Evansville, Indiana
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Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state
of Indiana
and the largest city in Southern Indiana
. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat
of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana
and the Illinois-Indiana-Kentucky Tri-State Area
. In 2008 a population estimate put the Evansville Metropolitan Statistical Area
at 350,261.
Settled in 1812, the city is situated on a gentle horseshoe bend on the Ohio River
and often referred to as "River City." One of the most popular attractions in the region is Casino Aztar
, the first riverboat
casino
in the state of Indiana. Evansville is also home to both the University of Evansville
and the University of Southern Indiana
.
The broad economic base of the region has helped to build an economy which is known for its stability, diversity, and vitality. In 2004 Evansville was named an "All-America City" by the National Civic League
. In 2008 it was voted the best city in the country in which "to live, work, and play" by the readers of Kiplinger
, and in 2009 the 11th best.
(1783–1844), an officer under then General William Henry Harrison
in the War of 1812
. McGary, Evans, and James W. Jones revised the 1814 town plan of lots and streets in 1817. Vanderburgh County was created in 1818, and Evansville was made the county seat.
Evansville soon became a thriving commercial town, with an extensive river trade. It was incorporated in 1819 and received a city charter in 1847. The building of the Wabash and Erie Canal
, which connected the Great Lakes
to the Ohio River, greatly accelerated the city's growth. The canal was finally completed in 1853, the same year that Evansville's first railroad, Evansville & Crawfordsville Railroad
, was opened to Terre Haute. The founder of the E&CR built the Hotel del Coronado on the peninsula guarding the harbor to San Diego, California. He would take hosts of friends on his private rail cars and celebrate Twelfth Night and then return to Evansville, the new hotel would remain unoccupied for the remainder of the year until the next Twelfth Night. By the U.S. census of 1890
Evansville ranked as the 56th largest urban area in the United States, a rank it gradually fell from in the early 1900s.
The first highway bridge to cross the Ohio River and connect Evansville with Henderson, Kentucky
was built in 1932. After the devastating Ohio River flood of 1937
, the city established the Evansville-Vanderburgh Levee Authority District. It built a system of earth levees, concrete walls, and pumping stations designed to protect the city.
During World War II
, Evansville was the largest inland producer of LSTs (Tank Landing Ships). Evansville also produced a specific version of the P-47 Thunderbolt
known as the P-47Ds, which were assembled in a factory constructed for this purpose during the war. The factory was later used to manufacture Whirlpool appliances, primarily refrigerators. These planes were also produced in Farmingdale
on Long Island
, New York
. The Evansville craft were given the suffix "-Ra" while the Farmingdale planes were given the suffix "-Re". Evansville produced a total 6,242 P-47s,almost half of the P47s made during the war, and 167 LSTs during the war.
In the early 1950s, industrial production in the city expanded at a rapid pace. Culturally, Evansville evolved in the 1950s with the construction of subdivisions on the outer reaches of the community. This shift in population led to other developments as shopping started to shift from the downtown area into suburban shopping centers. In 1963, Washington Square Mall
became the first enclosed mall in the state of Indiana.
During the final third of the 20th century, Evansville became the commercial, medical, and service hub for the tri-state region. A 1990s economic spurt was fueled by the growth of the University of Southern Indiana
, which now has 10,000 students. The arrival of giant Toyota and AK Steel plants, as well as Casino Aztar, Indiana's first gaming boat, also contributed to the growth of jobs.
On November 6, 2005, an F3 tornado
struck the Evansville area and killed 25 people. The tornado began in Kentucky and crossed the Ohio River. It struck Ellis Park Racecourse, East Brook Mobile Home Park, and then Newburgh
, leaving a of path of destruction for more than 40 miles (64.4 km). Nearly $85 million in damage was done. Following the Evansville Tornado of November 2005
, the coordinating officer for the Federal Emergency Management Agency
noted, "I don't think I've ever seen a community of people come out so quickly to help each other. All communities come together after a disaster, but this one is exceptional."
Evansville is located at 37°58'38" North, 87°33'2" West (37.977166, -87.550566).
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 105.6 kilometers² (40.8 sq mi), of which 105.4 kilometers² (40.7 sq mi) is land and 0.2 kilometers² (0.1 sq mi) is water. The total area is 0.15% water.
The city faces the Ohio River
along its southern boundary. Most of the city lies in a shallow valley surrounded by low rolling hills. The west side of the city is built on these rolling hills and is home to Burdette Park
, Mesker Amphitheatre
, and Mesker Park Zoo
. The eastern portion of the city developed in the valley with the Pigeon Creek
flowing from downtown and is protected by a series of levees that closely follow the path of Interstate 164
. Notable landmarks on the east side are the 240 acre (0.9712464 km²) Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve
and the Angel Mounds State Historic Site
, located just southeast of Evansville, between Evansville and Newburgh
. Angel Mounds is a burial site, believed to be abandoned a few hundred years ago.
The Evansville Metropolitan Area
, the 142nd largest in the United States, includes four Indiana
counties (Gibson
, Posey
, Vanderburgh, and Warrick) and two Kentucky
counties (Henderson
, and Webster
). The metropolitan area does not include Owensboro, Kentucky
, which is an adjacent metropolitan area about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Evansville. This area is sometimes referred to as "Kentuckiana
", although "Tri-State Area
" or "Tri-State
" are more commonly used by the local media.
, the expansion of the 6-lane Lloyd Expressway
to the west and east as well as the new U.S. 231 Corridor.
Cfa) and humid continental climate
zones (Köppen Dfa). Summers are hot and humid, winters are cool to cold. Average temperatures range from 31 °F (-.6 °C) in January to 78.6 °F (25.9 °C) in July. Annual rainfall averages 42 inches (1,066.8 mm) and annual snowfall averages 13 inches (330.2 mm). Evansville is one of the few major cities in the Midwest where it has been known for an entire winter to pass without any measurable snowfall (this occurred, for example, in 1983).
of 2000, there were 121,582 people, 52,273 households, and 30,527 families residing in the city. The population density
was 2,987.0 per sq mi (1,153.4/kilometer²). There were 57,065 housing units at an average density of 1,402.0 per sq mi (541.3 per kilometer²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.24% White, 10.92% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.
There were 52,273 households out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.8% were married couples
living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.6% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,963, and the median income for a family was $41,091. Males had a median income of $30,922 compared to $21,776 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $18,388. About 10.1% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under the age of 18 and 8.4% of those 65 and older.
is a vintage 1,950-seat venue that is home to the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra
. Each year, the orchestra presents a seven-concert classics series, four double pops performances, and special event concerts, as well as numerous educational and outreach performances. The theater also hosts local ballet and modern dance companies, theater companies, and touring productions.
A wide variety of concerts, plays, and other special events are held at the 2,500-seat auditorium at The Centre
downtown. Outdoor concerts and special events are held at the 8,500-seat Mesker Amphitheatre
on the city's west side. Larger concerts, sporting events, and special events are held at the Ford Center, a downtown arena which opened in November 2011, where the University of Evansville Division I basketball team has played since Roberts Stadium was mothballed in 2011.
The New Harmony Theatre is a professional theatre created by the University of Evansville in the late '60s / early '70s in alliance with the area's commercial and arts community to spotlight the strong theatre tradition in southwestern Indiana. The University of Evansville managed NHT for two decades in the summer along with its other theatre productions on its main stage Shanklin Theatre on The University of Evansville campus during the Fall, Winter and Spring terms. Once the branch campus of Indiana State University at Evansville was chartered as an independent institution (University of Southern Indiana) the production was passed to the University of Southern Indiana and operates under an agreement with the Actors Equity Association. Well known actors such as Polly Holliday and Louis Zorich have appeared on the NHT stage, which presents a three play season every summer. The University of Southern Indiana also features a robust theatre program with a professional repertory season in the Fall.
Evansville Civic Theatre is Southern Indiana's longest running community theater, dating from the 1920s when the community theater movement swept across the country. From its humble beginnings at the old Central High School auditorium, Evansville Civic Theatre has had many homes – Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Coliseum
, Bosse High School, the Rose Room of the McCurdy Hotel, the Elks Ballroom, and the Evansville Museum of Arts and Sciences. In 1974, Evansville Civic Theatre acquired the historic Columbia Movie Theater as its permanent home.
The Evansville Shakespeare Players are a newly formed theatre group in Evansville. The Players started performing for outside venues during the summer of 2011, and focus on smaller scale productions.
The University of Evansville maintains a prestigious theater program - one of the top rated programs in the nation, which features four mainstage and two studio productions a year. The University of Evansville has been honored more times at The Kennedy Center than any other theatre institution. The University is the only institution, along with Yale, which has been asked to perform at the Kennedy Center without first going through competition. It also leads the nation in the top awards for its students as awarded by The Broadway Theatre Wing and other governing bodies of serious theatre. A small independent music scene can also be found with local bands playing nightclubs such as Club 1123 and Boney Junes.
is a street fair held in the area west of downtown Evansville. It is held on the first full week of October and draws nearly 150,000 people. The main attraction of the festival is the food, with offerings of standards like elephant ears and corn dogs to the more unusual, such as chocolate-covered crickets, brain sandwiches, and alligator stew. Paul Harvey
once remarked that only Mardi Gras
in New Orleans
is larger than the Fall Festival.
Each July the city plays host to the Evansville Freedom Festival
. The United States Navy's Blue Angels
have been an added attraction in recent years along with the Canadian Forces Snowbirds.
Evansville used to host Thunder on the Ohio
. Thunder on the Ohio was a hydroplane boat race in the H1 Unlimited season. The race was typically held during the Freedom Festival on the Ohio River
in downtown Evansville. Evansville hosted Thunder on the Ohio from 1979 to 2009. The winner of Thunder on the Ohio received the Four Freedoms Trophy, which was named after the nearby Four Freedoms Monument which rests along the Ohio River
. The race had frequently been broadcasted on ESPN
and the SPEED television network.
Each summer, Vanderburgh County is host to the Hoosier Nationals
, a BMX
National Series race sanctioned by the National Bicycle League
. The Hoosier Nationals take place on the BMX
course at Vanderburgh County's Burdette Park
. The National Series races are the highest level of racing in the USA for BMX
.
The Germania Männerchor Volksfest
is a three day German heritage festival which takes place every August in the historic Germania Mannerchor building on the city's west side. The festival includes food, drink, dance and music. Many of the city's residents with German ancestry also wear historic German attire.
On the last weekend of August, the popular Frog Follies takes place, when over 4,000 street rods converge on the Vanderburgh County 4-H fairgrounds north of the city.
is nationally recognized as one of the best preserved prehistoric Native American
sites in the United States
. From 1100 to 1450 A. D., a town near this site was home to people of the Middle Mississippian culture. Several thousand people lived in this town protected by a stockade made of wattle and daub. Because Angel Mounds was a chiefdom
(the home of the chief), it was the regional center of a large community.
The Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science
is home to one of southern Indiana's most established and significant cultural centers. It holds the Koch Planetarium, the oldest in Indiana. Also on the campus is the Evansville Museum Transportation Center, which features transportation in southern Indiana from the latter part of the Nineteenth Century through the mid-Twentieth Century.
The Reitz Home Museum
is Evansville's only Victorian House Museum. It is noted as one of the country's finest examples of Second French Empire
architecture. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1973.
In October 2005 the USS LST 325 moored in Evansville and was turned into a museum (USS LST Ship Memorial) in recognition of the city's war effort. During World War II
, Evansville produced 167 LST
s (and 35 other craft), making it the largest inland producer of LSTs in the nation. The USS LST 325 is the last navigable tank landing ship
in operation.
The new Children's Museum of Evansville
opened its doors to the public in September 2006. The museum is the result of two years of planning and was constructed in the historic Central Library downtown. The Art Deco
building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
. The museum offers visitors three floors of interactive exhibits and galleries.
courses and one 9-hole golf course.
Located on nearly 200 acre (0.809372 km²) of rolling hills in western Vanderburgh County well outside of the city limits, Burdette Park
features an aquatic center with water slides, three pools, and a snack bar. It also offers a BMX racing track, batting cages, softball diamonds, miniature golf, tennis courts, and locations for fishing. It should be noted that Burdette Park is in no way associated with the Evansville Parks Department as it is run by Vanderburgh County.
Evansville's Mesker Park Zoo
opened in 1928. Set on a spacious 50 acres (202,343 m²) park, the zoo features over 700 animals roaming freely in natural habitats surrounded by exotic plants, wildflowers, and trees. An estimated 3 million people visit the zoo between April and August every year.
Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve
is a National Natural Landmark
with nearly 200 acre (0.809372 km²) of virgin bottomland hardwood forest. It is the largest tract of virgin forest located inside any city limits within the United States. The Nature Center features exhibits, events, wildlife observation areas, meeting rooms, library, and gift shop.
Although high school
athletics are a constant source of local patronage, the University of Evansville
and University of Southern Indiana
(USI) regularly draw millions of spectators to NCAA Division I, and Division II sporting events, respectively. The University of Evansville's basketball program is well regarded nationally and has the distinction of having won five National NCAA titles in the late 1950s and the early 1960s. It was one of the first institutions to achieve this milestone in a six-year period. The University of Evansville's basketball team has regularly drawn over 10,000 spectators to its at-home games. This is one of the largest draws in the NCAA Division 1 based upon the size of the university's student body- it is the second-smallest university in the Division 1 category ( UE has approximately 2,500 students compared to USI's 10,000 students. USI is a Division II institution). The University of Evansville basketball formerly played at Roberts Stadium
, but starting in 2011 plays at the Ford Center. USI plays on campus at the USI PAC.
The Evansville Otters
minor league professional baseball
team has played at historic Bosse Field
since 1995 in the Frontier League
. Bosse Field
opened in 1915 and is the third oldest baseball stadium still in use in the United States
and was the principal filming location for the movie A League of Their Own
.
The Evansville IceMen
minor league professional ice hockey
played at Swonder Ice Arena
from 2008-2011, and currently plays at the Ford Center in the Central Hockey League
.
The Evansville Crush
semi-professional soccer team has played at Metro Sports Center
since 2010 in the Premier Arena Soccer League
(PASL), the development league for the Professional Arena Soccer League
(PASL-Pro).
The Evansvile Enforcers semi-professional American football
team has played at the Goebel Soccer Complex in the Great Midwest Football League since 2011.
Evansville is home to two Women's Flat Track Derby Association
(WFTDA) leagues: the Demolition City Roller Derby
, and Rollergirls of Southern Indiana
. In the WFTDA, member leagues create "travel" teams who play against each other in regional matches, although some leagues that are not WFTDA members have independently arranged their own travel teams and inter-league bouts. The Evansville travel teams for the Demolition City Roller Derby
are the Dynamite Dolls and the Destruction Dames. The Evansville travel team for the Rollergirls of Southern Indiana
is the Rollergirls of Southern Indiana.
Evansville used to play host to the top tier boat racing circuit of H1 Unlimited when it hosted Thunder on the Ohio
along the Ohio River
in downtown Evansville. Evansville hosted Thunder on the Ohio
continuously from 1979 to 2009. Evansville had previously hosted Thunder on the Ohio from 1938 to 1940.
In the summer months, Vanderburgh County is host to the Hoosier Nationals
, a BMX
National Series race sanctioned by the National Bicycle League
. The Hoosier Nationals take place on the BMX
course at Vanderburgh County's Burdette Park
. The National Series races are the highest level of racing in the USA for BMX
.
Evansville offers modern sports facilities for both soccer and ice skating events. The Goebel Soccer Complex is a $3.4 million project that opened in the spring of 2004 on 70 acres (283,280.2 m²) of land and features nine Olympic-size irrigated Bermuda grass fields and one Olympic-size AstroPlay turf field. Additionally, EVSC Fields provide twin soccer fields and stadium seating for high school regular season and postseason matches. Swonder Ice Arena
is a $12.5 million double-rink facility that opened in the fall of 2002 and features a fitness center, a skate park, and party rooms. The schools of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation use Lloyd Pool for all of their swimming and diving meets in the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference
.
is the Evansville Courier & Press
, which is owned by the E.W. Scripps Company. The newspaper also publishes the monthly Evansville Business Journal and eWoman Magazine and owns the paper in neighboring Henderson, Kentucky
. Evansville Living and Evansville Business are bi-monthly city magazines published locally by Tucker Publishing Group that showcase the people, businesses, and community. Other publications include Maturity Journal, a free monthly newspaper aimed at senior citizens, and News4U, a free monthly entertainment magazine
The city has 32 radio stations that include adult contemporary, big band, classical, inspirational, jazz, rock, country, oldies, pop, and easy listening formats. The University of Evansville
's WUEV
FM is a non-commercial station that plays a variety of alternative, classical, and jazz music. WUEV has been chosen repeatedly as one of the premier university and jazz stations in the nation over the past two decades. Other notable radio stations include alternative
/hard rock
station 103 GBF (also known as "the River City Rocker") and pop music
station 106.1 Kiss FM
.
Evansville is, as of the 2010-11 rankings, the 103rd-largest television market in the United States according to Nielsen Media Research
. The designated market area consists of 30 counties in Southeastern Illinois
, Southwestern Indiana
, and Northwestern Kentucky
. The 2007 population estimate of this 30-county region is nearly one million people.
The major local broadcast television stations are:
The Public-access television
cable TV channels are:
Illinois counties
Kentucky counties
, serves as the chief executive officer. Republican Lloyd Winnecke was voted Mayor-Elect on November 8, 2011. A nine-member elected City Council
is the legislative branch of city government. The City of Evansville is the county seat for Vanderburgh County
. In recent years the Democrats have pushed for unifying the Evansville city and Vanderburgh County governments, as was done in the Indianapolis merger with Marion County
in 1970. The current proposal calls for a mayor, who would appoint a deputy mayor, and a 15 member Metro Council composed of three at-large members and 12 members elected from individual districts.
Vanderburgh County's delegation to the Indiana State House of Representatives comprises three representatives: Wendy McNamara (District 76), Gail Riecken (District 77), and Suzanne Crouch
(District 78). Evansville and Vanderburgh County are represented by two state senators. In general, the southern third of the county and Armstrong Township are part of District 49, currently held by Jim Tomes. The county's west side is also in District 49. Most of the county is in District 50, which extends to the east, a seat held by Vaneta Becker
.
The region is located in the 8th District of Indiana
(map) and served by U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon
.
The consolidation proposal will appear on the November 2012 ballot.
are divided into a nationally recognized public school system of 20 elementary schools, 11 middle schools, and five public high schools. In addition there are two parochial, two charter, and one private school.
Signature School
was listed as the 27th best public high school in the nation on Newsweek
's Top 100 High School list in 2009 and listed as the 7th best public high school in 2010.
On November 4, 2008 voters approved a $149 million bond issue for the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation. A long list of projects includes a new $58.2 million high school for 2,000 students and an adjacent $27 million middle school for 1,000 students.
* The Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center
draws students from nine school districts.
** Evansville Day School
offers grades JPK-12. The school's enrollment including all grades is 325.
, a private, United Methodist Church-related institution, and the University of Southern Indiana
, a state comprehensive university that also houses the Indiana University School of Medicine
’s Evansville Center for Medical Education and manages many of the historic and cultural sites in nearby New Harmony, Indiana
Other campuses in the city include Ivy Tech Community College, ITT Technical Institute
, Roger's Hair Academy, Harrison College
, and Oakland City University
's School of Adult and Extended Learning. The main campus of Oakland City University is located in Oakland City, Indiana
.
- Vanderburgh County Line) routes west to the St. Louis
and runs east to Louisville
. provides a convenient link from I-64 to the city's thriving eastside retail district and a direct route to the downtown business district via the Veterans Memorial Parkway
.
to the south and, to the north, the cities of Princeton
, Vincennes
, and Terre Haute
.
) (Lloyd Expressway
/ Diamond Avenue)
, Kentucky
, and Illinois
. The broad economic base of the region has helped to build an economy which is known for its stability, diversity, and vitality. Major industries today include manufacturing, warehousing and distribution, retailing, health care, and finance and business services. In 2007 the metropolitan area was ranked 88th in the nation in terms of growth and economic impact.
Corporate headquarters
include Accuride
, Atlas Van Lines
, Berry Plastics
, Mead Johnson
, Old National Bank
, Shoe Carnival
, and Vectren
. The city is also home to Springleaf Financial Services, formerly a division of AIG
. Major manufacturing operations around the city include AK Steel in Rockport
, Alcoa
in Newburgh
, SABIC
in Mount Vernon
, and Toyota in Princeton
.
The city's economy was expanded by Casino Aztar
's entertainment facility in 1995. The main complex consists of a 2,700 passenger riverboat casino, a 250-room hotel, a 1,660 vehicle parking garage, and pavilion housing pre-boarding facilities, retail shops, restaurants, and lounge area. An adjacent entertainment district features a 96-room boutique hotel
and additional restaurants.
The economic downturn beginning in 2008 hurt Evansville with contractions by some of the area's largest employers. Toyota laid off all temporary workers and offered a buyout to its permanent employees. The company temporarily shut down its production lines as production of the Tundra pickup truck was transferred to Texas and the Highlander production was moved to Princeton. On August 28, 2009 Whirlpool Corporation announced they are moving operations from Evansville to Mexico
, laying off 1,100 hourly employees. The city was able to retain 300 salaried positions for a production design center.
