, the Fort WayneHuntingtonAuburn Combined Statistical Area (CSA), or Fort Wayne Metropolitan Area, or Northeast Indiana is a federally designated combined statistical area consisting of eight counties in northeast Indiana (Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Steuben, Wells, and Whitley counties), anchored by the city of Fort Wayne.

The CSA is further divided into one metropolitan statistical area (Fort Wayne) and five micropolitan statistical areas (Angola, Auburn, Decatur, Huntington, and Kendallville). As of the 2020 census, the CSA had a population of 645,409. The Fort Wayne metropolitan area is part of the Northern Indiana region, containing about 2.3 million people, and is considered part of the Great Lakes Megalopolis, which contains an estimated 59 million people.

Definitions

Metropolitan Statistical Area

The Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, is an area consisting of three counties in Northern Indiana anchored by the city of Fort Wayne. The MSA had a population of 447,781 at the 2020 census, increasing to an estimated 466,258 in 2025. The Fort Wayne MSA is the 117th largest MSA in the United States.

Combined Statistical Area

Based on commuting patterns, the Office of Management and Budget combines the Fort Wayne metropolitan area with the adjacent micropolitan areas of Angola (Stueben County), Auburn (DeKalb County), Decatur (Adams County), Huntington (Huntington County), and Kendallville (Noble County) to form the broader Fort Wayne–Huntington–Auburn, IN Combined Statistical Area. The population of this wider region was estimated at 667,403 in 2025. The Fort Wayne CSA is the 80th largest CSA in the United States.

Communities

Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants

• Fort Wayne (Principal city)

Places with 10,000 to 100,000 inhabitants

• Auburn

• Bluffton

• Huntington

• Kendallville

• New Haven

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

• Albion

• Andrews

• Angola

• Avilla

• Berne

• Butler

• Churubusco

• Clear Lake

• Columbia City

• Corunna

• Decatur

• Fremont

• Garrett

• Geneva

• Grabill

• Hamilton

• Huntertown

• Leo-Cedarville

• Ligonier

• Markle

• Monroeville

• Mount Etna

• Ossian

• Roanoke

• Rome City

• Saint Joe

• South Whitley

• Warren

• Waterloo

• Woodburn

Places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants

• Altona

• Ashley

• Cromwell

• Hudson

• Larwill

• Monroe

• Orland

• Poneto

• Uniondale

• Vera Cruz

• Wolcottville

• Zanesville

Census-designated placeCensus-designated places (CDPs)

• Harlan

• Hoagland

• Kimmell

• Tri-Lakes

Townships

Adams County

• Blue Creek

• French

• Hartford

• Jefferson

• Kirkland

• Monroe

• Preble

• Root

• Saint Marys

• Union

• Wabash

• Washington

Allen County

• Aboite Township

• Adams Township

• Cedar Creek Township

• Eel River Township

• Jackson Township

• Jefferson Township

• Lafayette Township

• Lake Township

• Madison Township

• Marion Township

• Maumee Township

• Milan Township

• Monroe Township

• Perry Township

• Pleasant Township

• St. Joseph Township

• Scipio Township

• Springfield Township

• Washington Township

• Wayne Township

Wells County

• Chester Township

• Harrison Township

• Jackson Township

• Jefferson Township

• Lancaster Township

• Liberty Township

• Nottingham Township

• Rockcreek Township

• Union Township

Whitley County

• Cleveland Township

• Columbia Township

• Etna-Troy Township

• Jefferson Township

• Richland Township

• Smith Township

• Thorncreek Township

• Union Township

• Washington Township

Notable residents

• Chris Schenkel, former Sportscaster for ABC Sports. Born in Bippus.

See also

• Northern Indiana

References

External links

• 2003 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau

• Fort Wayne MSA statistics by Indiana Business Research Center