Terre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute is a city in Indiana in the United States. Indiana State University is in Terre Haute.
City of Terre Haute | |
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Coordinates: 39°28′11″N 87°23′23″W / 39.46972°N 87.38972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Vigo |
Government | |
• Mayor | Duke Bennett (R) [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 35.27 sq mi (91.35 km2) |
• Land | 34.55 sq mi (89.48 km2) |
• Water | 0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2) |
Elevation | 499 ft (152 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 60,785 |
• Estimate (2017) | 60,774 |
• Density | 1,761.32/sq mi (680.05/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 18-75428[5] |
GNIS feature ID | 444648 |
Interstate Highways | Lua error in Module:Jct at line 204: attempt to concatenate local 'link' (a boolean value). |
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Waterways | Wabash River |
Airports | Terre Haute Regional Airport |
Public transit | Terre Haute Transit |
Website | http://www.terrehaute.in.gov/ |
Terre Haute, Indiana Media
Fort Harrison was built in 1811 on the Wabash River near present-day Terre Haute.
The first Vigo County Courthouse (1818–1866)
Clabber Girl factory complex in 2006
The Paul Dresser Birthplace in Fairbanks Park: Paul Dresser composed Indiana's state song, "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away".
The Eugene V. Debs House, a National Historic Landmark and museum
Pavilion in Collett Park
Rankin Hall, on the campus of Indiana State University
Campus of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, founded in 1874
References
- ↑ "The Office of the Mayor – City of Terre Haute, IN". Terrehaute.in.gov. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
- ↑ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 28, 2017.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
- ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Terre Haute city, Indiana". www.census.gov.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.