Fulton County, Indiana

Fulton County Education, Geography, and History

Fulton County is a county located in the state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 20,836. Fulton County was created on February 7, 1835. The county seat is Rochester. The county is named for Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat.

Etymology - Origin of FultonCounty Name

The county is named for Robert Fulton, Famous inventor of the steamboat.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: CensusBureau Quick Facts

Fulton County History

Fulton County was organized February 4, 1836 becoming effective April 1, 1836. It was named for Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat. Native Americans in the county believed that a terrible monster lived in Lake Manitou (Indiana) and for that reason they never lived around the lake. Early settlers called in the Devil's Lake and there were many reported sightings of a monster.

Fulton County is divided into 8 Civil Townships as follows: Aubbeenaubbee, Henry, Liberty, Newcastle, Richland, Rochester, Union and Wayne.

Geography: Land and Water

As reported by the Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 371 square miles (962 km²), of which 369 square miles (954 km²) is land and 3 square miles (7 km²) (0.77%) is water.

Fulton county is located in north Indiana.

Neighboring Counties

Bordering counties are as follows:

• North: Marshall County
• Northeast: Kosciusko County
• Southeast: Wabash County; Miami County
• South: Cass County
• West: Pulaski County
• Northwest: Starke County

Education

Public schools in Fulton County are administered by the Caston School Corporation, the Rochester Community School Corporation, Culver Community School Corporation, and the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation.

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