INDIANA
Indiana is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America. Indiana is the 38th largest by area and the 16th most populous of the 50 United States. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th U.S. state on December 11, 1816.
Before becoming a territory, varying cultures of indigenous peoples and historic Native Americans inhabited Indiana for thousands of years. Since its founding as a territory, settlement patterns in Indiana have reflected regional cultural segmentation present in the Eastern United States; the state's northernmost tier was settled primarily by people from New England and New York, Central Indiana by migrants from the Mid-Atlantic states and from adjacent Ohio, and Southern Indiana by settlers from the Southern states, particularly Kentucky and Tennessee.
Indiana has a diverse economy with a gross state product of $298 billion in 2012. Indiana has several metropolitan areas with populations greater than 100,000 and a number of smaller industrial cities and towns. Indiana is home to several major sports teams and athletic events including the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, the NASL's Indy Eleven, the NBA's Indiana Pacers, the WNBA's Indiana Fever, the Indianapolis 500, and Brickyard 400 motorsports races.
Population: 6,619,680 (2015 est.) Ranked 15th in the nation
Male: 3,189,737 (49.2%); Female: 3,294,065 (50.8%); White: 5,467,906 (84.3%); Black: 591,397 (9.1%); American Indian: 18,462 (0.3%); Asian: 102,474 (1.6%); Other race: 173,314 (2.4%); Two or more races: 127,901 (2.0%); Hispanic/Latino: 389,707 (6.0%). 2010 population 18 and over: 4,875,504; 65 and over: 841,108 (12.8%); median age: 37.0.
Median Household Income: $45,424 (2009), Ranked 32 in the nation
Land area: 35,867 sq mi. (92,896 sq km)
Capital: Indianapolis
10 largest cities (2014): Indianapolis, 834,852; Fort Wayne, 254,555; Evansville, 120,235; South Bend, 100,800; Carmel, 83,565; Bloomington, 81,963; Fishers, 81,833; Hammond, 79,686; Gary, 79,170; Muncie, 70,087
U. S. Rankings:
Grosse Domestic Product (GDP): 17 (2015) - $326,538 in millions. Source: http://www.bea.gov
Education: State Education Data Profile: Source: http://nces.ed.gov
Health: 41 (2015) – Source: http://americashealthrankings.org
Economy: Although Indiana is primarily a manufacturing state, about three quarters of the land is utilized for agriculture. With a growing season of about 170 days and an average rainfall of 40 in. (102 cm) per year, Indiana farms have rich yields. Grain crops, mainly corn and wheat, are important and also support livestock and dairying industries. Soybeans and hay are also principal crops, but popcorn, widely varied vegetables and fruits are also produced. Hogs, eggs, and cattle are also important. Meatpacking is chief among the many industries related to agriculture. Although the urban population exceeds the rural, many towns are primarily service centers for agricultural communities.
There are, however, cities with varied heavy industries; prominent, besides Indianapolis, are Evansville, Fort Wayne, Gary, Kokomo, South Bend, and Terre Haute. Indiana's leading manufactures are iron and steel, electrical equipment, transportation equipment, nonelectrical machinery, chemicals, food products, and fabricated metals. Rich mineral deposits of coal and stone (the S central Indiana area is the nation's leading producer of building limestone) have encouraged construction and industry.
Throughout the state the products of farms and factories are transported by truck and by train. Indiana calls itself the ‘Crossroads of America’, and its extreme northwest corner—where transportation lines head east after converging on nearby Chicago from all directions—is one of the most heavily traveled areas in the world in terms of rail, road, and air traffic. Waterborne traffic is also important; improvements on the Ohio River and the opening (1959) of the St. Lawrence Seaway have benefited the state. With the opening in 1970 of the Burns Waterway Harbor on Lake Michigan, Indiana gained its first public port and enhanced its shipping facilities.
Indiana is home to the international headquarters and research facilities of pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, the state's largest corporation, as well as the world headquarters of Mead Johnson Nutritionals in Evansville. Overall, Indiana ranks fifth among all U.S. states in total sales and shipments of pharmaceutical products and second highest in the number of biopharmaceutical related jobs
Tourism: Tourism is Indiana’s sixth largest industry and supporting nearly 192,000 jobs. Tourism spending contributed $10.7 billion to Indiana businesses, an increase of 3.3% over the previous year, and accounts for over 2.5% of the state’s overall economy. The 3.3% growth in visitor spending is the industry’s largest rate of growth since 2008.
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Local Information / Contacts & Website
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana
Info Please: http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/us/indiana-state-united-states.html
Indiana Info: http://www.in.gov/idoa/
Government – State: www.in.gov
Government – City of Indianapolis: www. thecityofindianapolis.com
Economic Development: http://www.iedc.in.gov/
Tourism: https://visitindiana.com/
Healthcare: http://www.in.gov/isdh/
Multicultural Chamber of Commerce: info@multiculturalchamber.org - www.multiculturalchamber.org
Indiana is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America. Indiana is the 38th largest by area and the 16th most populous of the 50 United States. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th U.S. state on December 11, 1816.
Before becoming a territory, varying cultures of indigenous peoples and historic Native Americans inhabited Indiana for thousands of years. Since its founding as a territory, settlement patterns in Indiana have reflected regional cultural segmentation present in the Eastern United States; the state's northernmost tier was settled primarily by people from New England and New York, Central Indiana by migrants from the Mid-Atlantic states and from adjacent Ohio, and Southern Indiana by settlers from the Southern states, particularly Kentucky and Tennessee.
