Population. Pawnee is depicted as a typical mid-sized city in central Indiana, located in the fictional “Wamapoke County” about 90 miles from Indianapolis. Dialogue from the show and other officially licensed material suggest a population in the range of 60,000 to a little over 80,000.

What town is Pawnee based on?

That’s the case with NBC’s Parks and Recreation, which takes place in fictional Pawnee, Indiana, which is beside the also fictional Eagleton. But they reference real towns in the Hoosier state, and Pawnee is sort-of based on a real city in East Central Indiana: Muncie.

Is Snerling Indiana real?

Snerling, Indiana is located 40 minutes outside of Pawnee, Indiana. The cows outnumber the people 40:1.