Outline of Indiana explained

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Indiana:

Indiana - a U.S. state, was admitted to the United States as the 19th state on December 11, 1816. It is located in the midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region of North America. With 6,483,802 residents, as of the 2010 U.S. Census, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] Indiana is ranked 38th in land area^[1] and is the smallest state in the contiguous U.S. west of the Appalachian Mountains.^[4] Indiana's capital and largest city is Indianapolis,^[5] the second largest of any state capital and largest state capital east of the Mississippi River.

General reference

Names
- Common name: Indiana
  - Pronunciation:
- Official name: State of Indiana
- Abbreviations and name codes
  - Postal symbol: IN
  - ISO 3166-2 code: US-IN
  - Internet second-level domain: .in.us
- Nicknames
  - Crossroads of America (previously used on license plates)
  - Hoosier State^[6]
  - Hospitality State
Adjectivals
- Indiana
- Hoosier
Demonyms
- Hoosier
- Indianian (usage disparaged)
- Indianan (usage disparaged)

Geography of Indiana

Indiana is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
Location
- Northern hemisphere
- Western hemisphere
  - Americas
    - North America
      - Anglo America
      - Northern America
        United States of America
        Contiguous United States
        Central United States
        Corn Belt
        
        Rust Belt
        
        East North Central States
        
        Midwestern United States
        
        Great Lakes Region
Population of Indiana: 6,483,802 (2010 U.S. Census)^[7]
Area of Indiana (land and water): 36418sqmi^[8]
Atlas of Indiana

Places in Indiana

Environment of Indiana

Climate of Indiana
- Climate change in Indiana
Protected areas in Indiana
- Hoosier National Forest
- State forests of Indiana
Superfund sites in Indiana
Wildlife of Indiana
- Fauna of Indiana
  - Birds of Indiana
- Flora of Indiana
Ecoregions of Indiana

Natural geographic features of Indiana

Demography of Indiana

Demographics of Indiana

Government and politics of Indiana

Politics of Indiana

Form of government: U.S. state government
Indiana State Capitol

Federal government in Indiana

Elections and political parties in Indiana

Branches of the government of Indiana

Government of Indiana

Executive branch of the government of Indiana

Governor of Indiana
State departments
- Indiana Department of Administration
- Indiana Department of Corrections
- Indiana Department of Education
- Indiana State Department of Health
- Indiana Department of Natural Resources
- Indiana State Police
- Indiana Department of Transportation

Legislative branch of the government of Indiana

Indiana General Assembly (bicameral)
- Upper house: Indiana Senate
- Lower house: Indiana House of Representatives
  - Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives

Judicial branch of the government of Indiana

Courts of Indiana

Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission
Supreme Court of Indiana
- Indiana Court of Appeals
  - Indiana Circuit Courts

Law and order in Indiana

Law of Indiana

Indiana Code
Cannabis in Indiana
Capital punishment in Indiana
- Individuals executed in Indiana
Constitution of Indiana
Crime in Indiana
Gun laws in Indiana
Indiana Day
Law enforcement in Indiana
- Law enforcement agencies in Indiana
  - Indiana State Police
Same-sex marriage in Indiana

Military in Indiana

Indiana National Guard
- Indiana Adjutant General
- Indiana Air National Guard
- Indiana Army National Guard

