Fort Wayne, city in northeastern Indiana and seat of Allen County. The city is located where the Saint Marys and Saint Joseph rivers join to form the Maumee River. Situated in a fertile farm area, Fort Wayne is a manufacturing center producing products such as electronic equipment and components, trucks, automotive parts, and magnet wire. The insurance and health-care industries are also major employers. Fort Wayne International Airport is the hub of air transportation.
Fort Wayne is home to Concordia Theological Seminary (1846), University of Saint Francis (1890), Indiana Institute of Technology (1930), Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne (1964), Lutheran College of Health Professions (1987), Taylor University, Fort Wayne Campus (1992), a campus of Indiana Wesleyan University (1920), and several institutions offering two-year degrees.