Indiana has a diverse economy with a gross state product of $298 billion in 2012. Indiana has several metropolitan areas with populations greater than 100,000 and a number of smaller industrial cities and towns. Indiana is home to several major sports teams and athletic events including the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, the NASL's Indy Eleven, the NBA's Indiana Pacers, the WNBA's Indiana Fever, the Indianapolis 500, and Brickyard 400 motorsports races.
Population: 6,619,680 (2015 est.) Ranked 15th in the nation
Male: 3,189,737 (49.2%); Female: 3,294,065 (50.8%); White: 5,467,906 (84.3%); Black: 591,397 (9.1%); American Indian: 18,462 (0.3%); Asian: 102,474 (1.6%); Other race: 173,314 (2.4%); Two or more races: 127,901 (2.0%); Hispanic/Latino: 389,707 (6.0%). 2010 population 18 and over: 4,875,504; 65 and over: 841,108 (12.8%); median age: 37.0.
Median Household Income: $45,424 (2009), Ranked 32 in the nation
Land area: 35,867 sq mi. (92,896 sq km)
Capital: Indianapolis
10 largest cities (2014): Indianapolis, 834,852; Fort Wayne, 254,555; Evansville, 120,235; South Bend, 100,800; Carmel, 83,565; Bloomington, 81,963; Fishers, 81,833; Hammond, 79,686; Gary, 79,170; Muncie, 70,087
U. S. Rankings:
Grosse Domestic Product (GDP): 17 (2015) - $326,538 in millions. Source: http://www.bea.gov
Education: State Education Data Profile: Source: http://nces.ed.gov
Health: 41 (2015) – Source: http://americashealthrankings.org
Economy: Although Indiana is primarily a manufacturing state, about three quarters of the land is utilized for agriculture. With a growing season of about 170 days and an average rainfall of 40 in. (102 cm) per year, Indiana farms have rich yields. Grain crops, mainly corn and wheat, are important and also support livestock and dairying industries. Soybeans and hay are also principal crops, but popcorn, widely varied vegetables and fruits are also produced. Hogs, eggs, and cattle are also important. Meatpacking is chief among the many industries related to agriculture. Although the urban population exceeds the rural, many towns are primarily service centers for agricultural communities.
There are, however, cities with varied heavy industries; prominent, besides Indianapolis, are Evansville, Fort Wayne, Gary, Kokomo, South Bend, and Terre Haute. Indiana's leading manufactures are iron and steel, electrical equipment, transportation equipment, nonelectrical machinery, chemicals, food products, and fabricated metals. Rich mineral deposits of coal and stone (the S central Indiana area is the nation's leading producer of building limestone) have encouraged construction and industry.
Throughout the state the products of farms and factories are transported by truck and by train. Indiana calls itself the ‘Crossroads of America’, and its extreme northwest corner—where transportation lines head east after converging on nearby Chicago from all directions—is one of the most heavily traveled areas in the world in terms of rail, road, and air traffic. Waterborne traffic is also important; improvements on the Ohio River and the opening (1959) of the St. Lawrence Seaway have benefited the state. With the opening in 1970 of the Burns Waterway Harbor on Lake Michigan, Indiana gained its first public port and enhanced its shipping facilities.
Indiana is home to the international headquarters and research facilities of pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, the state's largest corporation, as well as the world headquarters of Mead Johnson Nutritionals in Evansville. Overall, Indiana ranks fifth among all U.S. states in total sales and shipments of pharmaceutical products and second highest in the number of biopharmaceutical related jobs
Tourism: Tourism is Indiana’s sixth largest industry and supporting nearly 192,000 jobs. Tourism spending contributed $10.7 billion to Indiana businesses, an increase of 3.3% over the previous year, and accounts for over 2.5% of the state’s overall economy. The 3.3% growth in visitor spending is the industry’s largest rate of growth since 2008.
- Total Indiana tourism spending in 2014 of $10.7 billion (an increase of 3.3% over the previous year).
- Indiana welcoming over 74 million total visitors in 2014.
- In 2014 visitor spending translating to over $8.1 billion in Indiana GDP.
- Leisure travelers comprised 85% of total visitors.
- Direct employment within the Indiana travel, tourism and hospitality industry exceeds 144,000 & supports 192,000 jobs.
- Indiana tourism generating over $2.25 billion in tax receipts.
- Tourism paying direct wages of over $5 billion to industry employees.
- Indiana retaining approximately 76% of each dollar spent by visitors.
- One in every 15 Indiana workers owes their job to tourism
activity. Tourism was responsible for nearly 10% of net new Indiana jobs in
2014. At 2.6% growth, job creation in the tourism industry outpaced growth in
other sectors. It takes only 394 visitors to support one new job in Indiana.
*****SEE TOURISM PAGES FOR CONTACTS, OPPORTUNITIES, VIDEOS AND ADS
Local Information / Contacts & Website
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana
Info Please: http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/us/indiana-state-united-states.html
Indiana Info: http://www.in.gov/idoa/
Government – State: www.in.gov
Government – City of Indianapolis: www. thecityofindianapolis.com
Economic Development: http://www.iedc.in.gov/
Tourism: https://visitindiana.com/
Healthcare: http://www.in.gov/isdh/
Multicultural Chamber of Commerce: info@multiculturalchamber.org - www.multiculturalchamber.org
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