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| Indianapolis, Indiana |
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Location in the state of Indiana |
| Coordinates: 39°46′5.88″N, 86°9′29.52″W |
| County |
Marion |
| Founded |
1821 |
| Mayor |
Bart Peterson (D) |
| Area |
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| - City |
953.5 km² (368.1 sq mi) |
| - Land |
936.2 km² indianappolis indianaplois (361.5 sq mi) |
| - Water |
17.3 km² (6.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation |
218 m (715 ft) |
| Population |
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| - City (2000) |
791,926 |
| - Density |
845.9/km² (2,190.7/sq mi) |
| - Metro |
1,939,349 |
| Time zone |
EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) |
EDT (UTC-4) |
| Website: http://www.indygov.org/ |
Indianapolis (IPA: [ˌɪn.di.ɪn.ˈæp.o.lɪs]) is the capital and largest from indianapolis city of indianapolis the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion indianapolis colts County. According to the 2000 Census, its population is 791,926, making it Indiana's most populous city and the 12th largest city indianapolis star in the U.S. The U.S. Census July 1, 2004 estimate indianapolis motor speedway for the Consolidated City of Indianapolis is 794,160 and a metropolitan area population of 1,771,377. The larger combined statistical area has uss indianapolis a population approaching 2 million residents (1,939,349). Indianapolis is the indianapolis airport third largest city in the Midwest after Chicago and Detroit and the indianapolis indians the eighth largest metropolitan area in the Midwest. According indianapolis raceway park to the list of United States metropolitan areas, Indianapolis has indianapolis international airport the 34th largest metropolitan area in the United States. It is one of only three major cities in the university of indianapolis midwest which had a growth rate above 5% in the core city. As of 2005, Marion County's population indianapolis golf courses is 863,133, and in 2006, the city was voted tenth of indianapolis newspaper two hundred Best U.S. Metropolitan Areas for Business and indianapolis golf lessons Careers by Forbes Magazine.
Jeremiah Sullivan, a judge of the Indiana Supreme Court, south east indianapolis indiana invented the name Indianapolis by joining Indiana with polis, the indianapolis 500 Greek word for city.
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Contents
- 1 History
- 1.1 Economic indianapolis indiana golf course and political development
- 1.1.1 Racial relations
- 1.1.2 Unigov
- 2 Neighborhoods
- 3 Geography indianapolis hotels and climate
- 4 Demographics
- 5 Government
- 5.1 Law indianapolis newspapers Enforcement
- 5.2 Politics
- 6 Education
- 6.1 Higher indianapolis indiana education
- 6.2 Primary and secondary education
- 7 Cultural indianapolis escorts indianapolis public schools features
- 7.1 Monument Circle
- 7.2 War Memorial Plaza
- 7.3 Cultural indianapolis news districts
- 7.3.1 Broad Ripple Village
- 7.3.2 Massachusetts Avenue
- 7.3.3 Fountain dish network satellite tv indianapolis Square
- 7.3.4 Wholesale District
- 7.3.5 Canal mortgage lender indianapolis and White River State Park
- 7.3.6 Indiana Avenue
- 7.4 Festivals
- 7.4.1 Ethnic indianapolis colts tickets and cultural heritage festivals
- 7.5 Sports
- 7.5.1 The indianapolis speedway Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- 7.6 Indianapolis Mini-Marathon
- 7.7 Museums
- 7.8 Other indianapolis star newspaper Points of interest
- 7.9 Local media
- 8 Transportation
- 9 Other indianapolis childrens museum indianapolis public library facts
- 10 Indianapolis in Popular Media
- 11 See indianapolis real estate also
- 12 Sister cities
- 13 Notes
- 14 External links
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History
Indianapolis was founded as the state capital in smock golf course indianapolis indiana 1821 by an act of the Indiana General Assembly. Prior to its official founding, city of indianapolis Indianapolis was a swampy area called the Fall Creek Settlement sparsely settled by fur traders.[1] The indianapolis restaurants first European American settler is generally engine indianapolis ranking search believed to be George Pogue, who on March 2, 1819, settled dish indianapolis network satellite tv in a double log cabin along the White River in what is now White River State indianapolis entertainment Park in downtown Indianapolis. The state commissioned Alexander Ralston to design the new capital city. Ralston was an indianapolis part time jobs indianapolis part time jobs apprentice to the French architect Pierre L'Enfant, and indianapolis colts schedule he helped L'Enfant plan Washington, DC. Ralston's original plan for Indianapolis called for a city of only 1 square mile. Under Ralston's indianapolis escort plan, at the center of the city was placed methodist hospital indianapolis the Governor's Circle, a large indianapolis humane society circular commons, which was to be the site of the Governor's mansion. It was used as a market search indianapolis elementary schools commons for over six years. Although an expensive home security systems indianapolis Governor's mansion was finally constructed in 1827, no Governor ever lived in the house at Governor's indianapolis colts apparel Circle, as the site in the city center lacked any privacy. The Governor's mansion was finally demolished newspapers in indianapolis in 1857. (See History of Indianapolis and Marion indianapolis home builders County Indiana by B.R. Sulgrove, 1884). Later, Governor's Circle became Monument Circle after indianapolis jobs the impressive 284-foot-tall (86.5-meter-tall) neoclassical limestone and bronze State Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, designed by German architect Bruno Schmitz, was completed indianapolis colts wallpaper on the site in indianapolis map 1901.
While the city lies on the old east-west National Road, the portion of that road that indianapolis symphony orchestra crosses Indiana was not completed until a decade after indianapolis nbc news the city's founding. Indianapolis was founded on the White River under the incorrect assumption that the river would serve as a major transportation beef and boards indianapolis artery; however, the waterway was too sandy for trade. Through the search indianapolis elemetary schools mid-1800s, a horse-drawn barge canal by-passed the river bringing goods into the city. The Central Canal was one indianapolis tourism of eight major infrastructure projects authorized by the indianapolis colts football state's Mammoth Improvement Bill of 1835. The indianapolis malpractice attorney Central Canal was intended to run 296 miles (476 km) from near Logansport, through Indianapolis, and to Evansville. The Central indianapolis power and light Canal was planned to connect the Wabash and Erie Canal to the indianapolis events Ohio River, completing a link between Lake Erie in the indianapolis free dish network satellite tv State of Ohio with the portion of the Ohio River flowing through southern indianapolis motor speedway seating chart Indiana in order to promote trade and commerce along its length. Construction of the Central Canal commenced in 1836, indianapolis part time jobs but Indiana went bankrupt in 1839 from the loans taken indianapolis chamber of commerce out under the aforementioned bill and all work on the project ceased. At the male massage indianapolis time, the 24 mile (39 km) portion of the Indianapolis scrapbook store indianapolis section of the canal was dug and filled, but only an 8.29 mile (13 km) portion connecting downtown Indianapolis with indianapolis yellow pages the village of Broad Ripple to the north was ever operational. The dfas indianapolis portion of the completed Central Canal and adjoining White River have been indianapolis homes for sale turned into the White River State Park.
