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Indiana
Indiana | |
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| State of Indiana | |
| Nickname: "The Hoosier State" | |
| Motto: | |
| Anthem: "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away" [1] | |
 Location of Indiana within the United States | |
| Country | United States |
| Before statehood | Indiana Territory |
| Admitted to the Union | December 11, 1816 (19th) |
| Capital (and largest city) | Indianapolis |
| Largest county or equivalent | Marion |
| Largest metro and urban areas | Indianapolis |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Mike Braun (R) |
| • Lieutenant Governor | Micah Beckwith (R) |
| Legislature | General Assembly |
| • Upper house | Indiana Senate |
| • Lower house | Indiana House of Representatives |
| Judiciary | Indiana Supreme Court |
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| U.S. House delegation |
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| Area | |
• Total | 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km2) |
| • Land | 35,868 sq mi (92,897 km2) |
| • Water | 550 sq mi (1,424 km2) 1.5% |
| • Rank | 38th |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 278 mi (432 km) |
| • Width | 149 mi (232 km) |
| Elevation | 700 ft (210 m) |
| Highest elevation | 1,257 ft (383 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 320 ft (97 m) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total |  6,924,275[3] |
| • Rank | 17th |
| • Density | 189/sq mi (73.1/km2) |
| • Rank | 16th |
| • Median household income | $69,500 (2023)[4] |
| • Income rank | 37th |
| Demonym | Hoosier |
| Language | |
| • Official language | English |
| Time zones | |
| 80 counties | UTC−05:00 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| 12 counties | UTC−06:00 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| USPS abbreviation | IN |
| ISO 3166 code | US-IN |
| Traditional abbreviation | Ind. |
| Latitude | 37° 46′ N to 41° 46′ N |
| Longitude | 84° 47′ W to 88° 6′ W |
| Website | in |
| List of state symbols | |
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| Poem | "Indiana"[5] |
| Slogan | "IN Indiana"[6] |
| Living insignia | |
| Bird | Northern cardinal[7] (Cardinalis cardinalis) |
| Flower | Peony[8] (Paeonia) |
| Insect | Say's firefly[9] (Pyractomena angulata) |
| Tree | Tulip tree[8] (Liriodendron tulipifera) |
| Inanimate insignia | |
| Color(s) | Blue and gold |
| Firearm | Grouseland Rifle[10] |
| Food | Popcorn (state snack)[11] |
| Fossil | Mastodon[12] (Mammut americanum) |
| Rock | Indiana limestone[13] |
| Other | Wabash River (state river)[13] Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Hoosier Spirit II (state aircraft)[14] |
| State route marker | |
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| State quarter | |
 Released in 2002 | |
| Lists of United States state symbols | |
Indiana (/ˌɪndiˈænə/ ⓘ IN-dee-AN-ə)[15] is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the south and southeast, and the Wabash River and Illinois to the west. Nicknamed "the Hoosier State",[16] Indiana is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the Union as the 19th state on December 11, 1816.
Indigenous resistance to American settlement was broken with defeat of the Tecumseh's confederacy in 1813. The new settlers were primarily Americans of British ancestry from the eastern seaboard and the Upland South, and Germans. After the Civil War, in which the state fought for the Union, natural gas attracted heavy industry and new European immigrants to its northern counties. In the first half of the 20th century, northern and central sections experienced a boom in goods manufacture and automobile production. Southern Indiana remained largely rural.
Today, Indiana has a diverse economy with a gross state product in 2023 of 404.3 billion.[17] It has several metropolitan areas with populations greater than 100,000 and a number of smaller cities and towns. Indiana is home to professional sports teams, including the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, the NBA's Indiana Pacers, and the WNBA's Indiana Fever. The state also hosts several notable competitive events, such as the Indianapolis 500, held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
After the rise and fall of the Klan in the 1920s, the state swung politically from the Republican to Democratic Party in the New Deal 1930s. Today, with a decades-long record of returning Republican majorities, Indiana is counted a "Red state".
- ^ "Indiana State Song". in.gov. Indiana Historical Bureau. December 7, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
The song entitled, "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away," words and music by Paul Dresser, be and is hereby established as the state song of Indiana. (Ind. Code § 1-2-6-1)
- ^ a b "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. 2001. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "United States Census Quick Facts Indiana". Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- ^ "Household Income in States and Metropolitan Areas: 2023" (PDF). Retrieved January 12, 2025.
- ^ "Indiana State Poem". in.gov. Indiana Historical Bureau. December 7, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
The poem of Arthur Franklin Mapes, Kendallville, Indiana, the title and text of which are set forth in full as a part of this section, is hereby adopted as Indiana's official poem. (Ind. Code § 1-2-5-1)
- ^ Kane, Lizzie (June 8, 2022). "'IN Indiana': State launches tourism campaign following height of COVID-19 pandemic". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Indiana State Bird". in.gov. Indiana Historical Bureau. December 7, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
The bird commonly known as the Red Bird or Cardinal (Richmondena Cardinalis Cardinalis) is hereby adopted and designated as the official state bird of the state of Indiana. (Ind. Code § 1-2-8-1)
- ^ a b "Indiana State Tree and Flower". in.gov. Indiana Historical Bureau. December 7, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
The tulip tree (liriodendron tulipifera) is hereby adopted and designated as the official state tree, and the flower of the peony (Paeonie) is hereby adopted and designated as the official state flower of the state of Indiana. (Ind. Code § 1-2-8-1)
- ^ "Say's Firefly". in.gov. Indiana Department of Natural Resources. January 26, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
Say's Firefly became Indiana's state insect when legislation proclaiming it as such was signed by Gov. Eric Holcomb on March 23, 2018.
- ^ Evans, Tim (February 16, 2016). "Replica of Grouseland Rifle, the official state gun, commissioned for bicentennial". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ Mills, Wes (July 2, 2021). "It's Official: Popcorn is Indiana's State Snack". Inside Indiana Business. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Indiana lawmakers name mastodon as first state fossil". WHAS-TV. February 19, 2022.
- ^ a b "Indiana State River and Stone". in.gov. Indiana Historical Bureau. December 7, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
The river commonly known as the Wabash River is adopted and designated as the official river of the state of Indiana. (Ind. Code § 1-2-11-1) (...) The regal type rock 'Limestone' which is found and quarried in south and central Indiana from the geologic formation named the Salem Limestone, is hereby adopted as the official stone of the State of Indiana. (Ind. Code § 1-2-9-1)
- ^ "New look unveiled for Evansville's P-47, Hoosier Spirit II". tristatehomepage.com. WEHT. May 7, 2021. Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
- ^ "Indiana". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster.
- ^ IHB (December 7, 2020). "What is a Hoosier". IHB. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ "What is the gross domestic product (GDP) in Indiana?". USAFacts. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
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