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Fortville is a town in Vernon Township, Hancock County, Indiana, United States. The population was 4,784 at the 2020 census.

Fortville town overview:
Name:	Fortville town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Indiana
County:	Hamilton County, Hancock County
Elevation:	856 ft (261 m)
Total Area:	3.46 sq mi (8.96 km²)
Land Area:	3.45 sq mi (8.94 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²)
Total Population:	4,784
Population Density:	1,386.67/sq mi (535.39/km²)
ZIP code:	46040
Area code:	317
FIPS code:	1824286
GNISfeature ID:	0434692
Website:	fortvilleindiana.org

Online Interactive Map

Fortville online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

Fortville was originally called Walpole, and under the latter name was laid out and platted in 1849. It was named for Cephas Fort, the original owner of the town site. Fortville was incorporated as a town in 1865.

The historic Browne-Rafert House on Merrill Street was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

Fortville Road Map

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Geography

Fortville is located in the northwest corner of Hancock County, Indiana at 39°56′5″N 85°50′50″W / 39.93472°N 85.84722°W / 39.93472; -85.84722 (39.934740, -85.847237), immediately adjacent to neighboring Hamilton County, which forms the town’s northwest boundary and Madison County, which borders to the north. It is approximately 25 miles (40.23 km) northeast of Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana and is a part of the Indianapolis metropolitan area.

According to the 2010 census, Fortville has a total area of 2.91 square miles (7.54 km), of which 2.90 square miles (7.51 km) (or 99.67%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km) (or 0.33%) is water.

Despite occasional droughts throughout central Indiana, Fortville has a steady and reliable supply of water because it is situated over a natural aquifer.