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Indiana

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State of Indiana
Flag of Indiana State seal of Indiana
Flag Èdìdí
Ìlàjẹ́: The Hoosier State
Motto(s): The Crossroads of America
Map of the United States with Indiana highlighted
Map of the United States with Indiana highlighted
Èdè oníibiṣẹ́ English
Orúkọaráàlú Hoosier [1]
Olúìlú Indianapolis
Ìlú atóbijùlọ Indianapolis
Largest metro area Indianapolis Metropolitan Area
Àlà  Ipò 38th ní U.S.
 - Total 36,418 sq mi
(94,321 km2)
 - Width 140 miles (225 km)
 - Length 270 miles (435 km)
 - % water 1.5
 - Latitude 37° 46′ N to 41° 46′ N
 - Longitude 84° 47′ W to 88° 6′ W
Iyeèrò  Ipò 16th ní U.S.
 - Total 6,376,792 (2008 est.)[2]
Density 169.5/sq mi  (65.46/km2)
Ranked 17th in the U.S.
Elevation  
 - Highest point Hoosier Hill
Wayne County[3]
1,257 ft (383 m)
 - Mean 689 ft  (210 m)
 - Lowest point Ohio River and mouth of Wabash River
Posey County[3]
320 ft (98 m)
Admission to Union  December 11, 1816 (19th)
Gómìnà Eric Holcomb (R)
Ìgbákejì Gómìnà Suzanne Crouch (R)
Legislature {{{Legislature}}}
 - Upper house {{{Upperhouse}}}
 - Lower house {{{Lowerhouse}}}
U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D)
Todd Young (R)
U.S. House delegation 5 Democrats, 4 Republicans (list)
Time zones  
 - 80 counties Eastern UTC-5/-4
 - 12 counties in
Evansville and
Gary Metro Areas
Central: UTC-6/-5
Abbreviations IN US-IN
Website in.gov
Indiana State Symbols
The flag of Indiana.

Animate insignia
Bird Cardinal
Flower Peony
Tree Tulip tree

Inanimate insignia
Beverage Water
Poem "Indiana"
Slogan(s) Restart your Engines
Soil Miami
Song(s) "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away"

Route marker(s)
Indiana Route Marker

State Quarter
Quarter of Indiana
Released in 2002

Lists of United States state insignia


  1. "What to Call Elsewherians and why". CNN.com. Retrieved 2008-10-04. 
  2. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2009-01-31. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Elevations and Distances in the United States". U.S Geological Survey. 29 April 2005. Archived from the original on 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2006-11-06.