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| City of Indianapolis and Marion County | |
 Location within Marion County | |
| Coordinates: 39°46′07″N 86°09′29″W / 39.76861°N 86.15806°WCoordinates: 39°46′07″N 86°09′29″W / 39.76861°N 86.15806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Marion |
| Townships | Center, Decatur, Franklin, Lawrence, Perry, Pike, Warren, Washington, Wayne |
| Founded | January 6, 1821 |
| Incorporated (town) | September 3, 1831 |
| Incorporated (city) | March 30, 1847 |
| City-county consolidation | January 1, 1970 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Strong mayor–council |
| • Body | Indianapolis City-County Council |
| • Mayor | Joe Hogsett (D) |
| Area | |
| • State capital and consolidated city-county | 367.93 sq mi (952.95 km2) |
| • Land | 361.64 sq mi (936.64 km2) |
| • Water | 6.29 sq mi (16.30 km2) |
| Elevation | 718 ft (219 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • State capital and consolidated city-county | 887,642 |
| • Rank | 16th in the United States 1st in Indiana |
| • Density | 2,454.50/sq mi (947.69/km2) |
| • Urban | 1,699,881 (US: 32nd) |
| • Urban density | 2,352.6/sq mi (908.4/km2) |
| • Metro | 2,111,040 (US: 33rd) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 61 total ZIP codes: |
| FIPS code | 18-36003 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2395423 |
| Website | www |
Indianapolis (/ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs/ IN-dee-Ə-nap-ƏL-iss), commonly called Indy, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana. It is also the seat of Marion County and is combined with the county as a part of Unigov. The U.S. Census Bureau said that the population of Indianapolis together with Marion County was 977,203 in 2020. The "balance" population was 887,642. This measurement leaves out some cities that are slightly autonomous from Unigov. It is the 16th-most populous city in the U.S., the third-most populous city in the Midwest after Chicago and Columbus, Ohio, and the fourth-most populous state capital after Phoenix, Arizona, Austin, Texas, and Columbus. The Indianapolis metropolitan area is the 33rd-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S., with 2,111,040 residents. Its combined statistical area ranks 28th, with a population of 2,431,361. Indianapolis has an area of 368 square miles (950 km2). This makes it the 18th largest city by land area in the U.S.
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