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Area codes. 317, 463, 765, 812, 930. 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. [1] Other primary cities with populations of more than 50,000 include Fishers, Noblesville, and Westfield.
The Indianapolis metropolitan area is the 34th-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S., home to 2.1 million residents. [15] With a population of more than 2.6 million, the combined statistical area ranks 27th. [16] Indianapolis proper covers 368 square miles (950 km 2), making it the 18th-most extensive city by land area in the ...
Aerial of Downtown Indianapolis in 2016. When Indianapolis was founded in 1820, the new capital city was planned to occupy an area of one square mile (2.6 km 2) adjacent to the White River and near the geographic center of Marion County.
In 1897, Indianapolis responded with the annexation of five suburbs: Brightwood, [5] Haughville, [6] Mount Jackson, North Indianapolis, and West Indianapolis. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Between 1890 and 1900, the city's land area had more than doubled from 12.4 square miles (32 km 2 ) to 27.21 square miles (70.5 km 2 ).
The average land area is 396 square miles (1,030 km 2). [2] The largest county is Allen (657 sq. mi., 1,702 km 2 ) and the smallest is Ohio (86 sq. mi., 223 km 2 ). [ 3 ] According to the Constitution of Indiana , no county may be created of less than 400 square miles (1,000 km 2 ), nor may any county smaller than this be further reduced in ...
Marion County, Indiana. / 39.78°N 86.14°W / 39.78; -86.14. Marion County is located in the U.S. state of Indiana. The 2020 United States census reported a population of 977,203, [ 1] 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 ...
The history of Indianapolis spans three centuries. Founded in 1820, the area where the city now stands was originally home to the Lenape (Delaware Nation). In 1821, a small settlement on the west fork of the White River at the mouth of Fall Creek became the county seat of Marion County, and the state capital of Indiana, effective January 1, 1825.
This list ranks the top 150 U.S. cities (incorporated places) by 2023 land area. Total areas including water are also given, but when ranked by total area, a number of coastal cities appear disproportionately larger. San Francisco is an extreme example: water makes up nearly 80% of its total area of 232 square miles (601 km 2 ).