The City of Evansville offers a pro-business tax structure for companies locating inside the Evansville Urban Enterprise Zone. Established in 1984 as one of only five enterprise zones in the State of Indiana, the 2.1 square miles (5.4 km²) Evansville Urban Enterprise Zone offers inventory tax credits and other tax credits to eligible businesses. Evansville is a partner in Project Green, a regional economic development plan focused on the energy industry. The Grow Southwest Indiana Regional Workforce Board, based in Evansville, hired Greyhill Advisors to examine the nine-country region as part of the initiative.
were filmed at Bosse Field
. It is the third oldest baseball stadium still in use in the United States (behind Fenway Park
in Boston and Wrigley Field
in Chicago
). The ballpark served as the homefield for the Racine Belles
.
All exterior shots on the 1988-1997 sitcom Roseanne
are still photographs taken in and around Evansville. The Connors' house is located at 619 South Runnymeade Avenue, and the Lobo Lounge is a pizzeria located at the corner of Edgar and Louisiana Streets. Matt Williams
, one of the show's producers, is a native of Evansville and a graduate of The University of Evansville theatre program. He is a co-founder of Wind Dancer Productions and has been involved with numerous sitcoms such as 'Home Improvement', movies and dramatic plays for Broadway.
The Daily Show
has featured Evansville in two episodes. The first featured a story about comedian Carrot Top
's reopening the historic Victory Theatre. The second poked fun at former mayor Russel Lloyd Jr. for skipping out on a city meeting to attend Cher
's Farewell Tour concert being performed on the same night at Roberts Stadium.
Evansville was also featured in Alton Brown's
series Feasting on Asphalt
. Alton and his crew visited the historic Greyhound Bus station for its vending machines, the YWCA
tea room for lunch, and the Hilltop Inn for a brain sandwich and burgoo
. Other shows have included Ghost Hunters
which investigated Willard Library's "Gray Lady" ghost and Storm Stories
on The Weather Channel
documented the devastating tornado
that struck the city in 2005.
The city was briefly featured on the Prison Break
episode "Chicago
" in which Sara Tancredi
meets up with Michael Scofield
and Lincoln Burrows
in Evansville. The episode premiered on February 5, 2007.
Universal Records
MusicianMichael Barber uses an image from Evansville on all of his album covers. His Motion Picture Mayhem
series all feature back grounds from his childhood city.
On March 17, 2011, Evansville was ranked by a Gallup Survey as the most obese metro area (out of 188 surveyed) in the United States, with an overall obesity percentage of 37.8.
On May 15, 2011, Evansville was featured in a brief article in Newsweek called "America's Most Sleep-Deprived Places", as one of the top 10 towns for insomniacs.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/05/15/america-s-most-sleep-deprived-place.html
The city was nodded to on the CW TV Show "Supernatural." Episode name and season needed for this reference!
, published in 1969. The city is also featured in a section of the 1962 novel and National Book Award
winner, The Moviegoer
, by Walker Percy
.
Evansville is the primary location in the historical fiction novel, Invitation to Valhalla by Mike Whicker, published in 2004. The novel is based on the records of German spy Erika Lehmann
's attempt to infiltrate the LST shipyards during WWII.
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, Germany
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, Mexico
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, Japan
U.S. state
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of Indiana
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and the largest city in Southern Indiana
Southern Indiana
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. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat
County seat
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of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana
Southwestern Indiana
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and the Illinois-Indiana-Kentucky Tri-State Area
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. In 2008 a population estimate put the Evansville Metropolitan Statistical Area
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at 350,261.
Settled in 1812, the city is situated on a gentle horseshoe bend on the Ohio River
Ohio River
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and often referred to as "River City." One of the most popular attractions in the region is Casino Aztar
Casino Aztar Evansville
Casino Aztar, located in downtown Evansville, Indiana, was the first riverboat casino in the state of Indiana, United States. The casino is owned and operated by Tropicana Entertainment which purchased original owner Aztar Corporation in 2007....
, the first riverboat
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casino
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in the state of Indiana. Evansville is also home to both the University of Evansville
University of Evansville
The University of Evansville is a small, private university with approximately 3,050 students located in Evansville, Indiana. Founded in 1854 as Moores Hill College, it is located near the interchange of the Lloyd Expressway and U.S. Route 41. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church...
and the University of Southern Indiana
University of Southern Indiana
The University of Southern Indiana is a public university in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. This publicly funded institution has been among the fastest growingcomprehensive state universities in Indiana. Record fall enrollment in 2010 reached 10,702...
.
The broad economic base of the region has helped to build an economy which is known for its stability, diversity, and vitality. In 2004 Evansville was named an "All-America City" by the National Civic League
National Civic League
The National Civic League is an American non-profit organization that advocates for transparency, effectiveness, and openness in local government...
. In 2008 it was voted the best city in the country in which "to live, work, and play" by the readers of Kiplinger
Kiplinger
Kiplinger is a Washington, D.C.-based publisher of business forecasts and personal finance advice, available in print, online, audio, video and software products ....
, and in 2009 the 11th best.
History
Settled by immigrants some 200 years ago, the city of Evansville is situated on a gentle horseshoe bend on the Ohio River. As testament to the Ohio's grandeur, the early French explorers named it La Belle Riviere ("The Beautiful River"). On March 27, 1812, Hugh McGary, Junior, bought land for the settlement which he called McGary's Landing. In 1814, to attract more people, McGary renamed his village "Evansville" in honor of Colonel Bob EvansRobert Morgan Evans
General Robert Morgan Evans was born in Frederick County, Virginia. In 1803 in the town of Paris, Kentucky he was married to Jane Trimble, a sister of Judge Robert Trimble of the Supreme Court of the United States. Evans, for whom Evansville, Indiana is named, did not actually found the city, but...
(1783–1844), an officer under then General William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison was the ninth President of the United States , an American military officer and politician, and the first president to die in office. He was 68 years, 23 days old when elected, the oldest president elected until Ronald Reagan in 1980, and last President to be born before the...
in the War of 1812
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
. McGary, Evans, and James W. Jones revised the 1814 town plan of lots and streets in 1817. Vanderburgh County was created in 1818, and Evansville was made the county seat.
Evansville soon became a thriving commercial town, with an extensive river trade. It was incorporated in 1819 and received a city charter in 1847. The building of the Wabash and Erie Canal
Wabash and Erie Canal
The Wabash and Erie Canal was a shipping canal that linked the Great Lakes to the Ohio River via an artificial waterway. The canal provided traders with access from the Great Lakes all the way to the Gulf of Mexico...
, which connected the Great Lakes
Great Lakes
The Great Lakes are a collection of freshwater lakes located in northeastern North America, on the Canada – United States border. Consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total surface, coming in second by volume...
to the Ohio River, greatly accelerated the city's growth. The canal was finally completed in 1853, the same year that Evansville's first railroad, Evansville & Crawfordsville Railroad
Evansville & Crawfordsville Railroad
The Evansville and Crawfordsville Railroad Company was Evansville, Indiana's first railroad company. It was first chartered in 1853 by William D. Griswold, a lawyer in Terre Haute, Indiana. It later was renamed Evansville and Terre Haute Railroad in 1877....
, was opened to Terre Haute. The founder of the E&CR built the Hotel del Coronado on the peninsula guarding the harbor to San Diego, California. He would take hosts of friends on his private rail cars and celebrate Twelfth Night and then return to Evansville, the new hotel would remain unoccupied for the remainder of the year until the next Twelfth Night. By the U.S. census of 1890
United States Census, 1890
The Eleventh United States Census was taken June 2, 1890. The data was tabulated by machine for the first time. The data reported that the distribution of the population had resulted in the disappearance of the American frontier...
Evansville ranked as the 56th largest urban area in the United States, a rank it gradually fell from in the early 1900s.
The first highway bridge to cross the Ohio River and connect Evansville with Henderson, Kentucky
Henderson, Kentucky
Henderson is a city in Henderson County, Kentucky, United States, along the Ohio River in the western part of the state. The population was 27,952 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Evansville Metropolitan Area often referred to as "Kentuckiana", although "Tri-State Area" or "Tri-State" are more...
was built in 1932. After the devastating Ohio River flood of 1937
Ohio River flood of 1937
The Ohio River flood of 1937 took place in late January and February 1937. With damage stretching from Pittsburgh to Cairo, Illinois, one million persons were left homeless, with 385 dead and property losses reaching $500 million...
, the city established the Evansville-Vanderburgh Levee Authority District. It built a system of earth levees, concrete walls, and pumping stations designed to protect the city.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Evansville was the largest inland producer of LSTs (Tank Landing Ships). Evansville also produced a specific version of the P-47 Thunderbolt
P-47 Thunderbolt
Republic Aviation's P-47 Thunderbolt, also known as the "Jug", was the largest, heaviest, and most expensive fighter aircraft in history to be powered by a single reciprocating engine. It was heavily armed with eight .50-caliber machine guns, four per wing. When fully loaded, the P-47 weighed up to...
known as the P-47Ds, which were assembled in a factory constructed for this purpose during the war. The factory was later used to manufacture Whirlpool appliances, primarily refrigerators. These planes were also produced in Farmingdale
Farmingdale, New York
The Village of Farmingdale is an incorporated village on Long Island within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York in the United States...
on Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. The Evansville craft were given the suffix "-Ra" while the Farmingdale planes were given the suffix "-Re". Evansville produced a total 6,242 P-47s,almost half of the P47s made during the war, and 167 LSTs during the war.
In the early 1950s, industrial production in the city expanded at a rapid pace. Culturally, Evansville evolved in the 1950s with the construction of subdivisions on the outer reaches of the community. This shift in population led to other developments as shopping started to shift from the downtown area into suburban shopping centers. In 1963, Washington Square Mall
Washington Square Mall (Evansville, Indiana)
Washington Square Mall is a shopping mall located in Evansville, Indiana, United States. It opened October 31, 1963 and was the first enclosed shopping center in Indiana. Developed by Erie Investments, the mall was originally anchored by Sears and an A & P supermarket. Louisville-based Stewart Dry...
became the first enclosed mall in the state of Indiana.
During the final third of the 20th century, Evansville became the commercial, medical, and service hub for the tri-state region. A 1990s economic spurt was fueled by the growth of the University of Southern Indiana
University of Southern Indiana
The University of Southern Indiana is a public university in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. This publicly funded institution has been among the fastest growingcomprehensive state universities in Indiana. Record fall enrollment in 2010 reached 10,702...