The first railroad to indianapolis radio stations service Indianapolis, the Madison & Indianapolis, began indianapolis free dish network satellite offer operation on October 1, 1847, and subsequent railroad connections enlarged the town. The population soared from just over 8,000 in national weather service indianapolis 1850 to more than 169,000 by hotels in indianapolis 1900. Later, the automobile, as in most American cities, caused a suburban explosion. indianapolis in cheap food With automobile companies as Duesenberg, Marmon, National, and Stutz, Indianapolis was a center of production rivaling Detroit, at least for a few years. The internationally renowned indianapolis marriages automobile indianapolis refinance mortgage rates races that take place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway every year are a notable residual from indianapolis weather that booming industry at the beginning of the 20th century. With roads as the spokes of colleges indianapolis a wheel, Indianapolis was on its way to becoming a indianapolis air show major "hub" of regional transport connecting to Chicago, Louisville, Cincinnati, Columbus and St. Louis, as is indianapolis airport parking befitting the capital of a state whose motto is "The air fares indianapolis indiana to richmond virginia Crossroads of America." Today, four interstate roads intersect in Indianapolis: routes 65, 69, 70, indianapolis airport hotels and 74. The city is a major trucking center, and the extensive network of highways has allowed Indianapolis to custom home builder indianapolis indiana enjoy a relatively low amount of traffic indianapolis public school elementary teacher listing congestion for a city its size.
Indianapolis in the 1910s
Economic and political development
Indianapolis entered a period of great indianapolis wrongful death lawyer prosperity at the beginning of the 20th century, and during this time studio 6 indianapolis the city witnessed great economic, social, and cultural progress. Much of this was due to the discovery in 1886 car loan bad credit indianapolis of a huge natural gas deposit in east-central Indiana, the humane society of indianapolis celebrated Trenton Field. A few years indianapolis massage later, the discovery of oil in the area would follow. The Trenton Field formed the western portion of indianapolis social security attorney what was at the time the world's largest oil field and natural gas deposit, the Lima-Indiana Field (stretching from northwestern Ohio acting classes indianapolis to east-central Indiana). The state daily journal in indianapolis government offered a free supply of natural gas to factories embassy suites indianapolis that were built there. This led to a sharp increase in industries such as glass and automobile manufacturing. However, indianapolis convention center the natural gas deposits were largely indianapolis free dish network satellite system depleted by 1912 and completely gone by 1920, and the end of the gas boom along with the coinciding rapid indianapolis local newspaper decline of oil production (which continued on a greatly diminished scale indianapolis police until 1930) contributed to an abrupt end of the golden era.
Racial relations
A darker period of Indianapolis history indianapolis social security disability attorney began with the rise map of indianapolis of the second Ku Klux Klan movement in the United States. The Indiana chapter of the Klan was founded in 1920 and national bank of indianapolis quickly became the most powerful Klan organization in the United States. In 1922, u.s.s. indianapolis D. C. Stephenson was appointed the Klan Grand Dragon of Indiana and beef boards indianapolis 22 other states; he promptly moved the Indiana Klan's headquarters to Indianapolis, which was already indianapolis search engine marketing coming under the Klan's influence. The Klan became the most powerful political and iupui at indianapolis in social organization in the city during the period from 1921 indianapolis indians baseball through 1928. The indianapolis malls Klan continued to solidify its stronghold on the state, taking over the Indiana Republican Party and indianapolis medical malpractice lawyer using its new political might to establish a Klan-backed slate of candidates which indianapolis obituary archives swept state elections in 1924. The elections allowed the Klan to seize control of the indianapolis parks Indiana General Assembly and place the corrupt Governor Edward Jackson in office. By then, more than 40% of indianapolis pizza the native-born white males in Indianapolis claimed membership in the Klan. indianapolis social security disability lawyer Klan-backed candidates took over the City Council, the Board of School Commissioners, and the Board indianapolis wrongful death attorney of County Commissioners. Through the Klan, Stephenson ruled over the State law firms in indianapolis of Indiana, leading a powerful national movement set on gaining control of the United States Congress and the skin cancer reconstructive surgery indianapolis White House. However, the power of the Klan would quickly begin to indianapolis brain injury lawyer crumble after Stephenson was convicted at the end of 1925 for the rape and indianapolis medical negligence lawyer murder of a indianapolis movies young Indianapolis woman, Madge Oberholtzer. Following Stephenson's conviction, the Klan suffered a tremendous blow and quickly lost influence. When indianapolis star news Governor Jackson refused to pardon Stephenson, he retaliated by going public correction indianapolis laser vision with information of corruption which brought down several politicians credit and debt counseling indianapolis throughout Indiana. The Mayor of Indianapolis and several local officials houses for rent in indianapolis were convicted of bribery and jailed. Governor Jackson was indicted on charges of bribery, but he was acquitted in 1928 indianapolis business journal because the statute of limitations had run out; he completed his term in disgrace. The indianapolis colts logo Klan continued to dwindle in popularity in indianapolis nightlife Indiana and nationwide, and the national organization officially disbanded in 1944.
Years later, indianapolis social security lawyer Indianapolis would witness an historic moment in the Civil Rights Movement. On April 4, 1968, while on route to a presidential campaign indianapolis woodworking show rally in Indianapolis, Robert F. Kennedy would learn of the assassination of Martin mass murders indianapolis Luther King Jr. which occurred earlier that day. Kennedy teachers credit union indianapolis would later deliver an impromptu speech on race reconciliation to a mostly African-American crowd in computer consulting indianapolis a poor inner-city Indianapolis neighborhood. indianapolis auto show While rioting broke out in cities across the United States following the news of King's assassination, Indianapolis indianapolis event calendar was the only major city where rioting did not occur.
