Fort Wayne occurs as city and the county seat of Allen County in northeastern Indiana. When of the 2000 census, as recertified inside June 2003, the city experienced the sum people of 220,486. These are known as fallowing the U.S. military fort established inside 1794 by Gen. Anthony Wayne where the St. Joseph River and St. Marys River join to form the Maumee River.

History
Historically a places was referred to as Kekionga, the traditional capital of the Miami nation. In the 1680s, French traders established a country store at a location because it was a independent portage between a Great Lakes via a Maumee Flow of any stream & the Mississippi River via the nearby Little Flow of any stream branch of the Wabash River.

A French built a number 1 fort on the places, Fort Miamis, in 1697 when the share of a class action of forts built between Quebec and St. Louis. Forts Miamis was replaced by Fort St. Philippe inside 1722.

Increasing tension between France & Britain developed over a territory. Within 1760, after kill by British forces in the French and Indian War, the vicinity was ceded to the British Empire. A fort was renamed "Fort Miami."

Within 1763, various Native American nations rebelled against British rule & retook a fort when a share of Pontiac's Rebellion. the Miami regained control of Kekionga, a rule that lasted for other than Xxx years.

Inside 1794, under the command of General Anthony Wayne, the United States army captured a Wabash-Erie portage from either the Miami & built a freshly fort touching the ternion lakes. Fort Wayne was known as for the general.

At length, the portage was replaced by a canal in the mid 1800s. Fort Wayne's significance when a waterway portage misused national prominence as a railroad system developed in the United States. For about the century it was an crucial railroad center between Just released York & Chicago.

Virtually all of the people incubation occurred in the 19th century by using immigration from either Germany & Ireland. A prominent many Roman Catholic & Lutheran churches reflect this. German-language newspapers were published into a 20th century.

Law and government
Fort Wayne has an elective mayor, clerk and city council-style of government.

Executive - Mayor
Fort Wayne's city manager is Democrat Graham Richard, who has served in the post since January 2000. He was elected to another term within 2003.

He occurs as globe class thinker everthing about a chance of bringing communications information for all citizens of Fort Wayne.

See, List of Fort Wayne, Indiana mayors

City Clerk
Democrat Sandra Kennedy has been Fort Wayne's city clerk since 1983.

Representatives - Common Council
A Fort Wayne Most common Council occurs as nine-member legislative class action that help foursome-season terms. Six of the members represent specific dominion; terzetto come elected city-wide when at-big councillor. A council elected in November 4, 2003 will serve until December 31, 2007: JohNorth N. Crawford: At-Heavy, Republican Samuel J. Talarico, Jr: At-Prominent, Republican John Shoaff: At-Prominent, Democrat Tom Smith: First Dominion, Republican Donald J. Schmidt: 2d Dominion, Republican Tom Didier: Third Dominion, Republican Thomas E. Hayhurst: Fourth Territorial dominion, Democrat Tim Pape: Fifth Territorial dominion, Democrat Glynn The. Hines: Sixth Territorial dominion, Democrat

Geography
Modern Fort Wayne is placed within the productive farming metropolitan area, however has universally been an crucial transport hub. Based at a confluence of 3 streams, lakes, and wells throughout, a city was a summit of the Wabash-Erie Canal. Fort Wayne besides sits at a high point between ii Indiana watersheds; hence its nickname, "Summit City." Todays Fort Wayne straddles Interstate 69, and is served by Norfolk Southern, Conrail and CSX rail lines as well as Fort Wayne International Airport and Smith Field regional airport.

Physical geography
Potentially for the regional "summit," Fort Wayne is fairly flat. There are a bit of local wetlands & crushed rock pits. A soil is the deep dark red globe characteristic of the Midwest.

Major parks
Fort Wayne's 1st park, a Nought.Two acre (800 m²) Old Fort Park, was established around 1863. A newly park, a 170 acre (690,000 k²) Salomon Domestic Park, was established around 1995. When of 2004, a city got 87 parks covering 2,199.55 estate (Eight.Nine klick²). More parks include:

Bloomingdale Park Bob Arnold Northside Park Botanic Conservatory Bowser Playground Brackenridge Playground Brewer Park Buckner Domestic Park Camp Allen Park Casselwood Park Community Center (Business district) East Central Park East Swinney Park Ewing Park Foster Park Foster Park West, including Pawster Pet Park Franke Park Freimann Square Gren Park Guildin Park Hamilton Park Hanna Homestead Park Headwaters Park Historic Old Fort Hurshtown Reservoir Indian Village Park Japanese Garden Jehl Park Jennings Center John Street Park Johnny Appleseed Park Kettler Park Klug Park Kreager Park Lafayette Park Lakeside Park Lawton Park Lindenwood Nature and severity Preserve Lions Park McCormick Park McCulloch Park McMillen Park Memorial Park Mineworker Playground Moody Park Noll Park Nuckols Park Orff Park Packard Park Psi Ote Park Rea Park Reservoir Park Rockhill Park Roosevelt Park Rudisill Park Salomon Farm Seiling Prevent Park Shoaff Park Learn Park Summit St. Park Tillman Park Vesey Park Waynedale Park Weisser Park Wells St. Park West Swinney Park Williams Park Zeis Park

