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In 2020, the population of the city was 887,642 and its [[metropolitan statistical area]] had 2,111,040 residents. | In 2020, the population of the city was 887,642 and its [[metropolitan statistical area]] had 2,111,040 residents. | ||
[[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indigenous peoples]] inhabited the area dating to as early as 10,000 BC.<ref name="Jones">{{cite web|author1=James R. Jones III, PhD.|author2=Amy L. Johnson|url=https://www.in.gov/dnr/historic/files/HP_earlypeoples.pdf|title=Early Peoples of Indiana|date=2016|publisher=Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology|access-date=August 11, 2020|archive-date=July 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725090311/https://www.in.gov/dnr/historic/files/HP_earlypeoples.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1818, the [[Lenape]] relinquished their tribal lands in the [[Treaty of St. Mary's]].<ref name="Ency"/> In 1821, Indianapolis was founded as a [[planned city]] for the new seat of Indiana's state government | [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indigenous peoples]] inhabited the area dating to as early as 10,000 BC.<ref name="Jones">{{cite web|author1=James R. Jones III, PhD.|author2=Amy L. Johnson|url=https://www.in.gov/dnr/historic/files/HP_earlypeoples.pdf|title=Early Peoples of Indiana|date=2016|publisher=Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology|access-date=August 11, 2020|archive-date=July 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725090311/https://www.in.gov/dnr/historic/files/HP_earlypeoples.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1818, the [[Lenape]] relinquished their tribal lands in the [[Treaty of St. Mary's]].<ref name="Ency"/> In 1821, Indianapolis was founded as a [[planned city]] for the new seat of Indiana's state government, situated next to the [[White River (Indiana)|White River]]. | ||
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Indianapolis, Indiana, colloquially known as Indy, is located centrally in the rectangular-shaped U.S. state of Indiana and is its [[capital city|capital].
In 2020, the population of the city was 887,642 and its metropolitan statistical area had 2,111,040 residents.
Indigenous peoples inhabited the area dating to as early as 10,000 BC.[1] In 1818, the Lenape relinquished their tribal lands in the Treaty of St. Mary's.[2] In 1821, Indianapolis was founded as a planned city for the new seat of Indiana's state government, situated next to the White River.
- ↑ Early Peoples of Indiana. Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology (2016).
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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