The
Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area is a federally designated
metropolitan area consisting of three counties in northeastern
Indiana (
Allen,
Wells, and
Whitley counties), anchored by the city of
Fort Wayne. As of the
2010 census, the MSA had a population of 416,257 (though a July 1, 2011 estimate placed the population at 419,453). The Fort Wayne metropolitan area is part of the
Northern Indiana region, containing about 2.2 million people, and is considered part of the
Great Lakes Megalopolis, which contains an estimated 54 million people.