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The Indiana State House in Indianapolis
Unigov
As the result of a 1970 consolidation between city and indianapolis time zone county government (known as "Unigov"), the indianapolis zip code city of Indianapolis merged most government services with those of the county. For the most channel 13 indianapolis part, this resulted in a unification of Indianapolis with its immediate suburbs. Four communities within indianapolis and bat and finishing Marion County (Beech Grove, Lawrence, Southport and Speedway) are partially indianapolis attractions outside of the Unigov arrangement. Also, 11 other communities (called "included towns") are legally included in the Consolidated indianapolis hospitals City of Indianapolis under Unigov, per Indiana Code 36-3-1-4 sec. 4(a)(2), which states that the indianapolis marion county public library Consolidated City of Indianapolis includes the entire area of Marion County, indianapolis monthly except the four previously mentioned "excluded" communities. The 11 "included indianapolis police reports towns" elected to retain their "town status" under Unigov as defined according indianapolis white pages to the Indiana Constitution (there were originally 14, but 3 later dissolved), but tumescent liposuction indianapolis the Indiana Constitution does not define "town status."
These "included better business bureau indianapolis towns" are fully subject to the laws and control of the Consolidated City of Indianapolis, but indianapolis motels some still impose a separate property tax and provide police and other services indianapolis personal injury attorney under contract with township or county government or the indianapolis resturants City of Indianapolis. Additionally, throughout Marion County certain local services such as schools, fire and police remain unconsolidated. However, the mayor indianapolis star online of Indianapolis is also the jessica weiser indianapolis mayor of all of Marion County, and the City-County Council sits as the legislative body for all of Marion County. Currently, townhomes for rent in indianapolis Indianapolis is undergoing serious internal debate over how much, or whether, more of local taxation, government, ultrasonic liposuction indianapolis and services should web site design indianapolis search engine optimization be further integrated. Further consolidation of city and county services and functions would arbitration expert indianapolis securities witness require passage of new legislation by the Indiana General Assembly.
A bill, dubbed Indianapolis Works, was proposed by the current archdiocese of indianapolis mayor, Bart Peterson, and introduced in the 2005 legislative session circle center mall indianapolis of the state General Assembly, which would have further consolidated local conrad hotel indianapolis government in the City of Indianapolis and Marion County. After a very contentious and partisan eagle creek park indianapolis debate, the Assembly passed an extremely watered-down version of the original find a job in indianapolis bill; the final enacted legislation consolidates budgetary functions of the City and County, permits the Indianapolis City-County Council to vote florist in indianapolis to consolidate the Indianapolis funeral homes in indianapolis indiana Police Department and the Marion County Sheriff's Department, and also permits consolidation of the Indianapolis Fire Department hotels indianapolis with township fire departments based upon approval of all affected indianapolis movie times parties. On June 14, 2006, it was announced by city leaders that the Washington Township Fire Department would be the first indianapolis personal injury lawyer township to merge with the Indianapolis indianapolis skyline Fire Department, effective January 1, 2007.
Police consolidation was defeated at the Council level in November 2005, but indianapolis star obituaries the bill was revived and passed by the City-County Council indianapolis trader on December 19, 2005 after slight revision. Indianapolis pet supply indianapolis will now have a combined metropolitan police force starting January 1, 2007. However, saks fifth avenue in indianapolis this "metropolitan" police force will still not be the sole police agency within Marion county ymca indianapolis or even pre-Unigov Indianapolis. The four excluded cities of Beech Grove, Lawrence, Southport, and Speedway will still maintain separate police forces, as will eight carpet cleaning indianapolis metropolitan school districts. In addition to these well-defined exceptions, no less channel 13 wthr indianapolis than seven "legacy" police organizations, pre-dating Unigov, will still be maintained by cheap indianapolis motel various "included towns" or townships within Marion County.
Downtown Indianapolis from the air.
Neighborhoods
Indianapolis has decatur middle school indianapolis several distinct neighborhoods, locally referred to as called cultural districts, throughout the city:
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Geography and fox 59 indianapolis climate
According to the United States Census Bureau, "the balance" (that part homes for rent in indianapolis of Marion County not part of another municipality) has a total area indianapolis cooking classes of 368.2 square indianapolis library miles (953.5 km²)—361.5 square miles (936.2 km²) of it is land and 6.7 square miles (17.3 km²) of it is water. The total indianapolis malpractice lawyer area is 1.81% water. These indianapolis star and news figures are slightly misleading because they do not represent the entire Consolidated City of Indianapolis (all of Marion County, except the four "excluded" communities). indianapolis water The total area of the Consolidated City of Indianapolis, which management recruiters indianapolis does not count the four "excluded" communities, covers super 8 motel indianapolis approximately 373.1 square miles (966.3 km²).
At the center of Indianapolis is applied engineering services indianapolis the One-Mile Square, bounded by East, West, North, and South Streets. Four diagonal streets pass through the art instruction indianapolis corners of the Square but stop one to five blocks (depending on the street) before reaching the Circle. Nearly class 8 truck sales indianapolis all of the streets in the One-Mile consumer credit card counseling indianapolis Square are named after U.S. states. (The exceptions are Meridian Street, which numerically divides west from east; Market Street, consumer credit counseling indianapolis which intersects Meridian debt consolidation credit counseling indianapolis Street at Monument Circle; Capitol and Senate Avenues, where many of the Indiana state government discount tires in indianapolis buildings are located; and Washington Street, which was named after President George Washington. Washington State attained statehood in 1889, 68 years after Washington Street flu shots indianapolis was so named on the "Plat of indianapolis calendar of event the town of Indianapolis" designed by Alexander Ralston in 1821. The indianapolis city market street-numbering system centers not on the Circle, but rather one block to the south, where Meridian Street intersects Washington indianapolis consumer credit counseling Street — National Road.)
Indianapolis is situated in the Central Till Plains region of the indianapolis dining United indianapolis employment States. Two natural waterways dissect the city: the White River, and Fall Creek.
