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Indiana // Indianapolis, IN // Midwest Region // Eastern/Central Time (The Hoosier State)
Territory established:	July 5, 1800
Statehood granted^[1]:	December 11, 1816 // 19^th state
Indiana was formed out of land from the Northwest Territory. ^[1] There was a residue of Indiana Territory which continued to exist under that name from Dec. 11, 1816 until Dec. 3, 1818, when it was attached to Michigan Territory.
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#4290 // September 2, 2008 (self-adhesive coil definitive) Flags of Our Nation Series Indiana State Flag and tractor with plow	#1966 // April 14, 1982 (ex pane of 50 different stamps) State Bird & Flower of Indiana Red Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) and Peony	#1651 // February 23, 1976 (ex pane of 50 different stamps) American Bicentennial Series Indiana State Flag


#996 // June 30, 1950 // Vincennes, IN Indiana Territory Sesquicentennial First Govenor (in office May 13, 1800 - Dec. 23, 1812) William Henry Harrison (* 1773, † 1841), first Indiana Capitol in Vincennes	#1308 // August 16, 1966 // Corydon, IN Indiana Statehood Sesquicentennial Anniversary seal with old State Capitol at Corydon (state capital until 1825), and map of Indiana with a gold torch surrounded by nineteen stars

#5091 // June 7, 2016 // Indianapolis, IN
Indiana Statehood
Bicentennial

Expansive cornfields at the sunset near
Milford, Kosciusko County, IN

Photograph by Michael Matti

The state's fertile soil has long made it ideal for
crops like corn, which remains a staple of
Indiana's agricultural economy.

#4530 // May 20, 2011 // Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis "Indy 500" Car Racing Centennial Ray Harroun driving #32, the Marmon "Wasp", in which he won the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911
	The famous Indianapolis car racing "Indy 500" is held annually at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The race consists of 200 laps, run counter-clockwise around a 2.5 miles oval circuit, for a distance of 500 miles [805 km]. The event is held over Memorial Day weekend, which is typically the last weekend in May.

#3574 // April 4, 2002
(ex pane of 50 stamps, one for each state)
Greetings from Indiana

Illustration of contemporary postcard
in the style of the 1930s/1940s

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The state name means "Land of Indians". Find out more facts & trivia
Land Area rounded mi² [km²] 35,867 [92.895] ranked 38^th	Population (census 2010) 6,483,802 ranked 15^th	Population Density per mi² [km²] of land area 181 [70] ranked 17^th
The State of Indiana has 92 counties.