Waynedale is a community in the southwest quadrant of Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...

 in Allen County

Allen County, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 331,849 people, 128,745 households, and 86,259 families residing in the county. The population density was 505 people per square mile . There were 138,905 housing units at an average density of 211 per square mile...

. The community was founded in 1921 by Abner Elzey, a Methodist preacher from Ossian

Ossian, Indiana

Ossian is a town in Jefferson Township, Wells County, Indiana, United States. The population was 3,289 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ossian is located at ....

. Residents signed petitions in 1957 requesting annexation by the City of Fort Wayne. Subsequent to the submission of the petitions to the City, Waynedale and its estimated 6,000 residents were annexed into the Fort Wayne city limits.

In October 2010, Waynedale announced its first community website http://waynedale.com to promote positive business and residential improvement.

Waynedale is home to The Waynedale News, which is printed on a bi-weekly basis and hand delivered by carriers, door to door covering over 12,000 households and businesses of South and Southwest Fort Wayne.

City Councilman Mitch Harper

Mitch Harper

Mitchell V. "Mitch" Harper is an American politician from Fort Wayne, Indiana.He was elected as a Fort Wayne Common Council member from the 4th District on November 6, 2007. He was elected to a second term on November 8, 2011. He currently serves as President of the Common Council.Harper served as...

serves Waynedale on Fort Wayne Common Council. Waynedale is included in the Council's Fourth District.