Indiana - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Statehood Indianapolis December 11, 1816 the 19th state State nickname Name for residents State motto Abbreviation The Hoosier State Indianians or Hoosiers The crossroads of America IN LAND Total area 94,322 sq km 36,418 sq mi Rank among states in total area Land area 38th 92,904 sq km 35,870 sq mi Highest point Wayne County 383 m/1,257 ft Forested land as a share of total area Federally owned land as a share of land area 19.6 percent (2002) 2.3 percent (2002) PEOPLE Population Rank among states in population Ten-year population growth Population density 6,345,289 (2007 estimate) 15th 9.7 percent (1990-2000) 68 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 176 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urban population 70.8 percent (2000) Largest cities (by population) Indianapolis 795,484 (2006) Fort Wayne 248,637 (2006) Evansville 115,738 (2006) South Bend 104,905 (2006) G ary 97,715 (2006) Ethnic groups Whites 87.5 percent (2000) Blacks 8.4 percent (2000) Asians 1 percent (2000) Native Americans 0.3 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 2.9 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 3.5 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Infant mortality rate 75.4 years (1989-1991) 8 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 466 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 352 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance Number of students per teacher (K-12) 11.8 percent (2006) 16.9 (2003) Government spending per student (K-12) $9,587 (2002-2003) Share of students attending private school 10.7 percent (1999) Share of people over age 25 with high school diploma 85.2 percent (2006) GOVERNMENT State government Governor Mitchell Daniels (term ends January, 2009) Legislature Senate, 50 members House of Representatives, 100 members National representation Members of the U.S. Senate 2 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives 9 Electoral votes 11 ECONOMY Gross state product (GSP) Income per capita GSP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Industry Construction Manufacturing $249 billion (2006) $30,070 (2004) 1 percent (2004) 4.7 percent (2004) 27.9 percent (2004) Mining 0.4 percent (2004) Transportation and utilities 5.7 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate G overnment Information technology 15.8 percent (2004) 9.7 percent (2004) 2 percent (2004) Retail trade 6.5 percent (2004) Wholesale trade 5.2 percent (2004) Other services 20.7 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers 3,271,000 (2006 estimate) Unemployment rate 5 percent (2006 estimate) Share of workers in unions 12.4 percent (2005) ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Share from geothermal, solar, and wind 0.1 percent (2005 estimate) Share from hydroelectric 0.3 percent (2005 estimate) Share from nuclear 0 percent (2004) Share from thermal 99.6 percent (2005 estimate) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Share of households with Internet access Number of library books circulated per resident Length of highways 196 newspapers per 1,000 people (2006 estimate) 51 percent (2003 estimate) 11.7 books per person (2002) 153,813 km (2005) 95,575 mi (2005) Length of interstate highways 1,881 km (2005) 1,169 mi (2005) Length of railroad tracks 6,746 km (2004) 4,192 mi (2004) Airports 12 (2007) SOURCES The Association of American Railroads (www.aar.org), Bureau of Economic Analysis (www.bea.doc.gov), Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov), Census Bureau (www.census.gov), Energy Information Administration (www.eia.doe.gov), Federal Aviation Administration (www.faa.gov), Federal Highway Administration (www.fhwa.dot.gov), Forest Service (www.fs.fed.us), General Services Administration (www.gsa.gov), National Agricultural Statistics Service (www.usda.gov/nass), National Center for Education Statistics (nces.ed.gov), National Center for Health Statistics (www.cdc.gov/nchs), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (www.ntia.doc.gov). Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