, which now has 10,000 students. The arrival of giant Toyota and AK Steel plants, as well as Casino Aztar, Indiana's first gaming boat, also contributed to the growth of jobs.
On November 6, 2005, an F3 tornado
Evansville Tornado of November 2005
- Evansville area tornado :On Sunday, November 6, 2005 at around 1:50 am CST , a tornado touched down 2 miles north-northwest of Smith Mills in Henderson County, Kentucky, near the Indiana/Kentucky border, and then crossed the Ohio River into Vanderburgh County, Indiana...
struck the Evansville area and killed 25 people. The tornado began in Kentucky and crossed the Ohio River. It struck Ellis Park Racecourse, East Brook Mobile Home Park, and then Newburgh
Newburgh, Indiana
Newburgh is a town in Ohio Township, Warrick County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 3,325 at the 2010 census, which also recorded a population of 342,815 for the entire Evansville metropolitan area.-Geography:...
, leaving a of path of destruction for more than 40 miles (64.4 km). Nearly $85 million in damage was done. Following the Evansville Tornado of November 2005
Evansville Tornado of November 2005
- Evansville area tornado :On Sunday, November 6, 2005 at around 1:50 am CST , a tornado touched down 2 miles north-northwest of Smith Mills in Henderson County, Kentucky, near the Indiana/Kentucky border, and then crossed the Ohio River into Vanderburgh County, Indiana...
, the coordinating officer for the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Emergency Management Agency
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security, initially created by Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1978 and implemented by two Executive Orders...
noted, "I don't think I've ever seen a community of people come out so quickly to help each other. All communities come together after a disaster, but this one is exceptional."
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the city has a total area of 105.6 kilometers² (40.8 sq mi), of which 105.4 kilometers² (40.7 sq mi) is land and 0.2 kilometers² (0.1 sq mi) is water. The total area is 0.15% water.
The city faces the Ohio River
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
along its southern boundary. Most of the city lies in a shallow valley surrounded by low rolling hills. The west side of the city is built on these rolling hills and is home to Burdette Park
Burdette Park
Burdette Park is a recreational facility in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. It is the only municipal park in Vanderburgh County not operated by the City of Evansville....
, Mesker Amphitheatre
Mesker Amphitheatre
Mesker Amphitheatre is a historic 8,500-seat amphitheater, located in Evansville, Indiana, United States. It contains 5,500 chairback seats and 3,000 lawn seats and is located at Mesker Park, near the Mesker Park Zoo....
, and Mesker Park Zoo
Mesker Park Zoo
The Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden is a zoo that opened in 1928 in Evansville, Indiana. It is one of the oldest and largest zoos in the state...
. The eastern portion of the city developed in the valley with the Pigeon Creek
Pigeon Creek (Indiana)
Pigeon Creek is a tributary of the Ohio River in southwestern Indiana. It runs approximately from its eastern source in rural Gibson County near Princeton and its western source near Owensville. The forks merge southeast of Fort Branch, and from there it heads southeast into Warrick County near...
flowing from downtown and is protected by a series of levees that closely follow the path of Interstate 164
Interstate 164
Interstate 164 is a spur highway of Interstate 64 in Evansville, Indiana. Interstate 164, also known as the Robert D. Orr Highway, has a total length of...
. Notable landmarks on the east side are the 240 acre (0.9712464 km²) Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve
Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve
Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve is a nature preserve located in Evansville, Indiana. It is a National Natural Landmark and a State Nature Preserve owned by the City of Evansville and operated by the non-profit Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve Society....
and the Angel Mounds State Historic Site
Angel Mounds
Angel Mounds State Historic Site is located on the Ohio River in Vanderburgh and Warrick Counties eight miles southeast of Evansville and just upriver of the confluence of the Green and Ohio rivers. Administered by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Indiana State Museums...
, located just southeast of Evansville, between Evansville and Newburgh
Newburgh, Indiana
Newburgh is a town in Ohio Township, Warrick County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 3,325 at the 2010 census, which also recorded a population of 342,815 for the entire Evansville metropolitan area.-Geography:...
. Angel Mounds is a burial site, believed to be abandoned a few hundred years ago.
The Evansville Metropolitan Area
Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
The Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area is the 142nd largest Metropolitan Statistical Area in the United States. The primary city is Evansville, Indiana. Other Indiana cities include Boonville, Mount Vernon, Oakland City, and Princeton...
, the 142nd largest in the United States, includes four Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
counties (Gibson
Gibson County, Indiana
Gibson County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana and is included in the Evansville, Indiana–Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 33,503. The county seat is Princeton.-Geography:...
, Posey
Posey County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 27,061 people, 10,205 households, and 7,612 families residing in the county. The population density was 66 people per square mile . There were 11,076 housing units at an average density of 27 per square mile...
, Vanderburgh, and Warrick) and two Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
counties (Henderson
Henderson County, Kentucky
Henderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1799. As the latest census data update of 2010, the population was counted 46,250. The county seat is the City of Henderson. The county was named for Colonel Richard Henderson who originally purchased of land...
, and Webster
Webster County, Kentucky
Webster County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Webster County was formed in 1860 from parts of the counties of Henderson, Hopkins, and Union. As of 2000, the population is 14,120. Its county seat is Dixon. The county was named for American statesman Daniel Webster...
). The metropolitan area does not include Owensboro, Kentucky
Owensboro, Kentucky
Owensboro is the fourth largest city by population in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is the county seat of Daviess County. It is located on U.S. Route 60 about southeast of Evansville, Indiana, and is the principal city of the Owensboro, Kentucky, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's...
, which is an adjacent metropolitan area about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Evansville. This area is sometimes referred to as "Kentuckiana
Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
The Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area is the 142nd largest Metropolitan Statistical Area in the United States. The primary city is Evansville, Indiana. Other Indiana cities include Boonville, Mount Vernon, Oakland City, and Princeton...
", although "Tri-State Area
Illinois-Indiana-Kentucky Tri-State Area
The Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky Tri-State Area is a tri-state area where the states of Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky intersect. The area is defined mainly by the television viewing area and consists of ten Illinois counties, eleven Indiana counties, and nine Kentucky counties...
" or "Tri-State
Illinois-Indiana-Kentucky Tri-State Area
The Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky Tri-State Area is a tri-state area where the states of Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky intersect. The area is defined mainly by the television viewing area and consists of ten Illinois counties, eleven Indiana counties, and nine Kentucky counties...
" are more commonly used by the local media.
Possibilities for expansion and combination
There is a possibility that another Kentucky county, Union, and two Illinois counties, White and Wabash, may be added on in the 2010 census as a significant amount of all three counties' populations commute to jobs in Vanderburgh County or any of the other five counties. Another Indiana County, Spencer, may find itself in either the Evansville or Owensboro areas. There is also a chance that the Owensboro and Evansville Metros could become the Evansville-Owensboro, IL-IN-KY Combined Statistical Area in 2010 as travel time decreases and interaction increases with improved infrastructre between the two areas and many of the micropolitan areas to the north and south like Interstate 69Interstate 69
Interstate 69 is an Interstate Highway in the United States. It exists in two parts: a completed highway from Indianapolis, Indiana, northeast to the Canadian border in Port Huron, Michigan, and a mostly proposed extension southwest to the Mexican border in Texas...
, the expansion of the 6-lane Lloyd Expressway
Lloyd Expressway
The Lloyd Expressway is a major east–west traffic artery in Evansville, Indiana. The road numbering consists of two segments. West of U.S. Route 41 , the road is State Road 62 , and east of US 41 it is SR 66...
to the west and east as well as the new U.S. 231 Corridor.
Climate
Evansville lies within the transition region between the humid subtropical (KöppenKöppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by Crimea German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen himself, notably in 1918 and 1936...
Cfa) and humid continental climate
Humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot summers and cold winters....
zones (Köppen Dfa). Summers are hot and humid, winters are cool to cold. Average temperatures range from 31 °F (-.6 °C) in January to 78.6 °F (25.9 °C) in July. Annual rainfall averages 42 inches (1,066.8 mm) and annual snowfall averages 13 inches (330.2 mm). Evansville is one of the few major cities in the Midwest where it has been known for an entire winter to pass without any measurable snowfall (this occurred, for example, in 1983).
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 121,582 people, 52,273 households, and 30,527 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 2,987.0 per sq mi (1,153.4/kilometer²). There were 57,065 housing units at an average density of 1,402.0 per sq mi (541.3 per kilometer²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.24% White, 10.92% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.
There were 52,273 households out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.8% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.6% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,963, and the median income for a family was $41,091. Males had a median income of $30,922 compared to $21,776 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $18,388. About 10.1% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under the age of 18 and 8.4% of those 65 and older.
Performing arts
The Victory TheatreVictory Theatre
The Victory Theatre is a 1,950 seat venue in Evansville, Indiana. It is home to the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra and also hosts local ballet and modern dance companies, theatre companies, and touring productions....
is a vintage 1,950-seat venue that is home to the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra
Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra
The Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra is an orchestra in Evansville, Indiana. Founded in 1934, the orchestra consists of approximately 80 musicians led by conductor Alfred Savia...
. Each year, the orchestra presents a seven-concert classics series, four double pops performances, and special event concerts, as well as numerous educational and outreach performances. The theater also hosts local ballet and modern dance companies, theater companies, and touring productions.
A wide variety of concerts, plays, and other special events are held at the 2,500-seat auditorium at The Centre
The Centre (Evansville)
The Centre is a convention center and auditorium in Evansville, Indiana that consists of a 2,500-seat auditorium, a exhibit hall, ballroom, and 12 flexible meeting rooms....
downtown. Outdoor concerts and special events are held at the 8,500-seat Mesker Amphitheatre
Mesker Amphitheatre
Mesker Amphitheatre is a historic 8,500-seat amphitheater, located in Evansville, Indiana, United States. It contains 5,500 chairback seats and 3,000 lawn seats and is located at Mesker Park, near the Mesker Park Zoo....
on the city's west side. Larger concerts, sporting events, and special events are held at the Ford Center, a downtown arena which opened in November 2011, where the University of Evansville Division I basketball team has played since Roberts Stadium was mothballed in 2011.
The New Harmony Theatre is a professional theatre created by the University of Evansville in the late '60s / early '70s in alliance with the area's commercial and arts community to spotlight the strong theatre tradition in southwestern Indiana. The University of Evansville managed NHT for two decades in the summer along with its other theatre productions on its main stage Shanklin Theatre on The University of Evansville campus during the Fall, Winter and Spring terms. Once the branch campus of Indiana State University at Evansville was chartered as an independent institution (University of Southern Indiana) the production was passed to the University of Southern Indiana and operates under an agreement with the Actors Equity Association. Well known actors such as Polly Holliday and Louis Zorich have appeared on the NHT stage, which presents a three play season every summer. The University of Southern Indiana also features a robust theatre program with a professional repertory season in the Fall.