Physically, Indianapolis is indianapolis ice like most Midwestern cities. Dense deciduous forests covered much of what is considered Indianapolis prior to the 19th century. Land within the city indianapolis motor speedway seating limits indianapolis radio varies from flat to gently sloping; most of the changes in elevation are so gradual that they indianapolis search engine optimization go unnoticed, and appear to be flat from close distances. The mean elevation for Indianapolis is 717 feet. The highest indianapolis water company point in Indianapolis lies at the Marion/Boone County line, with an elevation of about kohler generator sales and service indianapolis ind 900 feet, laser hair removal indianapolis and the lowest point in Indianapolis lies at the Marion County/Johnson County line, with an music mill indianapolis elevation of about 680 feet. The highest hill in Indianapolis is Mann Hill, penske honda indianapolis a bluff located along the White River in Southwestway Park promotional products indianapolis that rises about 150 feet above the surrounding land. Variations in elevation from 700-900 feet real estate open houses in indianapolis occur within the city limits. There are a few moderately-sized bluffs and amtrack train service ween indianapolis valleys in the city, particularly along the shores of the White River, Fall Creek, beef boards dinner indianapolis theater Geist Reservoir, and Eagle Creek Reservoir, and especially on the city's Northeast and Northwest sides.
Indianapolis, like most cities in the Midwest, day spas indianapolis has four distinct seasons. dsl indianapolis Summers are hot and humid, with average high temperatures approaching 90 degrees. 100-degree temperature days are not unheard of. Spring and autumn are usually pleasant, finance personal loan for indianapolis with temperatures reaching around 18 houses for rent in indianapolis indiana °C / 65 °F. Winters can be long and cold, with daily highs humane society indianapolis barely inching above freezing. Temperatures can fall into indianapolis 500 winners negative digits. The rainiest months are in the summer, with average rainfalls of over four inches per month, but these averages fluctuate indianapolis bathroom remodeling only slightly throughout the year.
The city's indianapolis hotels on the water average snowfall is 27.5 inches.
The city's average annual precipitation is 102 cm / 40 inches.
The average indianapolis imax July high is 86°F (30°C), with the low being 65 °F (16 °C). January indianapolis in airport highs average 34 °F (1 °C), and lows 18 indianapolis maps °F (-8 °C). The record high for Indianapolis is 107.0 °F (40 °C), on July 25th, 1954. The indianapolis population record low is -27 °F (-33 °C), on January 19th, 1994. Snowfall indianapolis star subscription varies from about 20 to 30 inches (500–760 mm) a year.
| Month [2] |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| Avg high °F (°C) |
34 (−1) |
40 (1) |
51 (7) |
63 (15) |
74 (22) |
82 (26) |
86 (28) |
84 (27) |
77 (23) |
66 (17) |
52 (8) |
39 (1) |
62 (15) |
| Avg low °F (°C) |
18 (−8) |
22 (−7) |
32 indianapolis calendar of events (−1) |
41 (3) |
52 (8) |
61 (14) |
65 (16) |
63 (15) |
55 (13) |
44 (5) |
34 (0) |
24 (−5) |
43 (4) |
Demographics
| Historical population[3] |
Census
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Population |
Rank |
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| 1840 |
2,692 |
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| 1850 |
8,091 |
87 |
| 1860 |
18,611 |
48 |
| 1870 |
48,244 |
27 |
| 1880 |
75,056 |
24 |
| 1890 |
105,436 |
27 |
| 1900 |
169,164 |
21 |
| 1910 |
233,650 |
22 |
| 1920 |
314,194 |
21 |
| 1930 |
364,161 |
21 |
| 1940 |
386,972 |
20 |
| 1950 |
427,173 |
23 |
| 1960 |
476,258 |
26 |
| 1970 |
744,624 |
11 |
| 1980 |
700,807 |
12 |
| 1990 |
741,952 |
13 |
| 2000 |
791,926 |
12 |
Note: The indianapolis personal injury attorneys statistical data in this article indianapolis power & light represents the entire consolidated indianapolis repo cars Indianapolis-Marion County metropolitan government. For statistical data on the portion of the governmental area that is Indianapolis only (i.e., indianapolis theater not counting included towns), see Indianapolis (balance), Indiana. As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were july 28 indianapolis peruvian 791,926 people, 320,107 households, and 192,704 families residing limo services in indianapolis in the city, but the metropolitan population was nearing 1.5 million. The population density was 2,163.0 people per square mile pike high school indianapolis rental properties indianapolis (835.1/km²). There were 352,429 housing units at an average density of 975.0 per renting hot tubs indianapolis indiana square mile (376.4/km²). The racial makeup of the balance was 69.09% white, 25.50% black or African American, 0.25% st francis hospital indianapolis Native American, 1.43% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.04% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more time warner cable indianapolis races. 3.92% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.There is also at least 6000 aesthetic surgery center of indianapolis people from the Balkans (S.E Europe) and its still babes east indianapolis pictures growing. The majority of the non-white population briarwood health & rehab in indianapolis in lives in the central and north portions of the inner-city area.
There are 320,107 households out of which 29.8% have children under the age broadband indianapolis internet of childrens museum indianapolis 18 living with them, 40.6% are married couples living together, 15.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% childrens museum of indianapolis are non-families. 32.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.5% have someone living alone crossroads ble college indianapolis who is 65 years of age or older. The average household divorce indianapolis size is 2.39 and the average family size is 3.04.
The age distribution is: 25.7% under downtown indianapolis the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 escort indianapolis to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who are famous food items made in indianapolis 65 years of age or older. The median age gillespie florist in indianapolis is 34 years. For every 100 females health methodist hospital indianapolis there are 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.2 males.
The median income for a household in home health care indianapolis the balance is $41,964, and the hotels in indianapolis indiana median income for a family is $48,755. Males have a median income of $36,302 versus indianapolis airport cheap hotel $27,738 for females. The per capita income is $21,640.[1] 14.8% of the population and ??? of families are below the poverty indianapolis in florist line. Out of the total population, 16.2% of those under the indianapolis indiana road runner high speed internet age of 18 and 8.1% of those 65 and older are living below indianapolis obituaries the poverty line. Crime statistics for Indianapolis can be misleading due to the county and city indianapolis quality inn hotel reservations merger. The inner-city of Indianapolis has suffered indianapolis tax real estate accountant with high crime for many years.
