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==Geography== Grant County consists of low rolling hills, covered with vegetation and devoted to agriculture or urban development.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Grant+County,+IN/@40.4595255,-85.547695,17.75z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x8814ff2c205995c5:0x2d4e50fbf927ffd3!8m2!3d40.4730605!4d-85.684578 Grant County IN (Google Maps, accessed 20 January 2020)]</ref> The [[Mississinewa River]] flows northwesterly through the center of the county toward [[Mississinewa Lake Dam|Mississinewa Lake]] in adjacent [[Miami County, Indiana|Miami County]]. The highest terrain consists of two rises in southeast [[Upland, Indiana|Upland]], at {{convert|950|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/map/BigMap.aspx?cy=40.472426&cx=-85.489746&z=13&l=L_CT|L_FS|L_MT|L_AG|L_OS&hj=0&t=P&d=22968&c=0&a=1&sx=-999&sy=-999&cyn=0 Grant County High Point, Indiana (PeakBagger.com, accessed 20 January 2020)]</ref> According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of {{convert|414.90|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|414.07|sqmi}} (or 99.80%) is land and {{convert|0.82|sqmi}} (or 0.20%) is water.<ref name=DC/> [[Image:Marion-indiana-from-above.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Aerial view of [[Marion, Indiana|Marion]]]] ===Adjacent counties=== {{div col|colwidth=20em}} Grant County shares a border with nine neighboring counties, more than any other county in Indiana. * [[Huntington County, Indiana|Huntington County]] - northeast * [[Wells County, Indiana|Wells County]] - northeast * [[Blackford County, Indiana|Blackford County]] - east * [[Delaware County, Indiana|Delaware County]] - southeast * [[Madison County, Indiana|Madison County]] - south * [[Tipton County, Indiana|Tipton County]] - southwest * [[Howard County, Indiana|Howard County]] - west * [[Miami County, Indiana|Miami County]] - northwest * [[Wabash County, Indiana|Wabash County]] - northwest {{div col end}} ===Transit=== * [[Marion Transit System]] ===Major highways=== {{div col|colwidth=20em}} * {{Jct|state=IN|I|69}} - Interstate Highway * {{Jct|state=IN|US|35}} - Federal Highway * {{Jct|state=IN|SR|5}} - State Highway * {{Jct|state=IN|SR|9}} - State Highway * {{Jct|state=IN|SR|13}} - State Highway * {{Jct|state=IN|SR|15}} - State Highway * {{Jct|state=IN|SR|18}} - State Highway * {{Jct|state=IN|SR|19}} - State Highway * {{Jct|state=IN|SR|22}} - State Highway * {{Jct|state=IN|SR|26}} - State Highway * {{Jct|state=IN|SR|37}} - State Highway {{div col end}}
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