Local government in Indiana

County government
City government
Town government
- Indiana Township Trustee

History of Indiana

By period

Indigenous peoples
- Evidence of human activity date as early 8000 BC.
- Hopewell culture developed agriculture and begins Indiana's first permanent settlements. 200 BC-400 AD
- Mississippian culture supersedes the Hopewells, who disappeared for unknown reasons, 900
  - Mississippians build Angel Mounds, 1000.
- Beaver Wars begin between the Iroquois Confederacy and the Algonquian Confederacy depopulates much of Indiana. - 1701
  - French fur traders enter Indiana and establish Tassinong, the first European outpost in Indiana, 1673
- Sieur de La Salle explores much of Indiana for the first time, claiming it for Louis XIV of France, 1679
  - Algonquian tribes (including Miami, Wea, Shawnee, Pottawatomie) return to Indiana. 1680-1700
- Indiana is part of the French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1763
- Vincennes is founded along the Buffalo Trace, 1732
French and Indian War breaks out, British capture the French outposts in Indiana, 1760–1761
- Pontiac's Rebellion spreads to Indiana, 1763.
  - The Treaty of Paris of 1763 grants Indiana to the United Kingdom
- Indiana becomes part of the British (Francophone) Province of Quebec, 1763–1783
  - Indiana is part of protected native lands, and closed to settlement. 1769-1773
American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
- United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
- George Rogers Clark invades Indiana capturing key British holdings in the Illinois Campaign. 1778-1783
- Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
- Unorganized territory of the United States, 1783–1787
- Virginia gives Indiana to the United States Government, 1784.
- Northwest Indian War, 1785–1795
  - Harmar campaign, 1790
Northwest Territory, (1787–1800)–1803
- Treaty of Greenville signed, opening part of Indiana for settlement for the first time by Americans, 1795
Territory of Indiana, 1800–1816
- Treaty of Fort Wayne is signed, opening up much of southern Indiana to settlement, 1809.
- Administration of the District of Louisiana, 1804–1805
- Slavery in Indiana becomes a major issue, 1805.
- Tecumseh's War, 1811–1812
  - Battle of Tippecanoe, 1811
  - Yellow Jackets
- Indiana in the War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
  - Tecumseh's War merges with the War of 1812
  - Siege of Fort Harrison, September 1812
  - Siege of Fort Wayne, September 1812
  - Battle of Wild Cat Creek, November 1812
  - Battle of the Mississinewa, December 1812
  - Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
State of Indiana becomes 19th state admitted to the United States of America on December 11, 1816
- Treaty of St. Mary's is signed, opening most of central Indiana for settlement, 1819
- Bank of Indiana created, 1832
- Indiana verges on bankruptcy, almost all of the state's public works are liquidated by the creditors, 1841
  - Most of the native tribes are removed from Indiana, 1838–1846.
- Treaty of the Wabash signed, opening most of northern Indiana to settlement, 1840
- William Henry Harrison becomes ninth President of the United States on March 4, 1841
- Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
  - Indiana's population exceeds 1 million, 1850
  - Indiana adopted a new constitution, 1851
- Abraham Lincoln becomes 16th President of the United States on March 4, 1861
- American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
  - Indiana in the American Civil War
    - Morgan's Raid, June 11 – July 26, 1863
      - Battle of Corydon, July 9, 1863
  - Natural gas is discovered near Eaton, Indiana, 1876
- Indiana Gas Boom begins, 1884
  - Natural gas supplies run low, ended the boom, 1905
- Benjamin Harrison becomes 23rd President of the United States on March 4, 1889
- Vietnam War, September 26, 1959 – April 30, 1975
  - Indiana adopts a series of constitutional amendments that alter the makeup of the government, 1970–1971

By region

By city
- History of Fort Wayne, Indiana
  - Forts of Fort Wayne, Indiana
- History of Hartford City, Indiana
- History of Indianapolis

By subject

List of Indiana state legislatures
History of slavery in Indiana
History of sports in Indiana
- History of sports in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Culture of Indiana

Cuisine of Indiana
Museums in Indiana
Religion in Indiana
- Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis
Scouting in Indiana
State symbols of Indiana

The arts in Indiana

Music of Indiana

Sports in Indiana

Economy and infrastructure of Indiana

Economy of Indiana

Communications in Indiana
Energy in Indiana
- List of power stations in Indiana
- Wind power in Indiana
Health care in Indiana
- Hospitals in Indiana
Transportation in Indiana

Education in Indiana

Schools in Indiana
- School districts in Indiana
  - High schools in Indiana
- Colleges and universities in Indiana
  - Indiana University
  - Indiana State University

External links

Notes and References

Web site: States ranked by population density. 21 June 2023. Worldatlas.com.
Web site: Guide to State and Local Census Geography - Indiana, 2010 U.S. Census. U.S. Census Bureau. 2012-08-09.
Web site: State & County QuickFacts Indiana. U.S. Census Bureau. 2012-08-09. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120423094054/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18000.html. 2012-04-23.
Web site: The Geography of Indiana . Netstate . 2012-08-13.
Web site: Guide to State and Local Census Geography - Indiana . U.S. Census Bureau . 2011-12-22 . 2012-08-13.
The official sobriquet of the State of Indiana has given rise to the humorous constructions Hoosierana (the land of Hoosiers; see uses in Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame and by sports journalist Frank DeFord) and Hoosierstan (the place of Hoosiers).
Web site: U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Indiana . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120423094054/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18000.html . 2012-04-23.
Web site: Profile of the People and Land of the United States. National Atlas of the United States. 2012-08-17. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120915153709/http://www.nationalatlas.gov/articles/mapping/a_general.html. 2012-09-15.