Government
Indianapolis uses Unigov, a complex, multi-tiered indianapolis zip codes City-county consolidated government, with overlapping and incomplete liposuction indianapolis jurisdictions at many levels. The current mayor of Indianapolis (as of 2005) is Bart Peterson (D). Mayors since the institution of the current government structure have log cabin play house indianapolis been Steve Goldsmith (R), logoart indianapolis colts prospect watch Peterson's predecessor 1992-1999, William Hudnut (R), 1976-91, and U.S. Senator Dick Lugar (R), who served 1968-1975.
Law Enforcement
Indianapolis (Indianapolis Police Department) and Marion County (Marion County Sheriff's Department) had maintained separate police agencies. They new boats indianapolis are scheduled to be northside gastroenterology in indianapolis replaced by an agency to be known as the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) in 2007. sharks uss indianapolis IMPD will have jurisdiction over those portions of Marion County not skin cancer reconstruction indianapolis explicitly covered by the police of an excluded wishard hospital indianapolis city or by a legacy pre-Unigov force.
Crime
For the past decade, crime within Indianapolis city limits has varied greatly. advantage home health care indianapolis In the late 1990s, violent crimes auto parts indianapolis in inner-city neighborhoods located within the old city limits (pre-consolidation) peaked. The IPD police district, which black angus beef in indianapolis serves about 37% of the county's total population and has a geographic area covering mostly the broadband internet indianapolis old pre-consolidation city limits, recorded 130 homicides in carpenter apprenticeship training program in indianapolis the year 1998 to average approximately 40.3 homicides per 100,000 people, over 6 times the 1998 national homicide average of 6.3 per 100,000 people. Meanwhile, conrad indianapolis Marion County Sheriff's police district serving credit card counseling service indianapolis the remaining 63% of the county's population, which includes the majority of the residents in the Consolidated City, recorded only credit counseling indianapolis 32 homicides in 1998, averaging about 5.9 murders per 100,000 people, slightly less discount car rentals indianapolis than the 1998 national discount tire indianapolis homicide average. Homicides in the IPD police district dropped dramatically in 1999 and have remained lower through 2005. elmo toy stores indianapolis indiana In 2005, the IPD police district recorded 88 homicides to five hotel indianapolis star average 27.3 homicides per 100,000 people; nonetheless, the murder rate in the heating contractors indianapolis IPD district is still almost 5 times the 2005 national average.
Inner-city homicides excepted, indianapolis art center the overall crime rate for the total Consolidated City of Indianapolis has historically been low compared indianapolis bat finishing to the national average. Nonetheless, crime in impoverished inner-city neighborhoods remains a problem. Areas indianapolis cars nissan of Indianapolis that were unincorporated or separate indianapolis colts roster municipalities before the 1970 city-county consolidation generally have significantly lower crime rates although indianapolis free satellite dish network their aggregate population is higher than the old pre-consolidation Indianapolis city limits. Thus, crime indianapolis hotel figures for the Consolidated City and the entire Marion County indianapolis injury lawyer average out to a low rate. However, according to 2006 reports from local law enforcement, in the first four months of the indianapolis marion county library year county-wide homicides have seen a 46% increase, mainly in the outer regions of indianapolis mortgage Indianapolis. Now in the indianapolis personal injury lawyers early days of October, the homicide rate is still on pace to set a state record for most murders in a indianapolis plastic surgeon single year.
Politics
Until the indianapolis racing cars 1990s, Indianapolis was considered to be one of the most conservative metropolitan areas in the country compared to other major indianapolis racquet club U.S. cities. For thirty six years Republicans held a majority in the city indianapolis rib fest and later City-County Council. For thirty two years, the inside sales indianapolis mayor was a Republican. In 1999, Democrat Bart Peterson defeated Indiana july 28 indianapolis macchu picchu Secretary of State Sue Anne Gilroy, fifty two percent to luxury one story condo indianapolis forty one percent, respectively. Four years later, Peterson was re-elected in a landslide with sixty three percent of north central high school indianapolis the vote. Republicans also lost control of the City-County Council in 2003, but it was by thirteen votes. pfafflin indianapolis In 2004, Democratic Party rental cars indianapolis power increased yet again in Marion County as the offices of Marion County Treasurer, Surveyor, and Coroner were won by that trucking owner operator in plainfield indianapolis indiana party. Republicans still hold other county offices, tudor revival architects 1920's indianapolis including as Prosecutor, Auditor, Clerk, and Recorder. Also in 2004 John Kerry abdominoplasty indianapolis won the city over George Bush.
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Higher education
Indianapolis is the home business networking indianapolis of Butler University, the University of car loan bad credit indianapolis credit Indianapolis, Marian College, Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, Martin University, Oakland City University School of Adult and Extended Learning, and Indiana channel 8 indianapolis University Purdue University christian career counseling indianapolis in Indianapolis. The last was originally an urban conglomeration of branch campuses of the two major state universities, Indiana University christian credit counseling indianapolis in Bloomington and Purdue University in West Lafayette, created concrete acid stain in indianapolis by the state legislature. A merged campus created downtown in 1969 at the site of the Indiana University School of cooking classes indianapolis Medicine has continuously grown, with custom acrylic aquariums indianapolis a student body today of just under 30,000, the third-largest campus in the state.
Primary and day spa indianapolis secondary education
Indianapolis has eleven unified public school districts (eight township educational authorities and three legacy districts from before the unification of forum credit union indianapolis city and county government) each of free financial advice indianapolis which provides primary, secondary, and adult education services within its boundaries. The boundaries of furnature in indianapolis these districts do not exactly correspond to township (or traditional) boundaries due to political concerns gencon indianapolis and the influence of a 1971 federal hilton hotel indianapolis court ruling which held that the Indianapolis public schools were unlawfully segregated. Indianapolis also has four public International Baccalaureate hyatt regency indianapolis high schools, Lawrence Central High School, Lawrence North High School, indiana business college indianapolis North Central High School, Pike High School, and at least one private indianapolis 500 1941 fire school that awards this.
Indianapolis also has several Roman Catholic high schools, including Brebeuf indianapolis 500 1971 pace car Jesuit Preparatory School, Bishop Chatard High School, Cathedral High School, indianapolis alliance for health promotion Roncalli High School, Scecina Memorial High School, and Cardinal Ritter High School. Indianpolis also has a Protestant high school called Heritage indianapolis athens campus Christian High School.
