Pulaski

Formed November 7, 1835 (77^th county)

Pulaski County (12,523), Winamac (2,320)

The light tan brick and stone stand out on the Richardsonian Romanesque 1894 courthouse.  It is on a square at Monticello, Main, Meridian, and Market streets.  United States Highway 35 is Monticello Street in the town.  The county has recently added a Justice Center across the street to augment the courthouse.  The courthouse designers were A. William Rush and Son.  The building features a working clock tower and corner towers.  Veteran memorials are on the grounds.  The county was created on November 7, 1835 from Native American Territory as the 77^th county with Winamac as the only county seat.  It is named for Revolutionary War hero Kazimierz Pulaski.  The county seat name is Native American for “catfish.” 

The area of the county is 434 square miles.  It is 25 out of 92 in the state.   It ranks 83 out of 92 in population in the state.  It has a density of 28.9 persons per square mile making it 90 out of 92 in the state.  Pulaski County has 31.3% of its population in its incorporated areas.  United States Highway 35 crosses north to south through the county from Starke County to Cass County.  United States Highway 421 goes north to south in the western part of the county from Starke County to White County.  The county is a rectangle.  Winamac is in the eastern third of the county.  Winamac is the county seat and the largest city.  It is 18.5% of the county population. 

Pulaski County government consists of a sheriff, an auditor, a clerk, a coroner, a treasurer, and an assessor (executive).  It has 7 Council Members (legislative.)  A Circuit Court Judge, a Superior Court Judge, and a prosecutor serve Pulaski County (judicial.) The county is in northern Indiana.  Indianapolis, Indiana is southeast and South Bend, Indiana is north of the county.  The Tippecanoe River flows through the county.  The county center is 15 miles Southwest of Winamac nearer Monon.  The county is surrounded clockwise by Starke, Marshall, Fulton, Cass, White, and Jasper counties.  The county seat is pronounced WI-NA-MAC.

Winamac