| Population (1994): 5,752,000
(14th in size)
State size: 36,185 square miles (38th in
size)
State Capital: Indianapolis (named from the state name
Indiana)
Major cities: Evansville, Fort Wayne, Gary and
Indianapolis
Admission to union: The 19th State
Date entered the union: December 11, 1816
Origin of state name: Named from the word
"Indian"
Nicknames: The Hoosier State
Bordering states: Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois and
Michigan.
State bird: Cardinal
State flower: Peony
State tree: Tulip Tree
Motto: The Crossroads of America |
