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Indiana
Indiana, meaning the "Land of
the Indians", is a state of the
United States with its capital
Indianapolis. The U.S. postal
abbreviation for the state is
IN. State nickname: "The Hoosier State"
A resident of Indiana is called a Hoosier.
USS Indiana was named in honor Capital Indianapolis
of this state.
Largest City Indianapolis
Area Ranked 38th
- Total 94,321 km^2
- % water 1.51%
Population Ranked 14th
- Total (2000) 6,080,485
- Density 64/km^2
Admittance into Union
- Order 19th
- Date December 11, 1816
Eastern: UTC-5
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
(extreme northwest)
History
Latitude 37æ47'N to 41æ46'N
Indiana joined the Union in Longitude 84æ49'W to 88æ4'W
1816 as the 19th state. Width 225 km
Length 435 km
Geography
Indianna is bounded on the north by Lake Michigan and the state of Michigan,
on the east by Ohio, on the south by Kentucky with which it shares the Ohio
River as a border, and on the west by Illinois.
Economy
The total gross state product in 1999 was $182 billion placing Indiana 15th
in the nation. Indiana's Per Capita Income is $27,011. The state's
agricultural outputs are corn, soybeans, hogs, cattle, dairy products and
eggs. Its industrial outputs are steel, electrical equipment, transportation
equipment, chemical products, petroleum and coal products and machinery.
Demographics
The 2000 population was 6,080,485. Indiana is a state of mostly small towns
and midsize cities. Its largest city and capital is Indianapolis, where the
nation's most famous auto race, the Indianapolis 500, is held each year.
Important Cities and Towns
* Evansville in the southwest, on the * Anderson
Ohio River * Bloomington, home of the
* Fort Wayne, the second largest city, main campus of Indiana
in the northeast University
* Gary in the northwestern corner, near * Columbus
Chicago * Kokomo
* Indianapolis, its capital * Muncie
* South Bend, in north central Indiana * Terre Haute, home of
near the Michigan border, home of the Indiana State University
University of Notre Dame * Goshen
* West Lafayette, home of
Purdue University
* Lafayette, twin city of
West Lafayette
Education The Hoosier State
Colleges and Universities State Bird: Cardinal
State Flower: Peony
* Anderson University
* Ball State University State Song: "On the Banks of the
Wabash, Far Away"
* Bethel College State Tree: Tulip tree
* Butler University
* Calumet College of St.
Joseph
* Christian Theological
Seminary
* Concordia Theological
Seminary Fort Wayne
* DePauw University
* Earlham College
* Franklin College
* Goshen College
* Grace College
* Hanover College
* Holy Cross College
* Huntington College
* Indiana Institute of
Technology
* Indiana State University
* Indiana University System
o Indiana University at
Bloomington
o Indiana University East
o Indiana University at
Kokomo
o Indiana University
Northwest
o Indiana University at
South Bend
o Indiana University
Southeast
o Indiana University
Purdue University at
Columbus
o Indiana University
Purdue University at
Fort Wayne
o Indiana University
Purdue University at
Indianapolis
* Indiana Wesleyan University
* Manchester College
* Marian College
* Martin University
* Oakland City University
* Purdue University System
o Purdue University
o Purdue University Calumet
o Purdue University North
Central
o Indiana University Purdue
University at Columbus
o Indiana University Purdue
University at Fort Wayne
o Indiana University Purdue
University at Indianapolis
* Purdue University School of
Technology at Anderson
* Purdue University School of
Technology at Columbus
* Purdue University School of
Technology at Indianapolis
* Purdue University School of
Technology at Kokomo
* Purdue University School of
Technology at Muncie
* Purdue University School of
Technology at New Albany
* Purdue University School of
Technology at Richmond
* Purdue University School of
Technology at South Bend Elkhart
* Purdue University School of
Technology at Versailles
* Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
* Saint Joseph's College
* Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
* Saint Mary's College
* Taylor University
* Tri-State University
* University of Evansville
* University of Indianapolis
* University of Notre Dame
* University of Saint Francis
* University of Southern Indiana
* Valparaiso University
* Wabash College
Professional Sports Teams
* Indianapolis Colts, National Football * Minor League baseball
League teams
* Indiana Pacers, National Basketball o Indianapolis Indians
Association o South Bend Silver
* Indiana Fever, Women's National Hawks
Basketball Association o Fort Wayne Wizards
Miscellaneous Information
Most of Indiana has exempted itself from the observation of daylight saving
time. The area that is within the Eastern time zone is legally exempt from
daylight saving time; some counties within this area, particularly Floyd,
Clark, and Harrison counties near Louisville, Kentucky, and Ohio and
Dearborn counties near Cincinnati, Ohio, observe daylight saving time
unofficially and illegally by local custom. Several counties in the
northwestern corner of Indiana, near Chicago, Illinois, and several counties
in the southwestern corner of Indiana are in the Central time zone and
remain subject to daylight saving time.
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