Indiana

> **Origin of state name:** land of Indians > **State capital:** Indianapolis > **State nickname:** The Hoosier State > **State motto:** The Crossroads of America > **State song:** "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away" > **State abbreviation:** IN, Ind. > **Land area:** 35,870 sq. mi. (92,904 sq. km.), 38th in rank > **Water area:** 550 sq. mi. (1,424 sq. km.) > **Geographic center:** Boone > **Latitude and longitude:** 37°47' to 41°50' north latitude, 84°49' to 88°2' west longitude > **Highest point:** in Wayne County, 1,257 ft. (383 m.) > **Lowest point:** Ohio River, 320 ft. (98 m.) > **Longest river:** Wabash River **Largest city:** Indianapolis **Economy**
 * Abraham Lincoln elected president
 * 36,291 square miles
 * warm summers,cool winters
 * **Blanketed by glaciers**
 * **State Bird: Cardnal**
 * **Statehood:** Dec. 11, 1816, 19th state
 * As a U.S. territory in the early 1800s
 * industries employ about 35 percent of work force
 * utilities employ about 40 percent of workers
 * earliest people inhabit present-day Indiana arrived inapproximately 10,000 to 12,000 years ago
 * first European Hernado De Soto
 * northern border is formed by Lake Michigan and the state of Michigan
 * area of 36,420 square miles (94,328 square kilometers)
 * population of 791,926
 * major highways and railroads
 * **Geography**
 * **Total area:** 36,420 sq. mi. (94,328 sq. km.), 38th in rank
 * **People**
 * **Population:** 6,080,485 (2000 census), 14th in rank
 * **Density:** 169.5 people per sq. mi. (65.4 per sq. km.)
 * **Population distribution:** 70.8%, urban; 29.2%, rural (2000 census)
 * **Racial composition:** White, 87.5%; African-American, 8.4%; American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%; Asian, 1%; Other, 1.6%; Two or more races, 1.2% (2000 census)
 * **Percentage of population under 18 years old:** 25.9%
 * **Climate**
 * **Average January temperature:** in the north, 25° F ([[image:http://atb.grolier.com/atb-ol/media/4300/minus.gif caption="minus"]]4° C); in the south, 34° F (1° C)
 * **Average July temperature:** in the north, 73° F (23° C); in the south, 79° F (26° C)
 * **Record high temperature:** 116° F (47° C), Collegeville, July 14, 1936
 * **Record low temperature:** [[image:http://atb.grolier.com/atb-ol/media/4300/minus.gif caption="minus"]]36° F ([[image:http://atb.grolier.com/atb-ol/media/4300/minus.gif caption="minus"]]38° C), New Whiteland, Jan. 19, 1994
 * **Average annual precipitation:** 40 inches (102 cm.)
 * Major agricultural products:** corn, rye, winter wheat, soybeans, hogs

> **Major manufacturing products:** steel, transportation equipment, electrical equipment > **Major minerals:** coal

> **Indiana State Fair:** Indianapolis, August
 * **Annual Attractions**
 * **Indianapolis 500-Mile Race:** Indianapolis, May
 * **Circus City Festival:** Peru, July
 * **Average Seasonal High and Low Temperatures**
 * //Spring//: 62/41°F
 * //Summer//: 84/63°F
 * //Fall//: 64/44°F
 * //Winter//: 37/21°F
 * Hoosier Hill, 1,257 ft (383 m)
 * Composers of Indiana origin have worked mainly in popular music: Cole Porter (1893-1964) and Howard Hoagland "Hoagy" Carmichael (1899-1981). Entertainers from Indiana include David Letterman (b.1947) and singer Michael Jackson (b.1958
 * Fort Wayne the home of first professional baseball game, in 1871.