Indiana

Indiana
State
State of Indiana
Flag Seal
Nickname:  "The Hoosier State"
Motto:  "Crossroads of America"
Anthem: "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away" [1]
Map of the United States with Indiana highlighted
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	Eric Holcomb (R)
• Lieutenant Governor	Suzanne Crouch (R)
Legislature	General Assembly
• Upper house	Indiana Senate
• Lower house	Indiana House of Representatives
Judiciary	Indiana Supreme Court
U.S. senators	Todd Young (R) Mike Braun (R)
U.S. House delegation	7 Republicans 2 Democrats (list)
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	270 mi (435 km)
• Width	140 mi (225 km)
Elevation	700 ft (210 m)
Highest elevation (Hoosier Hill[2][a])	1,257 ft (383 m)
Lowest elevation (Confluence of Ohio River and Wabash River[2][a])	320 ft (97 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	6,785,528[3]
• Rank	17th
• Density	189/sq mi (73.1/km2)
• Rank	16th
• Median household income	$62,743 (2,021)[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.gov

Indiana state symbols
Flag of Indiana
Living insignia
Bird	Cardinal
Fish	Largemouth bass
Flower	Peony
Insect	Say's Firefly[5]
Tree	Tulip tree
Inanimate insignia
Colors	Blue and gold
Firearm	Grouseland Rifle
Food	Sugar cream pie
Poem	"Indiana"
Rock	Salem Limestone
Ship	USS Indianapolis (4), USS Indiana (4)
Slogan	Honest to Goodness Indiana
Soil	Miami
Sport	Basketball
Other	River: Wabash
State route marker
State quarter
Released in 2002
Lists of United States state symbols

Indiana is a U.S. state in the midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Other cities and towns include Bloomington, Gary, Fort Wayne, South Bend, Evansville, Muncie, Lafayette, and Marion. People who live in Indiana are sometimes called Hoosiers.

Indiana's state bird is the cardinal. Indiana's state flower is the peony. Indiana's state tree is a tulip tree.

Indiana has borders with four other states: Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio. It also touches Lake Michigan, which is the only one of the Great Lakes that is completely inside the United States.

1. ↑ "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)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. 2001. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
3. ↑ Resident Population Data. "Resident Population Data – 2020 Census" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
4. ↑ "Median Annual Household Income". The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. November 17, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
5. ↑ "Lightning bug becomes Indiana's official state insect". 13 WTHR Indianapolis. February 27, 2018. Archived from the original on February 28, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2019.