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Indianapolis Indiana
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Indianapolis is a sports town -- it always seems to be
jammed with athletes and fans of some kind. Home to the
world-famous Indy 500 and the Brickyard 400, it has
several professional teams, as well as a couple of
museums devoted exclusively to sports. Downtown has more
to see than a couple of oversized sports stadiums -- it
also has a new state museum featuring 72,000 square feet
of exhibits and the state's only IMAX theater, an
extraordinary western art museum, a Renaissance
Revival-style state capitol, an urban zoo, a high-rise
shopping mall and leafy jogging trails along an old
canal.
- Founded: 1821 (incorporated, 1847)
- Head Official: Mayor Bart Peterson (D)
(since January 2000)
- City Population
- 1980: 701,000
- 1990: 731,278
- 2000: 781,870
- 2003 estimate: 783,438
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 6.9%
- U.S. rank in 1980: 12th
- U.S. rank in 1990: 13th
- U.S. rank in 2000: 17th (State rank: 1st)
- Metropolitan Area Population
- 1980: 1,167,000
- 1990: 1,380,491
- 2000: 1,607,486
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 16.4%
- U.S. rank in 1980: 30th
- U.S. rank in 1990: Not reported
- U.S. rank in 2000: 29th
- Area: 361 square miles (2000)
- Elevation: Ranges from 645 to 910 feet
above sea level
- Average Annual Temperature: 52.1° F
- Average Annual Precipitation: 40 inches
of rain, 23 inches of snow
- Major Economic Sectors: Trade, services,
manufacturing
- Unemployment Rate: 5.7% (March 2005)
- Per Capita Income: $21,640 (1999)
- 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: Not reported
- Major Colleges and Universities: Indiana
University-Purdue University at Indianapolis; Butler
University; University of Indianapolis; Ivy-Tech;
Marian College
- Daily Newspaper: The Indianapolis Star
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