Entered Union December 11, 1816 (19th state)
Indiana (6,785,442), Indianapolis (887,661)
The granite capitol was originally completed in 1888 using the designs of Edwin May and Adolf Scherer. It is located on Capitol Avenue at Washington Street. Interstate Highway 70 is ten blocks east of the capitol. The Capitol is designed in Italian Renaissance style. There are no major supporting structures as the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals chambers are also inside the Capitol. The state was officially created as the 19th state on December 11, 1816 from Native American lands and Indiana Territory. Vincennes and Corydon had been the capital until 1825 when Indianapolis assumed the role. The state’s name comes from a Native American word which means “Indian land.” The name of Indianapolis means “city of Indiana.” Hoosier Hill in Wayne County is the highest point and the lowest point is in Posey County where the Ohio and Wabash rivers combine.
Indiana government, in the Executive, consists of a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney General, and Superintendent of Public Instruction. There are 50 Senators and 100 Representatives in the Legislative. Five Supreme Court Justices and Fifteen Court of Appeals Justices serve Indiana in the Judicial. Indiana is located in the north central part of the United States. The geographic center is in Hendricks County 2 miles west of Avon. The state is surrounded clockwise by Lake Michigan, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Illinois.
The area is 36420 square miles. It is 38th largest state in the country. It is the 17th most populated state in the country. It has a density of 186.3 persons per square mile making it 15th in the country. Its major rivers are the Ohio, the Wabash, the St. Joseph, the White, and the Vermilion. Indianapolis is located in the center of the state.
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