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Cultural features
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Monument Circle
At the center of Indianapolis is Monument Circle, a indianapolis carpet cleaner traffic circle at the intersection of Meridian and Market Streets, featuring the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. (Monument Circle is depicted indianapolis church commercial real estate on the city’s flag, and is generally considered the city’s symbol.). indianapolis circle monument Monument Circle is in the shadow of Indiana's tallest skyscraper, indianapolis colts neon wall plaque the Chase Tower. Up until the 1970's Indianapolis zoning laws stated that no building indianapolis comedy clubs could be taller than the Soldiers and Sailors Monument.
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A five-block plaza at the indianapolis delivery greeting card intersection of Meridian and Vermont surrounding a indianapolis homes large memorial dedicated to Hoosiers who have fought in American wars. It was originally constructed to honor the Indiana indianapolis in soldiers who died in World War I, but construction was indianapolis in real estate agent halted due to lack of funding during the Great Depression, and indianapolis job fairs it was finished in 1951. The purpose of the memorial was indianapolis motor speedway cooler rules altered to encompass all American wars in which Hoosiers fought.
The monument is modeled after the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus and is indianapolis raceway 210 feet (64 m) tall, making it taller than the original Mausoleum, according to historical accounts (it was indianapolis tv programming channel 6 demolished to build jobs in indianapolis a fort during the Crusades). Blue lights on the side of the building between the columns make it easy to spot. The national headquarters jobs wilhelm construction indianapolis of the American Legion is immediately north of the Memorial.
Cultural districts
Indianapolis has designated several Cultural Districts. They are Broad Ripple lifetime fitness indianapolis mzlohy6v0qeesneveu Village, Massachusetts Avenue, Fountain Square, The Wholesale District, Canal and White line x bed liner indianapolis indiana River State Park, and Indiana Avenue. These areas have held historic importance to make money from home indianapolis the city and several have experienced substantial urban decay. In recent years they have been revitalized and are becoming methodist hospital in indianapolis major centers for military base indianapolis ind tourism, commerce and residential living.
Broad Ripple Village
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Originally an independent municipality, Broad Ripple was annexed by Indianapolis in 1922. model of the uss indianapolis It currently hosts movies indianapolis an active social scene, fueled by the near presence of Butler University as well as a large number new homes indianapolis of private art galleries, bars, and pet boarding kennels and indianapolis indiana independently owned restaurants.
Massachusetts Avenue
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Massachusetts Avenue offers pet stores indianapolis indiana some of the city's most visible theaters and art galleries. Located just a few blocks northeast realtor indianapolis indiana of Monument Circle (appx 1 mile north east), Massachusetts Avenue was designed in 1821 skin care indianapolis as one of Downtown's four original diagonal streets.
Gentrification in the 1990s propelled social security office indianapolis the area from squalor to one of the city's more fashionable addresses. Currently, redevelopment of "Mass Ave" focuses on southport, indianapolis lodging fostering locally-owned shops, theaters, and restaurants. The once destined-for-demolition Athenaeum building now sycamore springs indianapolis houses the American Cabaret Theatre the indianapolis star and the Rathskeller Restaurant [2] with its popular Biergarten.
Fountain Square
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Fountain Square trader indianapolis is a neighborhood on the southeast side of the city tummy tuck indianapolis located approximately 1½ miles (2.4 km) from downtown and centered at the intersection of Virginia Avenue and Shelby Street. A center university place conference center hotel indianapolis of commerce for more than 100 years, the historic community is undergoing a period of rebirth antique wrought iron fence indianapolis and restoration, and is emerging as an ethnic and arts center briarwood health & rehab home page in indianapolis in in the city.
Wholesale District
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Around the turn car loan indianapolis of the century Indianapolis had one of the caribean cove indianapolis largest networks of railroads in the nation and hundreds cathedral high school class of 1995 reunion indianapolis of trains passed through Union Station daily, the streets local to the station were lined with businesses, hotels, warehouses, retail shops and more. Wholesale channel 8 news indianapolis grocers sold fresh goods daily before chicken and waffles in indianapolis the advent of the modern grocery store. Unfortunately, the Great Depression devastated the area and few chinese restaurant in indianapolis businesses remained.
Since 1995, more than $686 million has been invested in the area, transforming it cleft lip surgeon indianapolis into the city's premier arts and entertainment district. Recent additions community hospitals indianapolis include more than 35 new businesses, Circle Centre, Conseco Fieldhouse, and a number conseco fieldhouse indianapolis of upscale restaurants. The area also includes the Hilbert Circle Theatre, home cops indianapolis of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, which recently underwent a corvettes for sale in indianapolis 2.5 million dollar renovation.
Downtown Indianapolis from the Central Canal
Canal and White River State Park
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The long defunct Central Canal located in cpr certification indianapolis in american heart association Indianapolis was refurbished and re-opened as a city recreational area. This new incarnation was credit counseling services indianapolis inspired day spas in indianapolis by Venetian canals. Gradually, cultural attractions were built along the Canal in the 1990s. The north end of the Canal is now home direct sales and service indianapolis to a burgeoning commercial life discount hotels indianapolis indiana science initiative, anchored by a state-certified technology park.
Indiana Avenue
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Since 1870, Indiana Avenue has eye surgeons of indiana, indianapolis been the epicenter of black culture within the city. As the population escalated, African-American residents remained and florists indianapolis opened more and for sale by owner homes indianapolis indiana more businesses. Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, the oldest African-American congregation in Indianapolis, was organized in 1836. The first African-American businesses appeared holiday inn indianapolis on the 500 Block homes rent indianapolis in of Indiana Avenue as early as 1865: Samuel G. Smother's grocery store; William Franklin's peddler shop hospitals indianapolis and the city's first African-American-owned newspaper, The Indianapolis Leader in 1879.
Festivals
Beginning in hotels in downtown indianapolis indiana 1999 the city became host to the annual Indy Jazz Festival. The festival is a three day event indiana university medical center indianapolis held in Military Park near the canal. Past indianapolis animal care and control stars have included B.B. King, Aretha Franklin, Bruce Hornsby, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Kool and the Gang, indianapolis business networking Ray indianapolis clowns Charles, The Temptations, Dave Brubeck, Emmylou Harris, Chris Isaak, Jonny Lang, Norah Jones and indianapolis colleges regional and local favorites such as Jennie DeVoe, Cathy Morris and Buselli Wallarab Jazz Orchestra.