Evansville Civic Theatre is Southern Indiana's longest running community theater, dating from the 1920s when the community theater movement swept across the country. From its humble beginnings at the old Central High School auditorium, Evansville Civic Theatre has had many homes – Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Coliseum
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Coliseum
The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Coliseum was erected in Evansville, Indiana, in 1916, at a cost of $180,000.00....
, Bosse High School, the Rose Room of the McCurdy Hotel, the Elks Ballroom, and the Evansville Museum of Arts and Sciences. In 1974, Evansville Civic Theatre acquired the historic Columbia Movie Theater as its permanent home.
The Evansville Shakespeare Players are a newly formed theatre group in Evansville. The Players started performing for outside venues during the summer of 2011, and focus on smaller scale productions.
The University of Evansville maintains a prestigious theater program - one of the top rated programs in the nation, which features four mainstage and two studio productions a year. The University of Evansville has been honored more times at The Kennedy Center than any other theatre institution. The University is the only institution, along with Yale, which has been asked to perform at the Kennedy Center without first going through competition. It also leads the nation in the top awards for its students as awarded by The Broadway Theatre Wing and other governing bodies of serious theatre. A small independent music scene can also be found with local bands playing nightclubs such as Club 1123 and Boney Junes.
Annual festivals
The West Side Nut Club Fall FestivalWest Side Nut Club Fall Festival
Evansville's West Side Nut Club Fall Festival is held the first full week of every October on Franklin Street in Evansville, Indiana by Evansville's West Side Nut Club. It draws approximately 150,000 people each year....
is a street fair held in the area west of downtown Evansville. It is held on the first full week of October and draws nearly 150,000 people. The main attraction of the festival is the food, with offerings of standards like elephant ears and corn dogs to the more unusual, such as chocolate-covered crickets, brain sandwiches, and alligator stew. Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey Aurandt , better known as Paul Harvey, was an American radio broadcaster for the ABC Radio Networks. He broadcast News and Comment on weekday mornings and mid-days, and at noon on Saturdays, as well as his famous The Rest of the Story segments. His listening audience was estimated, at...
once remarked that only Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras
The terms "Mardi Gras" , "Mardi Gras season", and "Carnival season", in English, refer to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after Epiphany and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday...
in New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
is larger than the Fall Festival.
Evansville Freedom Festival
The Evansville Freedom Festival is an annual festival in Evansville, Indiana that celebrates the Fourth of July. What began in 1970 with only a handful of events has grown to include unlimited boat racing, airshows, food booths, dances, and music culminating with a fireworks show over the...
. The United States Navy's Blue Angels
Blue Angels
The United States Navy's Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, popularly known as the Blue Angels, was formed in 1946 and is currently the oldest formal flying aerobatic team...
have been an added attraction in recent years along with the Canadian Forces Snowbirds.
Evansville used to host Thunder on the Ohio
Thunder on the Ohio
Thunder on the Ohio was a hydroplane boat race in the H1 Unlimited season.Thunder was held each year on the Ohio River in downtown Evansville, Indiana, USA. Evansville had hosted Thunder on the Ohio consecutively since 1979...
. Thunder on the Ohio was a hydroplane boat race in the H1 Unlimited season. The race was typically held during the Freedom Festival on the Ohio River
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
in downtown Evansville. Evansville hosted Thunder on the Ohio from 1979 to 2009. The winner of Thunder on the Ohio received the Four Freedoms Trophy, which was named after the nearby Four Freedoms Monument which rests along the Ohio River
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
. The race had frequently been broadcasted on ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
and the SPEED television network.
Each summer, Vanderburgh County is host to the Hoosier Nationals
Hoosier Nationals
The Hoosier Nationals is a BMX National Series race that is a part of the National Bicycle League racing schedule. The Hoosier Nationals take place on the BMX course at Burdette Park in Evansville, Indiana. The National Series races are the highest level or racing in the USA for BMX-External...
, a BMX
BMX
Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...
National Series race sanctioned by the National Bicycle League
National Bicycle League
The National Bicycle League is a United States based Bicycle Motocross sports sanctioning body originally based in Deerfield Beach, Florida but after several moves it was based in Hilliard, Ohio...
. The Hoosier Nationals take place on the BMX
BMX
Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...
course at Vanderburgh County's Burdette Park
Burdette Park
Burdette Park is a recreational facility in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. It is the only municipal park in Vanderburgh County not operated by the City of Evansville....
. The National Series races are the highest level of racing in the USA for BMX
BMX
Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...
.
The Germania Männerchor Volksfest
Germania Männerchor Volksfest
The Germania Maennerchor Volksfest is an annual German heritage festival that takes place each August in Evansville, Indiana, USA.-History:The festival is run by the Germania Maennerchor, which is a social and singing club founded in 1900 by Evansville area immigrants from Germany. The first...
is a three day German heritage festival which takes place every August in the historic Germania Mannerchor building on the city's west side. The festival includes food, drink, dance and music. Many of the city's residents with German ancestry also wear historic German attire.
On the last weekend of August, the popular Frog Follies takes place, when over 4,000 street rods converge on the Vanderburgh County 4-H fairgrounds north of the city.
Museums
Angel Mounds State Historic SiteAngel Mounds
Angel Mounds State Historic Site is located on the Ohio River in Vanderburgh and Warrick Counties eight miles southeast of Evansville and just upriver of the confluence of the Green and Ohio rivers. Administered by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Indiana State Museums...
is nationally recognized as one of the best preserved prehistoric Native American
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
sites in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. From 1100 to 1450 A. D., a town near this site was home to people of the Middle Mississippian culture. Several thousand people lived in this town protected by a stockade made of wattle and daub. Because Angel Mounds was a chiefdom
Chiefdom
A chiefdom is a political economy that organizes regional populations through a hierarchy of the chief.In anthropological theory, one model of human social development rooted in ideas of cultural evolution describes a chiefdom as a form of social organization more complex than a tribe or a band...
(the home of the chief), it was the regional center of a large community.
The Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science
Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science
The Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science is a general-interest museum located on the Ohio riverfront in downtown Evansville, Indiana, United States. Founded in 1904, it is one of Southern Indiana's most established and significant cultural institutions, with comprehensive collections in...
is home to one of southern Indiana's most established and significant cultural centers. It holds the Koch Planetarium, the oldest in Indiana. Also on the campus is the Evansville Museum Transportation Center, which features transportation in southern Indiana from the latter part of the Nineteenth Century through the mid-Twentieth Century.
The Reitz Home Museum
Reitz Home Museum
The Reitz Home Museum is a Victorian house museum located in the Riverside Historic District in downtown Evansville, Indiana. The museum offers year-round guided tours to the city's only Victorian house museum....
is Evansville's only Victorian House Museum. It is noted as one of the country's finest examples of Second French Empire
Second French Empire
The Second French Empire or French Empire was the Imperial Bonapartist regime of Napoleon III from 1852 to 1870, between the Second Republic and the Third Republic, in France.-Rule of Napoleon III:...
architecture. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1973.
In October 2005 the USS LST 325 moored in Evansville and was turned into a museum (USS LST Ship Memorial) in recognition of the city's war effort. During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Evansville produced 167 LST
Tank landing ship
Landing Ship, Tank was the military designation for naval vessels created during World War II to support amphibious operations by carrying significant quantities of vehicles, cargo, and landing troops directly onto an unimproved shore....
s (and 35 other craft), making it the largest inland producer of LSTs in the nation. The USS LST 325 is the last navigable tank landing ship
Tank landing ship
Landing Ship, Tank was the military designation for naval vessels created during World War II to support amphibious operations by carrying significant quantities of vehicles, cargo, and landing troops directly onto an unimproved shore....
in operation.
The new Children's Museum of Evansville
Children's Museum of Evansville
The Koch Family Children's Museum of Evansville is an interactive children's museum in Evansville, Indiana, USA. The goal of the museum is to educate and inspire children about the world in which they live...
opened its doors to the public in September 2006. The museum is the result of two years of planning and was constructed in the historic Central Library downtown. The Art Deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. The museum offers visitors three floors of interactive exhibits and galleries.
Parks and zoos
The city oversees the operation of 65 parks and 21 special facilities encompassing more than 2300 acres (9 km²) of land in the City of Evansville and Vanderburgh County. Among these are three popular 18-hole public golfGolf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
courses and one 9-hole golf course.
Located on nearly 200 acre (0.809372 km²) of rolling hills in western Vanderburgh County well outside of the city limits, Burdette Park
Burdette Park
Burdette Park is a recreational facility in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. It is the only municipal park in Vanderburgh County not operated by the City of Evansville....
features an aquatic center with water slides, three pools, and a snack bar. It also offers a BMX racing track, batting cages, softball diamonds, miniature golf, tennis courts, and locations for fishing. It should be noted that Burdette Park is in no way associated with the Evansville Parks Department as it is run by Vanderburgh County.
Evansville's Mesker Park Zoo
Mesker Park Zoo
The Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden is a zoo that opened in 1928 in Evansville, Indiana. It is one of the oldest and largest zoos in the state...
opened in 1928. Set on a spacious 50 acres (202,343 m²) park, the zoo features over 700 animals roaming freely in natural habitats surrounded by exotic plants, wildflowers, and trees. An estimated 3 million people visit the zoo between April and August every year.
Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve
Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve
Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve is a nature preserve located in Evansville, Indiana. It is a National Natural Landmark and a State Nature Preserve owned by the City of Evansville and operated by the non-profit Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve Society....
is a National Natural Landmark
National Natural Landmark
The National Natural Landmark program recognizes and encourages the conservation of outstanding examples of the natural history of the United States. It is the only natural areas program of national scope that identifies and recognizes the best examples of biological and geological features in...
with nearly 200 acre (0.809372 km²) of virgin bottomland hardwood forest. It is the largest tract of virgin forest located inside any city limits within the United States. The Nature Center features exhibits, events, wildlife observation areas, meeting rooms, library, and gift shop.
Sports
- Also see: Sports in EvansvilleSports in EvansvilleEvansville, Indiana, USA is the home of two minor league professional, two semi-professional, and three amateur sports teams. The city is also the home to two NCAA collegiate teams, and nine high schools that participate in the Indiana High School Athletic Association...
.
Although high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
athletics are a constant source of local patronage, the University of Evansville
University of Evansville
The University of Evansville is a small, private university with approximately 3,050 students located in Evansville, Indiana. Founded in 1854 as Moores Hill College, it is located near the interchange of the Lloyd Expressway and U.S. Route 41. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church...
and University of Southern Indiana
University of Southern Indiana
The University of Southern Indiana is a public university in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. This publicly funded institution has been among the fastest growingcomprehensive state universities in Indiana. Record fall enrollment in 2010 reached 10,702...