Economy
In the mid-FourInsert non-formatted text on this buttonth century, Fort Wayne was the major manufacturing center of the northeastern United States. Major employers involved General Electric, International Harvester (left Fort Wayne witharound 1983), & Tokheim gasoline pumps (sold in 2003). Phelps Dodge, Rea Wire, & Essex Wire comprised a big concentration of copper & enamel wire manufacturing in the globe. within a latter half of the 20th century, shifts in manufacturing system led to the reduction of the total of mill & jobs, & Fort Wayne can be counted among the comparatively stagnant "rust belt" cities of the northeast.

Around recent decades incubation according to the extra diverse economy has resumed. General Motors opened a Truck & Bus Assembly operation in the Eighties. Fort Wayne employs numbers of in the transport & logistics sector, sustaining Sirva, Norfolk-Southern railroad, Triple Crown Intermodal, & Kitty Hawk Air Cargo combining for to a higher degree 2,500 local jobs. National defense is as well an progressively crucial component of the local economy, using ITT & Raytheon using to a higher degree 1,000 population both. When a homegrown Lincoln National Corporation has changed list & relocated its headquarters to Philadelphia, Lincoln Financial however employs all about 1,500 agents in the city & contributes hundreds to thousands of dollars annually to local charities & civic stimulates.

Taxes

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there were 205,727 people, 83,333 house, & 50,666 families living in the city. There are 90,915 housing units at an typical density of 444.6/km² (1,151.5/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 75.45% White, 17.38% Black or African American, 0.39% Native American, 1.56% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.91% from other races, and 2.26% from two or more races. Pentad.78% of the people come Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 83,333 family away from which 31.5% develop tikes under a age of Eighteen accept the children, 41.9% come married couples living together, 14.6% have a female homeowner using there are no married man present, & 39.2% come non-families. 32.6% of tons family come mass produced higher of souls & X.3% own individual dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical family size is Deuce.41 & a typical personal size is Troika.08.

In a city the people is spread retired by having Twenty-seven.0% under a age of Eighteen, Ten.7% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Thirty.2% from either 25 to 44, Nineteen.7% from either 45 to 64, & Dozen.5% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 33 years. For each C females there are 94.Zero males. For each Hundred females age Xviii & all over, there are Xc.Quartet males.

the median income for a home in the city is $36,518, & the median income for a personal is $45,040. Males have a median income of $34,704 versus $25,062 for females. A per capita income for the city is $18,517. Xii.5% of the people & Nina from carolina.6% of families come following a poverty line. Away from a aggregate people, Seventeen.5% of victims under a age of 18 & 7.6% of victims 65 & older come residing beneath a poverty level.

Inside 2003, a Census Bureau revised a people of Fort Wayne upward to 220,486 to reflect front yard annexation when 2000.

Media
Newspapers
Journal Gazette, daily morning newspaper The News-Sentinel, daily evening newspaper owned by Knight Ridder Whatzup, weekly amusement newspaper Ink every week African American newspaper Frost Illustrated, weekly African American newspaper Macedonian Tribune, each month Macedonian newspaper.

Television
Fort Wayne is the 104th-largest television market in the United States based on data from Nielsen Media Research. NTSC
WANE-TV, CBS affiliate, - channel 15 WDFM-LP, Independent - Channel 26 WFFT-TV, Fox affiliate - channel 55 WFWA-TV, PBS member station - channel 39 WFWC-CA, Independent - channel 45 WINM-TV, TBN affiliate - channel 63 WISE-TV, NBC affiliate - channel 33 WPTA-TV, ABC affiliate - channel 21

DT
WANE-DT, CBS and UPN affiliate, - channel 15 Channel Fifteen.One - WANE-TV simulcast Channel Xv.Two - UPN affiliate - UPN FORT WAYNE Channel Fifteen.Three - weather radar WFFT-DT, Fox affiliate - DT channel 36 WFWA-DT, PBS member station - channel 40 Channel Forty.One - PBS HD Channel Channel Xl.Two - WFWA-TV simulcast WINM-DT, TBN affiliate - DT channel 12 WISE-DT, NBC affiliate - DT channel 33 Channel 33.One - Caring-TV simulcast Channel 33.Two - NBC Weather condition Plus WPTA-DT, ABC affiliate - DT channel 21 Channel Twenty-one.One - WPTA-TV simulcast Channel Twenty-one.Two - weather radar

