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Terre Haute ( / ˈtɛrə ˈhoʊt / TERR-ə HOHT) [4] is a city in and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, [5] 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 [6] and its metropolitan area had a population of 168,716.
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 ( / ˌɪndiˈænə / ⓘ IN-dee-AN-ə) [15] is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the south and southeast, and the Wabash River and Illinois to the west.
Indiana State University (ISU) is a public university in Terre Haute, Indiana. It was founded in 1865 and offers over 100 undergraduate majors and more than 75 graduate and professional programs. Indiana State is classified among "D/PU: Doctoral/Professional Universities".
The quickest route connecting the New France districts of Canada and Louisiana ran along Indiana's Wabash River. The Terre Haute highlands were once considered the border between the two French districts. Indiana's geographical location made it a vital part of French lines of communication and trade routes.
U.S. Route 150 ( US 150) in Indiana is a 176.315-mile-long (283.751 km) east–west highway that travels from the Illinois state line east of Paris, Illinois to Louisville, Kentucky at the Kentucky state line. A section of US 150 from New Goshen to Vincennes travels north–south instead of east–west.
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The region's dominant city is Indianapolis, the state capital and most populous city in Indiana. Other prominent cities include Anderson, Kokomo, Lafayette, Muncie, Richmond, and Terre Haute. Home to about 3.3 million people, Central Indiana is the most populous of the state's three regions.