(USI) regularly draw millions of spectators to NCAA Division I, and Division II sporting events, respectively. The University of Evansville's basketball program is well regarded nationally and has the distinction of having won five National NCAA titles in the late 1950s and the early 1960s. It was one of the first institutions to achieve this milestone in a six-year period. The University of Evansville's basketball team has regularly drawn over 10,000 spectators to its at-home games. This is one of the largest draws in the NCAA Division 1 based upon the size of the university's student body- it is the second-smallest university in the Division 1 category ( UE has approximately 2,500 students compared to USI's 10,000 students. USI is a Division II institution). The University of Evansville basketball formerly played at Roberts Stadium
Roberts Municipal Stadium
Roberts Municipal Stadium is a multi-use arena in Evansville, Indiana for sports, public events, and concerts. The arena was built in 1956. It seats up to 12,732 spectators and features four locker rooms and a press room....
, but starting in 2011 plays at the Ford Center. USI plays on campus at the USI PAC.
The Evansville Otters
Evansville Otters
The Evansville Otters are a professional baseball team based in Evansville, Indiana, in the United States. The Otters are a member of the West Division of the Frontier League, an independent baseball league which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball...
minor league professional baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
team has played at historic Bosse Field
Bosse Field
Bosse Field, is a baseball stadium located in Evansville, Indiana. Built in 1915, it is the third oldest ballpark used for professional baseball on a regular basis in the country, surpassed only by Fenway Park in Boston and Wrigley Field in Chicago.It is the current home of the Frontier League...
since 1995 in the Frontier League
Frontier League
The Frontier League, based in Sauget, Illinois, is a professional, independent baseball organization located in the Midwestern United States, Western Pennsylvania, and Southern Ontario. It operates mostly in cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams and is not affiliated with either...
. Bosse Field
Bosse Field
Bosse Field, is a baseball stadium located in Evansville, Indiana. Built in 1915, it is the third oldest ballpark used for professional baseball on a regular basis in the country, surpassed only by Fenway Park in Boston and Wrigley Field in Chicago.It is the current home of the Frontier League...
opened in 1915 and is the third oldest baseball stadium still in use in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and was the principal filming location for the movie A League of Their Own
A League of Their Own
A League of Their Own is a 1992 American comedy-drama film that tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League . Directed by Penny Marshall, the film stars Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Tom Hanks, Madonna, and Rosie O'Donnell...
.
The Evansville IceMen
Evansville IceMen
The Evansville IceMen were a professional hockey team based in Evansville, Indiana. The team folded in 2010, as IceMen owner Ron Geary purchased the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League and moved the team to Evansville, taking on the name "Evansville IceMen".The AAHL IceMen...
minor league professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
played at Swonder Ice Arena
Swonder Ice Arena
Swonder Ice Arena is an arena and recreational sport facility in Evansville, Indiana. It features two NHL size sheets of ice for hockey, figure skating and open skating. One sheet of ice is open all year. Sound and light, designed with the technology used at the 2002 Olympics, are in use when the...
from 2008-2011, and currently plays at the Ford Center in the Central Hockey League
Central Hockey League
The Central Hockey League is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. Its current champions are the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, which defeated the Colorado Eagles four games to three in the 2011 playoffs....
.
The Evansville Crush
Evansville Crush
The Evansville Crush are an American indoor soccer team, founded in 2010. The indoor team is a member of the Premier Arena Soccer League , the development league for the Professional Arena Soccer League , and plays in the Midwest Conference against teams from Cincinnati, Ohio , Granite City,...
semi-professional soccer team has played at Metro Sports Center
Metro Sports Center
The Metro Sports Center is a multi-purpose center in Evansville, Indiana, USA. The facility has two indoor fields, one field at 180' x 80' and a smaller field at 81' x 51'. It has 4 baseball cage/pitching areas for use.-Professional teams:...
since 2010 in the Premier Arena Soccer League
Premier Arena Soccer League
The Premier Arena Soccer League is an Indoor Soccer league with amateur and semi-professional teams. PASL-Premier currently has 38 teams in 6 divisions across the USA and Mexico. PASL-Premier is the official developmental league of the Professional Arena Soccer League .Teams play in regional...
(PASL), the development league for the Professional Arena Soccer League
Professional Arena Soccer League
The Professional Arena Soccer League is an North American indoor soccer league recognized by FIFRA ....
(PASL-Pro).
The Evansvile Enforcers semi-professional American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team has played at the Goebel Soccer Complex in the Great Midwest Football League since 2011.
Evansville is home to two Women's Flat Track Derby Association
Women's Flat Track Derby Association
The Women's Flat Track Derby Association is an association of women's flat track roller derby leagues in the United States. The organization was founded in April 2004 as the United Leagues Coalition but was renamed in November 2005. It is registered in Raleigh, North Carolina as a 501 business...
(WFTDA) leagues: the Demolition City Roller Derby
Demolition City Roller Derby
The Demolition City Roller Derby or DCRD is a women's flat-track roller derby league in Evansville, Indiana, and is a member in the North Central Region of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association...
, and Rollergirls of Southern Indiana
Rollergirls of Southern Indiana
The Rollergirls of Southern Indiana is a women's flat-track roller derby league in Evansville, Indiana, and is a member in the North Central Region of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association...
. In the WFTDA, member leagues create "travel" teams who play against each other in regional matches, although some leagues that are not WFTDA members have independently arranged their own travel teams and inter-league bouts. The Evansville travel teams for the Demolition City Roller Derby
Demolition City Roller Derby
The Demolition City Roller Derby or DCRD is a women's flat-track roller derby league in Evansville, Indiana, and is a member in the North Central Region of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association...
are the Dynamite Dolls and the Destruction Dames. The Evansville travel team for the Rollergirls of Southern Indiana
Rollergirls of Southern Indiana
The Rollergirls of Southern Indiana is a women's flat-track roller derby league in Evansville, Indiana, and is a member in the North Central Region of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association...
is the Rollergirls of Southern Indiana.
Evansville used to play host to the top tier boat racing circuit of H1 Unlimited when it hosted Thunder on the Ohio
Thunder on the Ohio
Thunder on the Ohio was a hydroplane boat race in the H1 Unlimited season.Thunder was held each year on the Ohio River in downtown Evansville, Indiana, USA. Evansville had hosted Thunder on the Ohio consecutively since 1979...
along the Ohio River
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
in downtown Evansville. Evansville hosted Thunder on the Ohio
Thunder on the Ohio
Thunder on the Ohio was a hydroplane boat race in the H1 Unlimited season.Thunder was held each year on the Ohio River in downtown Evansville, Indiana, USA. Evansville had hosted Thunder on the Ohio consecutively since 1979...
continuously from 1979 to 2009. Evansville had previously hosted Thunder on the Ohio from 1938 to 1940.
In the summer months, Vanderburgh County is host to the Hoosier Nationals
Hoosier Nationals
The Hoosier Nationals is a BMX National Series race that is a part of the National Bicycle League racing schedule. The Hoosier Nationals take place on the BMX course at Burdette Park in Evansville, Indiana. The National Series races are the highest level or racing in the USA for BMX-External...
, a BMX
BMX
Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...
National Series race sanctioned by the National Bicycle League
National Bicycle League
The National Bicycle League is a United States based Bicycle Motocross sports sanctioning body originally based in Deerfield Beach, Florida but after several moves it was based in Hilliard, Ohio...
. The Hoosier Nationals take place on the BMX
BMX
Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...
course at Vanderburgh County's Burdette Park
Burdette Park
Burdette Park is a recreational facility in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. It is the only municipal park in Vanderburgh County not operated by the City of Evansville....
. The National Series races are the highest level of racing in the USA for BMX
BMX
Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...
.
Evansville offers modern sports facilities for both soccer and ice skating events. The Goebel Soccer Complex is a $3.4 million project that opened in the spring of 2004 on 70 acres (283,280.2 m²) of land and features nine Olympic-size irrigated Bermuda grass fields and one Olympic-size AstroPlay turf field. Additionally, EVSC Fields provide twin soccer fields and stadium seating for high school regular season and postseason matches. Swonder Ice Arena
Swonder Ice Arena
Swonder Ice Arena is an arena and recreational sport facility in Evansville, Indiana. It features two NHL size sheets of ice for hockey, figure skating and open skating. One sheet of ice is open all year. Sound and light, designed with the technology used at the 2002 Olympics, are in use when the...
is a $12.5 million double-rink facility that opened in the fall of 2002 and features a fitness center, a skate park, and party rooms. The schools of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation use Lloyd Pool for all of their swimming and diving meets in the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference
Southern Indiana Athletic Conference
The Southern Indiana Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference based in Evansville, Indiana. Five of the conferences eight schools; Bosse, Central, Harrison, North, and Reitz; comprise the public Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation...
.
Current professional teams
| Club | Sport | Founded | League | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evansville Otters Evansville Otters The Evansville Otters are a professional baseball team based in Evansville, Indiana, in the United States. The Otters are a member of the West Division of the Frontier League, an independent baseball league which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball... |
Baseball Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond... |
1995 | Frontier League Frontier League The Frontier League, based in Sauget, Illinois, is a professional, independent baseball organization located in the Midwestern United States, Western Pennsylvania, and Southern Ontario. It operates mostly in cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams and is not affiliated with either... |
Bosse Field Bosse Field Bosse Field, is a baseball stadium located in Evansville, Indiana. Built in 1915, it is the third oldest ballpark used for professional baseball on a regular basis in the country, surpassed only by Fenway Park in Boston and Wrigley Field in Chicago.It is the current home of the Frontier League... |
| Evansville IceMen Evansville IceMen The Evansville IceMen were a professional hockey team based in Evansville, Indiana. The team folded in 2010, as IceMen owner Ron Geary purchased the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League and moved the team to Evansville, taking on the name "Evansville IceMen".The AAHL IceMen... |
Ice hockey Ice hockey Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take... |
2008 | Central Hockey League Central Hockey League The Central Hockey League is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. Its current champions are the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, which defeated the Colorado Eagles four games to three in the 2011 playoffs.... |
Ford Center |
| Evansville Crush Evansville Crush The Evansville Crush are an American indoor soccer team, founded in 2010. The indoor team is a member of the Premier Arena Soccer League , the development league for the Professional Arena Soccer League , and plays in the Midwest Conference against teams from Cincinnati, Ohio , Granite City,... |
Soccer | 2010 | Premier Arena Soccer League Premier Arena Soccer League The Premier Arena Soccer League is an Indoor Soccer league with amateur and semi-professional teams. PASL-Premier currently has 38 teams in 6 divisions across the USA and Mexico. PASL-Premier is the official developmental league of the Professional Arena Soccer League .Teams play in regional... |
Metro Sports Center Metro Sports Center The Metro Sports Center is a multi-purpose center in Evansville, Indiana, USA. The facility has two indoor fields, one field at 180' x 80' and a smaller field at 81' x 51'. It has 4 baseball cage/pitching areas for use.-Professional teams:... |
| Evansville Enforcers | American football American football American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by... |
2011 | Great Midwest Football League | Goebel Soccer Complex |
Media
The only daily newspaperNewspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
is the Evansville Courier & Press
Evansville Courier & Press
The Evansville Courier & Press is a local newspaper in Evansville, Indiana. The Evansville Courier & Press serves 58,098 daily and 86,201 Sunday readers in 30 counties in Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky. In 2002 and 2004, the newspaper was named the state's "Blue Ribbon Daily" by the Hoosier State...
