Fort Wayne

Home to more than 265,700 residents, Fort Wayne is the regional hub of Northeast Indiana, and the homebase of Input Fort Wayne. Known as “the City that Saved Itself,” Fort Wayne has a long history of do-it-yourself innovation. Farnsworth mass-produced the first televisions here. General Electric did the same with stoves, refrigerators, and washing machines.

Today, Fort Wayne residents are innovating in new ways, creating everything from tech startups to solutions that improve the equity, health, and vitality of local neighborhoods. Projects like Riverfront Fort Wayne and Electric Works light the way into the city's future and draw residents back into the urban core.

Fort Wayne is home to people of many cultures, including a large Burmese community. The diversity of small businesses, one-of-a-kind restaurants, and neighborhood grocery stores here attests to the area's vibrancy.

Rather than specific neighborhood names, most Fort Wayne residents identify with the city's broader zip codes or quadrants as their "neighborhood." Explore the quadrants listed on the "Places" tab of Input Fort Wayne's website to get a feel for each area's unique people, places, and cultures.

Feature Story The back of the A.C. Wermuth House designed by Eero Saarinen.
Feature Story “Farmer Dan” Flotow and his wife, Wendy, have a booth at the YLNI Farmers Market in Fort Wayne.

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Partner Content Residents of northeast Indiana gather in downtown Fort Wayne.
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Feature Story Tommy Cutter and Shruti Sharma are launching a company called Sustainable Thinkers.

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Feature Story Aubrie Tinsley (left), Sara Gensic (center), and Suzy Ulmer (right) in downtown Fort Wayne with the Alyssum Montessori School behind them on the left.

Send your kids to school in downtown Fort Wayne


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