Cities

Indianapolis

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Indianapolis." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/indianapolis.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Indianapolis. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/indianapolis

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-indianapolis,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Indianapolis},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/indianapolis},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Indianapolis is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana, serving as the county seat of Marion County on the west fork of the White River in the state's central region. Its official slogan, the Crossroads of America, reflects its long standing as a transportation hub near major North American markets. As of the 2020 census the city ranks as the sixteenth most populous in the United States and the fourth largest state capital by population.

Facts

Population

887,642 1

2020 census figure, from Indianapolis's own Wikipedia infobox.

Area (sq km)

936.64 1

Founding Year

1847 1

March 30, 1847 is the incorporation-as-city date the infobox itself gives (Indianapolis was founded January 6, 1821).

Population Estimate Year

2020 1

Latitude