, which is owned by the E.W. Scripps Company. The newspaper also publishes the monthly Evansville Business Journal and eWoman Magazine and owns the paper in neighboring Henderson, Kentucky
Henderson, Kentucky
Henderson is a city in Henderson County, Kentucky, United States, along the Ohio River in the western part of the state. The population was 27,952 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Evansville Metropolitan Area often referred to as "Kentuckiana", although "Tri-State Area" or "Tri-State" are more...
. Evansville Living and Evansville Business are bi-monthly city magazines published locally by Tucker Publishing Group that showcase the people, businesses, and community. Other publications include Maturity Journal, a free monthly newspaper aimed at senior citizens, and News4U, a free monthly entertainment magazine
The city has 32 radio stations that include adult contemporary, big band, classical, inspirational, jazz, rock, country, oldies, pop, and easy listening formats. The University of Evansville
University of Evansville
The University of Evansville is a small, private university with approximately 3,050 students located in Evansville, Indiana. Founded in 1854 as Moores Hill College, it is located near the interchange of the Lloyd Expressway and U.S. Route 41. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church...
's WUEV
WUEV
WUEV is an FM Radio station in Evansville, Indiana located at 91.5 MHz. It is a noncommercial station owned and operated by the University of Evansville....
FM is a non-commercial station that plays a variety of alternative, classical, and jazz music. WUEV has been chosen repeatedly as one of the premier university and jazz stations in the nation over the past two decades. Other notable radio stations include alternative
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
/hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
station 103 GBF (also known as "the River City Rocker") and pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
station 106.1 Kiss FM
KISS-FM (brand)
KISS-FM is the brand name of a Top 40 music format heard on FM radio stations in many cities in the United States . Clear Channel Communications claims ownership of the KISS-FM brand and operates most KISS-FM formatted stations, though not KISS-FM in San Antonio, Texas itself .-Origin and...
.
Evansville is, as of the 2010-11 rankings, the 103rd-largest television market in the United States according to Nielsen Media Research
Nielsen Media Research
Nielsen Media Research is an American firm that measures media audiences, including television, radio, theatre films and newspapers...
. The designated market area consists of 30 counties in Southeastern Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, Southwestern Indiana
Southwestern Indiana
Southwestern Indiana is a 11-county region of Indiana located at the southernmost and westernmost part of the state. As of the 2000 census, the region's combined population is 465,338. Evansville, Indiana's third largest city, is the primary hub for the region as well as the primary regional hub...
, and Northwestern Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
. The 2007 population estimate of this 30-county region is nearly one million people.
The major local broadcast television stations are:
- W23BV-DW23BVW23BV-D is a Class A low-power digital television station in Evansville, Indiana, broadcasting locally on UHF channel 23. The station also uses channel 23 as its PSIP, and is an affiliate of 3ABN. W23BV-D is owned by the Bethel Sanitarium .-External links:...
3ABN Channel 23 - WAZE CW Channel 19 (analog 17)
- WEHTWEHTWEHT is the ABC-affiliated television station for the Tri-State area of Southwestern Indiana, Northwestern Kentucky and Southeastern Illinois; it is owned by Nexstar Broadcasting Group under a shared services agreement with independent station WTVW...
ABCAmerican Broadcasting CompanyThe American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
Channel 25 - WEVVWEVVWEVV-TV is a CBS-affiliated television station located in Evansville, Indiana. The station operates on digital channel 45, or virtual channel 44 via PSIP, from a transmitter located in Henderson, Kentucky. WEVV is owned and operated by Communications Corporation of America...
CBSCBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
and Fox Channel 44 - WFIEWFIEWFIE is the NBC-afifliated television station for the Tri-State area of Southwestern Indiana, Northwestern Kentucky and Southeastern Illinois that's licensed to Evansville, Indiana. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 46 from a transmitter in the Wolf Hills section of...
NBCNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
Channel 14 - WNIN PBSPublic Broadcasting ServiceThe Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
Channel 9 - WTSNWTSN-LPWTSN-LD channel 36 is the Me-TV affiliate in Evansville, Indiana. It is licensed in Evansville. Formerly a Pax, UPN and My Network TV affiliate, it became an affiliate of America One in June 2009....
America OneAmerica OneAmerica One is an over-the-air television network in the United States. The network serves over 170 LPTV, Class A, Full Power, Cable and Satellite affiliate stations...
Channel 36 - WTVWWTVWBanam sold WTVW to Petracom Broadcasting in 1995. A 20-percent equity stake in Petracom was purchased by Fox soon afterward, eventually leading to a three-way affiliation swap in which WTVW ended its 39-year ABC affiliation and joined Fox on December 3, 1995, with ABC moving to former CBS...
Channel 7 independent "Local 7"
The Public-access television
Public-access television
Public-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
cable TV channels are:
Counties in the Media Market
Indiana counties- DaviessDaviess County, IndianaDaviess County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 31,648. The county seat is Washington. Daviess County switched to the Central Time Zone on April 2, 2006. It has returned to the Eastern Time Zone as of November 4, 2007.- History :Daviess County was...
- DuboisDubois County, IndianaDubois County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. The county seat is Jasper. As of 2010, the population was 41,889.Dubois County is part of the Jasper Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
- GibsonGibson County, IndianaGibson County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana and is included in the Evansville, Indiana–Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 33,503. The county seat is Princeton.-Geography:...
- KnoxKnox County, IndianaAs of the census of 2000, there were 39,256 people, 15,552 households, and 10,139 families residing in the county. The population density was 76 people per square mile . There were 17,305 housing units at an average density of 34 per square mile...
- MartinMartin County, IndianaAs of the census of 2000, there were 10,369 people, 4,183 households, and 2,877 families residing in the county. The population density was 31 people per square mile . There were 4,729 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile...
- PerryPerry County, IndianaPerry County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 19,338. The county seat is Tell City. It is the hilliest county as well as one of the most forested counties of in Indiana as it features more than of Hoosier National Forest...
- PikePike County, IndianaAs of the census of 2000, there were 12,837 people, 5,119 households, and 3,680 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile . There were 5,611 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...
- PoseyPosey County, IndianaAs of the census of 2000, there were 27,061 people, 10,205 households, and 7,612 families residing in the county. The population density was 66 people per square mile . There were 11,076 housing units at an average density of 27 per square mile...
- SpencerSpencer County, IndianaAs of the census of 2000, there were 20,391 people, 7,569 households, and 5,752 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile . There were 8,333 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile...
- VanderburghVanderburgh County, IndianaAs of the census of 2000, there were 171,922 people, 70,623 households, and 44,421 families residing in the county. The population density was 733 people per square mile . There were 76,300 housing units at an average density of 325 per square mile...
- WarrickWarrick County, IndianaAs of the census of 2000, there were 52,383 people, 19,438 households, and 15,181 families residing in the county. The population density was 136 people per square mile . There were 20,546 housing units at an average density of 54 per square mile...
Illinois counties
- ClayClay County, IllinoisClay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 1950, the U.S. Census Bureau placed the mean center of U.S. population in Clay County. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 13,815, which is a decrease of 5.1% from 14,560 in 2000...
- EdwardsEdwards County, IllinoisEdwards County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 6,721, which is a decrease of 3.6% from 6,971 in 2000...
- GallatinGallatin County, IllinoisGallatin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 5,589, which is a decrease of 13.3% from 6,445 in 2000...
- Hamilton
- Lawrence
- Richland
- SalineSaline County, IllinoisSaline County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 24,913, which is a decrease of 6.8% from 26,733 in 2000. Its county seat is Harrisburg. Saline County is home to the smallest post office and the largest KFC in the United States....
- WabashWabash County, IllinoisWabash County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 11,947, which is a decrease of 7.7% from 12,937 in 2000...
- Wayne
- WhiteWhite County, IllinoisWhite County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 14,665, which is a decrease of 4.6% from 15,371 in 2000...
Kentucky counties
- DaviessDaviess County, KentuckyAs of the census of 2000, there were 91,545 people, 36,033 households, and 24,826 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 38,432 housing units at an average density of...
- HancockHancock County, KentuckyHancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1829. As of 2000, the population was 8,392. It is included in the Owensboro, Kentucky, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county seat is Hawesville. The county is named for John Hancock...
- HendersonHenderson County, KentuckyHenderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1799. As the latest census data update of 2010, the population was counted 46,250. The county seat is the City of Henderson. The county was named for Colonel Richard Henderson who originally purchased of land...
- HopkinsHopkins County, KentuckyHopkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1807. As of 2000, the population was 46,519. Its county seat is Madisonville. The county is named for General Samuel Hopkins, an officer in both the Revolutionary War and War of 1812, and later a Kentucky legislator...
- McLeanMcLean County, KentuckyMcLean County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky; its population was 9,938 in the 2000 Census. McLean County's county seat is at Calhoun....
- MuhlenbergMuhlenberg County, KentuckyMuhlenberg County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 31,499. The county is named for Peter Muhlenberg. Its county seat is Greenville....
- OhioOhio County, KentuckyOhio County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 22,916. Its county seat is Hartford. The county is named for the Ohio River, which originally formed its northern boundary. It is a dry county, which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or...
- UnionUnion County, KentuckyUnion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1811. As of 2010, the population was 15,007. Its county seat is Morganfield.-Geography:Union County is part of the Western Coal Fields region of Kentucky...
- WebsterWebster County, KentuckyWebster County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Webster County was formed in 1860 from parts of the counties of Henderson, Hopkins, and Union. As of 2000, the population is 14,120. Its county seat is Dixon. The county was named for American statesman Daniel Webster...
Law and government
The Mayor of Evansville, Jonathan WeinzapfelJonathan Weinzapfel
Jonathan Weinzapfel is the 33rd mayor of Evansville, Indiana. He was elected in November 2003 and again in 2007. He is currently serving a four-year term that began January 1, 2008...