Radio

Sites of interest

Architecture of note
Allen County Courthouse, 70Prevent of South Clinton Street, government building, by Brentwood S. Tolan, 1897-1902 Anthony Wayne Bank Building, 203 East Berry Street, commercial high-tower block, 1960 Center School, 1893 schoolhouse restored to its original state Commerce Building, 127 West Berry Street, Beaux-Arts architecture high rise, 1923 Crooks Home, home, by postmodernist architect Michael Graves, 1976 Fine Arts Center, School & Performing Arts Theater, theatre, by L. We. Kahn, 1966-1973 Fort Wayne National Bank Building (National City Bank), skyscraper, 1970 Old City Hall, government building, 1893 J. B. Franke Home, home, 1914 Hanselmann Home, home, by postmodernist architect Michael Graves, 1967 One Summit Square (Bank One), skyscraper, 1981 Richardville House, residence, 1827 Haus five hundred Schönen Künste - Fine Arts Center, museum, by L. I. Kahn, 1961-1964 Lincoln Bank Tower, 116 East Berry Street, skyscraper, by Alvin M. Strauss, 1929 Snyderman Home, home, by postmodernist architect Michael Graves, 1972

Education
Colleges/universities
Concordia Theological Seminary of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod Fort Wayne Center for Medical Education (a branch of Indiana University School of Medicine) Indiana Institute of Technology (IIT) Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) Ivy Tech State College Taylor University Fort Wayne University of Saint Francis School district
Southwest Allen County Schools[http://www.sacs.k12.in.us] Northwest Allen County Schools[http://www.nacs.k12.in.us] East Allen County Schools[http://www.eacs.k12.in.us] Fort Wayne Community Schools[http://www.fwcs.k12.in.us]

Sports teams
Fort Wayne Fever, minor league men's and women's soccer Fort Wayne Freedom, indoor football ([United Indoor Football Association] (UIF)) Fort Wayne Komets, ice hockey (United Hockey League) Fort Wayne Wizards, minor league baseball Fort Wayne Flyers, minor league football ([Minor League Football Association] (MLFA)) Former sports teams
Fort Wayne Daisies, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Fort Wayne Friars, football Fort Wayne Fury, Continental Basketball Association Fort Wayne General Electrics, NBA basketball (1937-1938) Fort Wayne Kekiongas, major league baseball Fort Wayne Pistons, NBA basketball (1941-1957) Fort Wayne River City Rhinos, Mid-Continental Football League Fort Wayne Flame, soccer Indiana Kick, soccer

Notable natives and former residents
Julia Barr, actress, All My Children DaMarcus Beasley, professional association football streaming video player for PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) and a US national team, who utilized to play for the Chicago Fire of the MLS. JaMar Beasley, former agency association football streaming video player for the New England Revolution and the Chicago Fire of the MLS. Bill Blass, fashion designer Eric Bruskotter, actor, Starship Troopers, Six Feet Under Andrew George Burry, industrialist Dan Butler, actor Frasier Daniel R. Coats, U.S. ambassador to Germany, previous U.S. representative, U.S. senator Vaughn Dunbar, athlete, NFL New Orleans Saints Kris Bex, president, Remnant Trust Jason Fabini, athlete, NFL New York Jets Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor Sharon Gabet, actress,The Edge of Night, One Life to Live Edith Hamilton, author Drake Hogestyn, actor Days of Our Lives Stephen King, author Neil LaBute, director Ross Lockridge, Jr., author, Raintree County Carole Lombard, actress, My Man Godfrey Shelley Long, actress, Cheers Hugh McCulloch, former United States Secretary of the Treasury, namesake of McCulloch Park Mark McLendon II, musician Patrick McVey, actor, Dark Shadows, North by Northwest Gray Morrow, comic book artist and illustrator Amanda Perez, R&B singer Ian Rolland, business leader, philanthropist Robert Rusler, actor, Babylon 5, Weird Science Mark Souder, U.S. Representative Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy's restaurant chain Randy Thompson, actor, Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rod Woodson, athlete, NFL Oakland Raiders Herb Vigran, actor, White Christmas, The Flintstones, Benji Dick York, actor, Bewitched Fred Zollner, industrialist and founder of the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, late a Detroit Pistons.

Religious centers
Fundamental Baptist Fellowship Association Missionary Church, Inc. Evangelical Mennonite Church

Cultural impact
Film/TV shot in Fort Wayne
In the Company of Men American Reel The Last Roadstop Endless Bread

Famous fictional characters from Fort Wayne
Frank Burns, fictional doctor, M*A*S*H Fawn Liebowitz, fictional character, Animal House George Taylor, fictional character, Planet of the Apes "Topside" fictional character, GI Joe

Sister cities
Fort Wayne has trio sister cities: Gera, Germany since 1992 Płock, Poland Takaoka, Japan since 1977