In 2016, Indiana had four cities with populations of over 100,000: Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Evansville and South Bend. Rounding out the top 10 cities in the state were: Carmel, Fishers, Bloomington, Hammond, Gary and Lafayette. [1]
The city of Indianapolis had a population of over 860,000 and there were over 2 million people living in the metropolitan area of Indianapolis in 2016. [2] During the same time period, the population of the city of Fort Wayne was almost one-third the size of Indianapolis at close to 264,000 people, with roughly 430,000 in its metropolitan area. [3] The other two cities with populations over 100,000, Evansville and South Bend, both had approximately 269,000 people living in their metropolitan areas. [4] [5]
The following is the list of metropolitan areas in Indiana with population estimates from 2010 through 2021. [6]
| Metro city | Population estimates as of July 1 | % Change | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||
| Bloomington | 160,132 | 161,722 | 162,852 | 163,221 | 164,422 | 165,073 | 166,655 | 167,429 | 168,092 | 169,230 | 160,815 | 161,321 | +0.74% |
| Columbus | 76,818 | 77,620 | 79,001 | 79,655 | 80,497 | 81,458 | 82,231 | 82,213 | 82,722 | 83,779 | 82,157 | 82,475 | +7.36% |
| Elkhart–Goshen | 197,451 | 198,279 | 198,968 | 200,205 | 201,423 | 202,995 | 203,642 | 204,194 | 205,617 | 206,341 | 206,842 | 206,921 | +4.80% |
| Evansville | 311,802 | 312,698 | 313,422 | 314,331 | 314,859 | 314,983 | 315,283 | 314,791 | 314,660 | 315,086 | 313,930 | 313,946 | +0.69% |
| Fort Wayne | 389,298 | 392,332 | 394,225 | 396,638 | 398,591 | 400,806 | 402,887 | 405,445 | 409,126 | 413,263 | 420,208 | 423,038 | +8.67% |
| Chicagoland (Gary, IN Metropolitan Division) | 708,163 | 707,978 | 706,627 | 705,661 | 705,792 | 702,691 | 700,964 | 700,547 | 701,279 | 703,428 | 718,555 | 719,700 | +1.63% |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson | 1,892,640 | 1,910,719 | 1,929,678 | 1,953,600 | 1,971,006 | 1,986,119 | 2,006,760 | 2,027,584 | 2,052,368 | 2,074,537 | 2,113,700 | 2,126,804 | +12.37% |
| Kokomo | 82,752 | 82,797 | 82,839 | 82,738 | 82,605 | 82,338 | 82,304 | 82,210 | 82,257 | 82,544 | 83,619 | 83,687 | +1.08% |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | 210,687 | 213,230 | 216,449 | 219,183 | 221,445 | 223,573 | 227,088 | 228,101 | 230,938 | 233,002 | 223,679 | 224,709 | +6.66% |
| Michigan City–La Porte | 111,459 | 111,317 | 111,304 | 111,423 | 111,735 | 110,835 | 110,222 | 109,842 | 109,981 | 109,888 | 112,222 | 112,390 | +0.84% |
| Muncie | 117,665 | 117,901 | 117,027 | 116,831 | 116,487 | 115,767 | 115,657 | 115,246 | 114,297 | 114,135 | 111,669 | 111,871 | -4.92% |
| South Bend–Mishawaka | 319,044 | 318,884 | 318,296 | 318,639 | 319,410 | 319,703 | 321,144 | 321,538 | 322,697 | 323,613 | 324,112 | 323,695 | +1.46% |
| Terre Haute | 189,523 | 189,541 | 189,555 | 189,089 | 188,240 | 187,365 | 187,241 | 186,846 | 186,726 | 186,367 | 184,784 | 184,910 | -2.43% |
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Marion County is located in the U.S. state of Indiana. The 2020 United States census reported a population of 977,203, making it the 54th-most populous county in the U.S., the most populous county in the state, and the main population center of the 11-county Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood MSA in central Indiana. Indianapolis is the county seat, the state capital, and most populous city. Marion County is consolidated with Indianapolis through an arrangement known as Unigov.
Hamilton County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. The 2020 United States Census recorded a population of 347,467. The county seat is Noblesville.
Gibson County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 33,011. The county seat is Princeton.
Allen County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 385,410, making it the third-most populous county in Indiana. The county seat and largest city is Fort Wayne, the second largest city in Indiana.
Evansville is a city in and the county seat of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. With a population of 118,414 at the 2020 census, it is Indiana's third-most populous city after Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, the most populous city in Southern Indiana, and the 249th-most populous city in the United States. It is the central city of the Evansville metropolitan area, a hub of commercial, medical, and cultural activity of southwestern Indiana and the Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area, which is home to over 911,000 people. The 38th parallel north crosses the north side of the city and is marked on Interstate 69 immediately north of its junction with Indiana 62 within the city's east side.
The Indianapolis metropolitan area is an 11-county metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Indiana. Its principal cities are Indianapolis, Carmel, Greenwood, and Anderson. Other primary cities with populations of more than 50,000 include Fishers, Noblesville, and Westfield. Located in Central Indiana, it is the largest metropolitan area entirely within Indiana and the seventh largest in the American Midwest.
The Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) is a major, multi-campus medical school located throughout the U.S. state of Indiana and is the graduate medical school of Indiana University. There are nine campuses throughout the state; the principal research, educational, and medical center is located on the campus of Indiana University Indianapolis. With 1,461 MD students, 195 PhD students, and 1,442 residents and fellows in the 2023–24 academic year, IUSM is the largest medical school in the United States. The school offers many joint degree programs including an MD/PhD Medical Scientist Training Program. It has partnerships with Purdue University's Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, other Indiana University system schools, and various in-state external institutions. It is the medical school with the largest number of graduates licensed in the United States per a 2018 Federation of State Medical Boards survey with 11,828 licensed physicians.
Northern Indiana is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises the northern third of the U.S. state of Indiana and borders the states of Illinois to the west, Michigan to the north, and Ohio to the east. Spanning the state's northernmost 26 counties, its main population centers include Northwest Indiana, Michiana, and the Fort Wayne metropolitan area.
Better known for its high school basketball, Indiana high school football has also been a staple of Hoosier weekends for more than 100 years. In 1930, more than 30,000 people jammed Notre Dame Stadium to watch Mishawaka beat undefeated South Bend Central, 6-0. At the time, it was one of the largest crowds to witness a high school football game in the United States. Indiana high school football is still immensely popular, with tens of thousands now packing Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis to watch six state championship games over two days in November. The following is a history of Indiana's big school state football championship.
The geography of Indiana comprises the physical features of the land and relative location of U.S. State of Indiana. Indiana is in the north-central United States and borders on Lake Michigan. Surrounding states are Michigan to the north and northeast, Illinois to the west, Kentucky to the south, and Ohio to the east. The entire southern boundary is the Ohio River.
In 1973, the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) established a three class state playoff system in football. In 1983, the tournament split into four classes, in 1985 into a five class system, and in 2013 into a six class system, with 6A for big schools and 1A for the smallest schools. This page represents all smaller school class tournament champions.
Indiana 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", 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.
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