Indiana is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It 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 United States as the 19th state on December 11, 1816.
It is bordered by Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the south and southeast, and the Wabash River and Illinois to the west.
Various indigenous peoples inhabited what would become Indiana for thousands of years, some of whom the U.S. government expelled between 1800 and 1836.
Indiana received its name because the state was largely possessed by native tribes even after it was granted statehood. Since then, settlement patterns in Indiana have reflected regional cultural segmentation present in the Eastern United States; the state’s northernmost tier was settled primarily by people from New England and New York, Central Indiana by migrants from the Mid-Atlantic states and adjacent Ohio, and Southern Indiana by settlers from the Upland South, particularly Kentucky and Tennessee.
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Indiana’s name means “Land of the Indians”, or simply “Indian Land”
Indiana is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States
On May 7, 1800, the United States Congress passed legislation to divide the Northwest Territory into two areas and named the western section the Indiana Territory.
Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th state on December 11, 1816.
Indiana flag was officially adopted on May 31, 1917
The first settlers of Indiana were French Catholics at Vincennes
Before Indianapolis, until 1825, Corydon was the capital of Indiana
People from Indiana are known as Hoosiers or sometimes Indianians.
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Indiana is divided into 92 counties
Indiana recorded a population of 6,785,528 in the 2020 United States census
Indiana is one of 13 U.S. states that are divided into more than one time zone.
The highest point in the state is Hoosier Hill in Wayne County at 1,257 feet above sea level
The lowest point at 320 feet above sea level is in Posey County, where the Wabash River meets the Ohio River
Lake Wawasee is the largest natural lake in Indiana
The state Bird of Indiana is the Cardinal
The state Flower of Indiana is the Peony
The state Insect of Indiana is the Say’s Firefly
The state Tree of Indiana is the Tulip tree
The state Colors of Indiana are Blue and gold
The state Firearm of Indiana is the Grouseland Rifle
The state Food of Indiana is Sugar cream pie
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The state Fossil of Indiana is Mastodon
The state Poem of Indiana is “Indiana”
The state Rock of Indiana is Salem Limestone
The state Ships are USS Indianapolis, USS Indiana
The state Slogan of Indiana is Honest to Goodness Indiana
The state Soil Miami
The state Sport Basketball
The state River of Indiana is Wabash
Indiana’s has the richest deposits of limestone found anywhere on the planet.
Indiana produces more than 20% of the United States’ popcorn supply.
Indiana exports more products to Canada than any other country
The first professional baseball game was played in Fort Wayne on May 4, 1871.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the site of the Indianapolis 500.
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Tippecanoe Lake with depth reaching at nearly 120 feet is the deepest lake in Indiana.
Santa Claus, Indiana receives over one half million letters and requests at Christmas time.
The Coca-Cola bottle was designed in Terre Haute, IN.
Wabash, Indiana, was the world’s first electrically lighted city on March 31, 1880
IN is the Two-letter or Postal Abbreviation and Ind. is the Traditional or Standard Abbreviation for the State of Indiana.
Indiana is one of the 8 states that make up the Great Lakes Region
Garfields creator, Jim Davis, was actually from Marion, IN.
Historic Parke County has 32 covered bridges and is the Covered Bridge Capital of the world.
Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana
The Wabash River, which is the longest free-flowing river east of the Mississippi River, is the official river of Indiana
The first goldfish farm in the United States was opened in Martinsville in 1899
East Race Waterway, in south Bend, is the only man-made white-water raceway in North America.
Abraham Lincoln, at the age of 7, moved to Indiana.
Indiana is home to the longest-known underground river in the United States.
Indiana’s record high temperature was 116 °F (47 °C) set on July 14, 1936, at Collegeville.
The record low was −36 °F (−38 °C) on January 19, 1994 at New Whiteland.
Indiana features the world’s largest and most prestigious drag race, the NHRA Mac Tools U.S. Nationals
As of 2013 Indiana has produced more National Basketball Association (NBA) players per capita than any other state.
Indianapolis is home to the Indianapolis Colts who have won 2 superbowls
James Dean, a popular movie star of the 1950s was born February 8, 1941, in Marion.
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