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'''Indianapolis, Indiana''', colloquially known as '''Indy''', is located centrally in the rectangular-shaped [[United States of America|U.S.]] state of [[Indiana]] and is its [[capital city|capital].
'''Indianapolis, Indiana''', colloquially known as ''Indy'', is located centrally in the rectangular-shaped [[United States of America|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.
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. The city was [[plat]]ted by [[Alexander Ralston]] and [[Elias Pym Fordham]] on a {{convert|1|sqmi|km2|adj=on}} grid next to the [[White River (Indiana)|White River]]. Completion of the [[National Road|National]] and [[Michigan Road|Michigan]] roads and arrival of rail later solidified the city's position as a manufacturing and transportation hub.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|editor1-last=Bodenhamer|editor1-first=David|editor2-last=Barrows|editor2-first=Robert|title=The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis|year=1994|publisher=Indiana University Press|location=Bloomington & Indianapolis|pages=190}}</ref> Two of the city's nicknames, the "[[Crossroads of America]]" and "Railroad City", reflect the city's historical ties to transportation.<ref name="Indy Chamber">{{cite web|url=http://www.indychamber.com/files/1414/2429/3865/Metro_Indy_GCI_Export_Plan_low_resolution.pdf|title=Metro Indianapolis Export Plan|publisher=Indy Chamber|access-date=August 16, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022095403/http://www.indychamber.com/files/1414/2429/3865/Metro_Indy_GCI_Export_Plan_low_resolution.pdf|archive-date=October 22, 2016}}</ref><ref name="NPS">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/indianapolis/introessay.htm|title=Capital at the Crossroads of America–Indianapolis: A Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary|publisher=National Park Service (U.S. Dept. of the Interior)|access-date=March 24, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Railroad City"/> Since the 1970 [[Consolidated city-county|city-county consolidation]], known as [[Unigov]], local government administration operates under the direction of an elected 25-member [[Indianapolis City-County Council|city-county council]] headed by the [[List of mayors of Indianapolis|mayor]].
[[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. The city was [[plat]]ted by [[Alexander Ralston]] and [[Elias Pym Fordham]] on a {{convert|1|sqmi|km2|adj=on}} grid next to the [[White River (Indiana)|White River]]. Completion of the [[National Road|National]] and [[Michigan Road|Michigan]] roads and arrival of rail later solidified the city's position as a manufacturing and transportation hub.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|editor1-last=Bodenhamer|editor1-first=David|editor2-last=Barrows|editor2-first=Robert|title=The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis|year=1994|publisher=Indiana University Press|location=Bloomington & Indianapolis|pages=190}}</ref> Two of the city's nicknames, the "[[Crossroads of America]]" and "Railroad City", reflect the city's historical ties to transportation.<ref name="Indy Chamber">{{cite web|url=http://www.indychamber.com/files/1414/2429/3865/Metro_Indy_GCI_Export_Plan_low_resolution.pdf|title=Metro Indianapolis Export Plan|publisher=Indy Chamber|access-date=August 16, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022095403/http://www.indychamber.com/files/1414/2429/3865/Metro_Indy_GCI_Export_Plan_low_resolution.pdf|archive-date=October 22, 2016}}</ref><ref name="NPS">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/indianapolis/introessay.htm|title=Capital at the Crossroads of America–Indianapolis: A Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary|publisher=National Park Service (U.S. Dept. of the Interior)|access-date=March 24, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Railroad City"/> Since the 1970 [[Consolidated city-county|city-county consolidation]], known as [[Unigov]], local government administration operates under the direction of an elected 25-member [[Indianapolis City-County Council|city-county council]] headed by the [[List of mayors of Indianapolis|mayor]].

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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. The city was platted by Alexander Ralston and Elias Pym Fordham on a 1 sqmi (Expression error: Missing operand for round. km2) grid next to the White River. Completion of the National and Michigan roads and arrival of rail later solidified the city's position as a manufacturing and transportation hub.[3] Two of the city's nicknames, the "Crossroads of America" and "Railroad City", reflect the city's historical ties to transportation.[4][5][6] Since the 1970 city-county consolidation, known as Unigov, local government administration operates under the direction of an elected 25-member city-county council headed by the mayor.

  1. ↑ Early Peoples of Indiana. Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology (2016).
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Ency
  3. ↑ "The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis".. (1994). Bloomington & Indianapolis: Indiana University Press. 190. 
  4. ↑ Metro Indianapolis Export Plan. Indy Chamber.
  5. ↑ Capital at the Crossroads of America–Indianapolis: A Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary. National Park Service (U.S. Dept. of the Interior).
  6. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Railroad City
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