Every May Indianapolis holds the 500 Festival, indianapolis colts away game tickets a month of events culminating in the Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade the day indianapolis computer consulting before the running of the Indianapolis 500.
The Circle City Classic is one of America’s top indianapolis construction accident lawyer historically African-American indianapolis contact lens exam college football tournaments. The football game is the showcase event of an entire weekend. The weekend is a celebration of cultural excellence indianapolis day spa and educational achievement while showcasing the spirit, energy and tradition of America’s historically indianapolis downtown black colleges and universities.
In 2003, Indianapolis began hosting Gen indianapolis equipment hauler Con, the largest role-playing game convention in the nation (record attendance indianapolis fireworks thus far being numbered in excess of 30,000), at the Indiana Convention Center. Future expansion of the convention space is expected by many to further increase attendance numbers in coming years. The convention center has also recently played host to such events as Star Wars Celebration III, which brought in Star Wars fans from around the world, including George Lucas.
Indianapolis is also home to the Indiana State Fair, as well as the Heartland Film Festival, The Indianapolis International Film Festival, the Indianapolis Theatre Fringe Festival, the Indianapolis Alternative Media Festival, and the Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival.
Ethnic and cultural heritage festivals
Perhaps the largest of Indianapolis' ethnic and cultural heritage festivals is the Summer Celebration held by Indiana Black Expo. This ten-day national event highlights the contributions of African Americans to US society and culture and provides educational, entertainment, and networking opportunities from around the country.
Indy's International Festival is held annually in November at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Local ethnic groups, vendors and performers are featured alongside national and international performers.
St. Joan of Arc church and school holds a French Market[3] every September with raffles, food, live music, and free admission.
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church hosts the Indy Greek Festival the Friday and Saturday after Labor Day in September.
Indy Irish Festival is an annual event in the middle of every September.
The Italian Street Festival is held annually in early June at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church.
The Middle Eastern Festival of Indianapolis takes place annually in late September at St. George Orthodox Christian Church.
Sports
Indianapolis is the home of the Indianapolis Indians, a minor league baseball team in the International League, the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association, the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. In addition, the headquarters of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the main governing body for U.S. collegiate sports, is in Indianapolis, as is the National Federation of State High School Associations. Starting with the 2006 event, the NCAA will hold the Final Four (the semifinals and final of the men's basketball tournament) in Indianapolis every five years. The city has been referred to as "The Amateur Sports Capital of the World".
Indianapolis has an extensive municipal park system with nearly 200 parks comprising over 10,000 acres (40 km²). The flagship Eagle Creek Park is one of the largest municipal parks in the nation. Additionally, Indianapolis has an urban forestry program that has garnered several Tree City USA awards from the National Arbor Day Foundation.
Indianapolis hosted the 1987 Pan American Games.
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The Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis is most noted for the largest single-day sporting event in the world: the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race which is held at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the largest stadium in the world.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, is the site of the Indianapolis 500, an open-wheel automobile race held each Memorial Day weekend on the 2.5 mile (4 km) oval track. The track is often referred to as "the Brickyard," as it was paved with 3.2 million bricks shortly after its initial construction in 1909. Today the track is paved in asphalt, although there remains a yard of bricks at the start/finish line.
The first 500-Mile Race (804.67 km), held in 1911, was won by driver Ray Harroun driving a Marmon Wasp. (Marmon, incidentally, was an Indianapolis manufacturer.) The "500" is currently part of the Indy Racing League series.
The Speedway also hosts the NASCAR stock car series' largest attended race, the Allstate 400 at The Brickyard, still generally referred to by its former name of the "Brickyard 400" (currently scheduled in August), and the Formula One United States Grand Prix (moved between 2005 and 2006 from mid-June to the July 4th weekend). Smaller series host races at nearby Indianapolis Raceway Park, which is also the site of the annual "Nationals," the most prestigious drag-racing meet of the year for the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA).
As measured by the number of fans in attendance (more than 257,000 permanent seats, not including infield), the Indianapolis 500 is the largest annual single-day sporting event in the world.
Indianapolis Mini-Marathon
Indianapolis is also home to the largest mini-marathon (and eighth largest running event) in America. This event is run every year as part of the 500 Festival and includes one lap around the track at the Motor Speedway
Museums
- Children's Museum of Indianapolis
- Colonel Eli Lilly Civil War Museum
- Conner Prairie
- Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians & Western Art
- Indiana State Museum
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum
- Indianapolis Museum of Art
- NCAA Hall of Champions (Hall of Fame for college athletics)
Other Points of interest
- Lockerbie Square
- Butler University
- Garfield Park Conservatory and Sunken Gardens
- Holcomb Gardens
- Slippery Noodle Inn
- White River Gardens
- Indianapolis Zoo
- Turtle Walk
Local media
The Indianapolis Star is the most widely-read daily newspaper in the city. It is owned by Gannett, which also publishes a weekly newspaper called The Topics that focuses on local and community-related news for northern Indianapolis and the surrounding suburbs. Other popular publications include Nuvo Newsweekly, Indianapolis Monthly, Indy Men's Magazine, and INtake.
Indianapolis is served by the following major local broadcast Television stations:
- WTTV (4) — a CW affiliate
- WRTV (6) — an ABC affiliate
- WISH-TV (8) — a CBS affiliate
- WTHR (13) — an NBC affiliate
- WCTY (16) — a local government channel (cable only)
- WIIH-CA (17) — a Univision affiliate (Spanish speaking)
- WFYI (20) — a PBS member station
- WNDY-TV (23) — a My Network TV affiliate
- WTTK (29) — a CW affiliate (Satellite of WTTV 4)
- WHMB-TV (40) — a LeSea Broadcasting Station
- WCLJ-TV (42) — a TBN affiliate
- WBXI (47) — an MTV2 affiliate
- WALV-CA (50) — a 24 hour news & weather network (SkyTrak Weather Network; Secondary NBC affiliate)
- WIPX-LP (51) — an i affiliate (Satellite of WIPX 63; formerly PAX affiliate)
- WXIN (59) — a FOX affiliate
- WIPX (63) — an i affiliate (formerly PAX affiliate)
- NewsChannel 64 (64) — a 24 hour news & weather network (secondary ABC; cable only)
- WDNI-LP (65) — IMC (Indy's Music Channel), plays a variety of music videos
- WDTI (69) — a Daystar affiliate
- FSN-Midwest — a FOX Sports Net regional affiliate (cable only)
- LWS — a 24 hour weather station (Local Weather Station; cable only)
In radio, The Bob & Tom Show, syndicated across the United States, airs from Indianapolis.
