Floyd County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. Its county seat is New Albany. The population of the county was 80,484 as of the 2020 United States Census. Floyd County has the second-smallest land area in the entire state. It was formed in the year 1819 from neighboring Clark and Harrison counties.
Floyd County, Indiana
From Floyds Knobs, the view of the Sherman Minton Bridge that crosses the Ohio River and connecting Indiana and Kentucky and the Louisville International Airport in the distance.
Pearl Street in downtown New Albany. The Knobs can be seen in the distance.
The woods of Mount Saint Francis in Floyds Knobs, Indiana.
New Albany is a city in Floyd County, Indiana, United States, situated along the Ohio River, opposite Louisville, Kentucky. The population was 37,841 as of the 2020 census. The city is the county seat of Floyd County. It is bounded by I-265 to the north and the Ohio River to the south, and is considered part of the Louisville, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area. The mayor of New Albany is Jeff Gahan, a Democrat; he was re-elected in 2023.
New Albany as seen from the Ohio River.
View of Pearl Street in Downtown New Albany.
Downtown New Albany The 160 feet tall Town Clock Church was built in 1852 as a stop on the Underground Railroad.
New Albany National Cemetery opened in 1862