: Was only broken by four Democrats: James Indus Farley from 1933 to 1939, Edward H. Kruse for a single term in 1949–1951, J. Edward Roush from 1971 to 1977 and Jill Long Thompson from 1989 to 1995. (information as of January 2024) The Allen County Courthouse was designed by Brentwood S. Tolan of Fort Wayne, and was built by James Stewart and Company of Saint Louis, Missouri . When

3249-473: Was ranked 5th in cost of living and 12th in cost of doing business. Allen County is home of Purdue Fort Wayne (PFW), with an enrollment of 14,192, it is the fifth-largest public university campus in Indiana. The county also holds the main campus of the Northeast Region of Ivy Tech Community College , the second-largest public community college campus in Indiana. Indiana University maintains

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