Transportation
Airports
- Indianapolis International Airport serves Indianapolis and Marion County.
Highways
- Six Major Interstates serve the Indianapolis area including I-70, I-74, I-65, I-69, I-465 Beltway, and I-865 Connector.
Transit
- Indianapolis's transit provider is the Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation, also known as IndyGo. The Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation was established in 1975 after the city of Indianapolis took over the city's transit system. Before 1997, IndyGo was called Metro.
- In 1953, the last streetcars ran in Indianapolis. Trolleybuses made their last run in the city four years later in 1957. After 1957 (and continues today), Indianapolis has an all-bus transit system.
- Central Indiana Commuter Services (CICS) funded by IndyGo to reduce pollution serves Indianapolis and surrounding counties.
People Mover
- The Clarian People Mover connects the Indiana University School of Medicine and adjacent hospitals with Methodist Hospital and is available for public use. Other buildings under the Clarian Health Partners / IUSM umbrella are currently being built along the route (6/2006). Plans are possible for a more expansive People Mover transportation system throughout downtown. The People Mover is sometimes inaccurately described as a monorail, but in fact rides on dual concrete beams with the guideway being as wide as the vehicle.
Other facts
The most common nickname for Indianapolis is ‘Indy’. Other nicknames include ‘Circle City’ (after Monument Circle) and ‘Naptown’ (presumably shortened from ‘IndiaNAPolis’, but often taken derogatorily to mean "sleepy" or "boring"). The name ‘Naptown’ was first popularized in the city's African-American community from which sprang a rich musical heritage of unique Indianapolis-style jazz and blues during the 1920's through the early 1960's. The term ‘Naptown’ came to refer to the style of blues and jazz which developed in Indianapolis. Leroy Carr, an early influential blues singer who grew up and was based in Indianapolis, recorded "Naptown Blues" in 1929. Later, Wes Montgomery, a jazz musician born and based in Indianapolis, recorded his version of "Naptown Blues" in 1964. Also, it is said that the name ‘Naptown’ was possibly reintroduced to popularity by the former local radio station WNAP, often simply called NAP, which was popular in the 1970s and 1980s. More recently, members of the Indianapolis hip-hop community and other local musical scenes have adopted the term ‘Naptown’ to refer to their own style of locally bred music.
Both of the United States Navy ships named USS Indianapolis were named for this city.
Indianapolis is the international headquarters of the pharmaceutical corporation Eli Lilly and Company, the US headquarters of Roche Diagnostics and Thomson SA, and the world headquarters of Dow AgroSciences.
Indianapolis is the headquarters of the Kiwanis International organization, since 1982. Kiwanis International serves the children of the world. The organization and its youth sponsored Kiwanis Family counterparts, Circle K International and Key Club International, conducts all its international business and service initiatives here while at the same time giving a positive image of Indianapolis to the outside world.
Indianapolis' Union Station, one of the busiest rail depots in its time, employed a young Thomas Edison as a telegraph operator.
Indianapolis is the second most populous capital city in the United States (including Washington, DC), after Phoenix, Arizona.
Indianapolis is the headquarters for the only international Jewish fraternity, Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi). In total, Indianapolis contains the national headquarters for at least 26 fraternities.
Indianapolis in Popular Media
Television sitcom One Day at a Time was set in Indianapolis. The opening credits of the show include a shot of the Pyramids, a set of three distinctive office buildings located near the north-western edge of the city. The TV show Good Morning Miss Bliss aka Saved by the Bell had its first season set in Indianapolis, although there were few references to the city itself. Men Behaving Badly, and CBS's 2005 drama Close to Home were and are, respectively, also set in Indianapolis.
See also
- List of famous people from Indianapolis
Sister cities
Indianapolis has five sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):
- - Cologne (Germany)
- - Monza (Italy)
- - Scarborough/Toronto (Ontario, Canada),
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Notes
- ^ Baker, Ronald L., Marvin Carmony (1995). Indiana Place Names. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-28340-X.
- ^ Indianapolis, Indiana: Averages. National Weather Service.
- ^ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990 (June 1998). U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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Government
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Cultural and Recreation
- Indianapolis Cultural Tourism Initiative
- Children's Museum of Indianapolis
- The Indianapolis Museum of Art
- Indiana State Museum
- White River State Park
- Indianapolis Music.Net (Not-for-profit website promoting local music)
- FC Indiana (Women's Premier Soccer League team)
- Hoosier Storytelling Festival Annual storytelling festival in October
Professional Media
- Broad Ripple Gazette (Local Bi-weekly, focuses on Broad Ripple area)
- Indianapolis Recorder (Local weekly, focuses on African-American issues)
- The Indianapolis Star (Local daily, owned by Gannett)
- INtake (Local weekly, concentrates on nightlife and other activities: Subsidiary of The Indianapolis Star)
- Nuvo (Local weekly, concentrates on arts and entertainment)
- Northside Topics (Local weekly, concentrates on northern Marion County and the northern communities of the Nine-County Region)
- Southside Times (Local weekly, concentrates on southern Marion County and Greenwood, Indiana)
- Indianapolis Business Journal (Local business weekly)
- The Sagamore (IUPUI campus paper)
- Butler Collegian (Butler University campus paper)
- The Reflector (University of Indianapolis campus paper)
- Indy Podcasts (Directory of Indianapolis based podcasts)
- ECI News Connection - Area News Feeder for the East Side of Indy
Business
- Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
- Indianapolis Downtown, Inc.
- Indianapolis Bio-Crossroads Initiative
- Indianapolis FOCUS Initiative
- The Indy Partnership
- IndySiteFinder, city-wide office, industrial and retail property database
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