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Terre Haute (/ ˈ t ɛr ə ˈ h oʊ t / TERR-ə HOHT) is a city in and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, about 5 miles (8 km) east of the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 58,389 and its metropolitan area had a population of 168,716.
This is a list of the people born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Terre Haute, Indiana, and its surrounding metropolitan area.
Vigo County ( / ˈviːɡoʊ / VEE-goh) is a county on the western border of the U.S. state of Indiana. According to the 2020 United States Census, it had a population of 106,153. [1] . Its county seat is Terre Haute. [2] Vigo County is included in the Terre Haute metropolitan area .
May 30, 2024 · Terre Haute, city, seat (1818) of Vigo county, western Indiana, U.S. It lies on a 10-mile (16-km) square plateau above the Wabash River (whence its French name meaning “high ground”), 71 miles (114 km) west-southwest of Indianapolis.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Indiana's western border, Terre Haute has a rich and storied history as the capital city of The Wabash Valley. A regional hub for commerce, healthcare, industry & education, Terre Haute was once known as The Queen of the Wabash, and later The Crossroads of America for its location at the intersection of the National Road and the north-south ...
Terre Haute is a city of 61,000 people (2019) in west-central Indiana, about 180 mi (300 km) south of Chicago and 1 hour southwest of Indianapolis. Terre Haute is one of the largest cities in the Wabash Valley and is known as the "Queen City of the Wabash".
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