, serves as the chief executive officer. Republican Lloyd Winnecke was voted Mayor-Elect on November 8, 2011. A nine-member elected City Council
City council
A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...
is the legislative branch of city government. The City of Evansville is the county seat for Vanderburgh County
Vanderburgh County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 171,922 people, 70,623 households, and 44,421 families residing in the county. The population density was 733 people per square mile . There were 76,300 housing units at an average density of 325 per square mile...
. In recent years the Democrats have pushed for unifying the Evansville city and Vanderburgh County governments, as was done in the Indianapolis merger with Marion County
Marion County, Indiana
Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. Census 2010 recorded a population of 903,393, making it the largest county in the state and 55th most populated county in the country, greater than the population of six states. The county seat is Indianapolis, the state capital and...
in 1970. The current proposal calls for a mayor, who would appoint a deputy mayor, and a 15 member Metro Council composed of three at-large members and 12 members elected from individual districts.
Vanderburgh County's delegation to the Indiana State House of Representatives comprises three representatives: Wendy McNamara (District 76), Gail Riecken (District 77), and Suzanne Crouch
Suzanne Crouch
Suzanne Crouch is a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives representing the 78th district where she has served since 2005.-Early life:...
(District 78). Evansville and Vanderburgh County are represented by two state senators. In general, the southern third of the county and Armstrong Township are part of District 49, currently held by Jim Tomes. The county's west side is also in District 49. Most of the county is in District 50, which extends to the east, a seat held by Vaneta Becker
Vaneta Becker
Vaneta Becker is a Republican Senator in the Indiana State Senate representing portions of Vanderburgh and Warrick County in the southern part of the state. She sits on the Health and Provider Services Committee; presently, she chairs its Public Health Subcommittee having moved on from the...
.
The region is located in the 8th District of Indiana
Indiana's 8th congressional district
Indiana's 8th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Based in Southwest and west central Indiana, the district is anchored in Evansville and also includes Terre Haute, Vincennes and Washington....
(map) and served by U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon
Larry Bucshon
Larry Dean Bucshon is a heart surgeon and the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party.- Early life, education, and early career :Bucshon was born on May 31, 1962 and raised in Kincaid, Illinois...
.
Consolidation with Vanderburgh County
In January, 2010 the Evansville League of Women Voters presented a petition to both the Evansville and Vanderburgh County Governments proposing a consolidation of Evansville and Vanderburgh County. By March, there have been several committees formed to study the matter and the goal is to have the issue on the 2010 ballot.The consolidation proposal will appear on the November 2012 ballot.
Education
- Also see: Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation.
- Also see: Roman Catholic Diocese of EvansvilleRoman Catholic Diocese of EvansvilleThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville is a Roman Catholic diocese in Southwestern Indiana. It was founded on October 21, 1944.The diocese includes the entirety of the eleven southwestern Indiana counties of Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Martin, Pike, Posey, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, and...
.
K-12
The city and countyVanderburgh County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 171,922 people, 70,623 households, and 44,421 families residing in the county. The population density was 733 people per square mile . There were 76,300 housing units at an average density of 325 per square mile...
are divided into a nationally recognized public school system of 20 elementary schools, 11 middle schools, and five public high schools. In addition there are two parochial, two charter, and one private school.
Signature School
Signature School
Signature School is a charter high school located in downtown Evansville, Indiana, on the Main Street Walkway. The school opened in 2002 and is Indiana's first public charter high school. The first graduation ceremony for Signature School students was held in May 2003 in the Victory Theatre. There...
was listed as the 27th best public high school in the nation on Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
's Top 100 High School list in 2009 and listed as the 7th best public high school in 2010.
On November 4, 2008 voters approved a $149 million bond issue for the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation. A long list of projects includes a new $58.2 million high school for 2,000 students and an adjacent $27 million middle school for 1,000 students.
| School | Type | Enrollment | Mascot (I/A) | Colors (I/A) | Class Indiana High School Athletic Association The Indiana High School Athletic Association is the arbiter of interscholastic competition among public and private high schools in the State of Indiana. It monitors a system that divides athletically-competing high schools in Indiana based on the school's enrollment. The divisions, known as... (I/A) |
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| Benjamin Bosse High School Benjamin Bosse High School Benjamin Bosse High School in Evansville, Indiana, USA, is a public high school of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation. Bosse is the smallest of the EVSC's five high schools, and third smallest high school by enrollment of Vanderburgh County's nine high schools.-History:The school was... |
Public | 873 | Bulldogs | AAA(A) | Southern Indiana Athletic Conference Southern Indiana Athletic Conference The Southern Indiana Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference based in Evansville, Indiana. Five of the conferences eight schools; Bosse, Central, Harrison, North, and Reitz; comprise the public Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation... |
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| Central High School |
Public | 1,754 | Bears | AAAA(A) | Southern Indiana Athletic Conference Southern Indiana Athletic Conference The Southern Indiana Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference based in Evansville, Indiana. Five of the conferences eight schools; Bosse, Central, Harrison, North, and Reitz; comprise the public Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation... |
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| New Tech Institute | Public | 95 | Thunderbolts | A(A) | "None" | |
| North High School North High School (Evansville) North High School is a high school on the north side of Evansville, Indiana, USA.-Mission statement:North High School is committed to a cooperative educational partnership encompassing the student, home, school, and community... |
Public | 1,661 | Huskies | AAAA(A) | Southern Indiana Athletic Conference Southern Indiana Athletic Conference The Southern Indiana Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference based in Evansville, Indiana. Five of the conferences eight schools; Bosse, Central, Harrison, North, and Reitz; comprise the public Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation... |
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| Francis Joseph Reitz High School FJ Reitz High School Francis Joseph Reitz High School is a historic public high school on the west side of Evansville, Indiana. It was founded in 1918, and is the second oldest high school still in use today in the city. It is a member of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation.-History:The idea for a school on... |
Public | 1,495 | Panthers | AAAA(A) | Southern Indiana Athletic Conference Southern Indiana Athletic Conference The Southern Indiana Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference based in Evansville, Indiana. Five of the conferences eight schools; Bosse, Central, Harrison, North, and Reitz; comprise the public Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation... |
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| William Henry Harrison High School |
Public | 1,414 | Warriors | AAAA(A) | Southern Indiana Athletic Conference Southern Indiana Athletic Conference The Southern Indiana Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference based in Evansville, Indiana. Five of the conferences eight schools; Bosse, Central, Harrison, North, and Reitz; comprise the public Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation... |
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| Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center The Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center is a high school-level institution that provides advanced education to meet the demand in the areas of agriculture, business and marketing, family and consumer sciences, health careers, and trade and industry arts to the students in Indiana's Area... * |
Trade School |
788 | Wampus Cats | None | None | None |
| Signature School Signature School Signature School is a charter high school located in downtown Evansville, Indiana, on the Main Street Walkway. The school opened in 2002 and is Indiana's first public charter high school. The first graduation ceremony for Signature School students was held in May 2003 in the Victory Theatre. There... |
Charter | 302 | Fedolfins | A | Independent | |
| Reitz Memorial High School Reitz Memorial High School Reitz Memorial High School or Evansville Memorial High School outside of Evansville or simply Memorial High School inside Evansville, is a diocesan interparochial Catholic High school in Evansville, Indiana. It sits on a tract of land off Lincoln Avenue that was donated by Francis Joseph Reitz in... |
Catholic Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville The Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville is a Roman Catholic diocese in Southwestern Indiana. It was founded on October 21, 1944.The diocese includes the entirety of the eleven southwestern Indiana counties of Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Martin, Pike, Posey, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, and... |
791 | Tigers | AAA(A) | Southern Indiana Athletic Conference Southern Indiana Athletic Conference The Southern Indiana Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference based in Evansville, Indiana. Five of the conferences eight schools; Bosse, Central, Harrison, North, and Reitz; comprise the public Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation... |
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| Mater Dei High School | Catholic Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville The Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville is a Roman Catholic diocese in Southwestern Indiana. It was founded on October 21, 1944.The diocese includes the entirety of the eleven southwestern Indiana counties of Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Martin, Pike, Posey, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, and... |
613 | Wildcats | AA(A) | Southern Indiana Athletic Conference Southern Indiana Athletic Conference The Southern Indiana Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference based in Evansville, Indiana. Five of the conferences eight schools; Bosse, Central, Harrison, North, and Reitz; comprise the public Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation... |
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| Evansville Day School Evansville Day School Evansville Day School is a private, Jr. PreK-12 college-preparatory school located in Evansville, Indiana. It is the only independent coeducational, day school in Evansville and the surrounding region. To accommodate a wide range of grade levels, the school is separated into three divisions:... ** |
Private Private school Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory... |
69 | Eagles | A | Independent |
Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center
The Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center is a high school-level institution that provides advanced education to meet the demand in the areas of agriculture, business and marketing, family and consumer sciences, health careers, and trade and industry arts to the students in Indiana's Area...
draws students from nine school districts.
Evansville Day School
Evansville Day School is a private, Jr. PreK-12 college-preparatory school located in Evansville, Indiana. It is the only independent coeducational, day school in Evansville and the surrounding region. To accommodate a wide range of grade levels, the school is separated into three divisions:...
offers grades JPK-12. The school's enrollment including all grades is 325.
- For More In-depth Information see Indiana Department of Education Profile on all PK-12 Vanderburgh County Public and Private Schools
Higher education
The Evansville metropolitan area is home to the University of EvansvilleUniversity of Evansville
The University of Evansville is a small, private university with approximately 3,050 students located in Evansville, Indiana. Founded in 1854 as Moores Hill College, it is located near the interchange of the Lloyd Expressway and U.S. Route 41. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church...
, a private, United Methodist Church-related institution, and the University of Southern Indiana
University of Southern Indiana
The University of Southern Indiana is a public university in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. This publicly funded institution has been among the fastest growingcomprehensive state universities in Indiana. Record fall enrollment in 2010 reached 10,702...
, a state comprehensive university that also houses the Indiana University School of Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
The Indiana University School of Medicine is a leading medical school and medical research powerhouse connected to Indiana University. With several teaching campuses in the state, the School of Medicine has its predominant research and medical center at the Indiana University – Purdue University...
’s Evansville Center for Medical Education and manages many of the historic and cultural sites in nearby New Harmony, Indiana
New Harmony, Indiana
New Harmony is a historic town on the Wabash River in Harmony Township, Posey County, Indiana, United States. It lies north of Mount Vernon, the county seat. The population was 916 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Evansville metropolitan area. Many of the old Harmonist buildings still stand...
Other campuses in the city include Ivy Tech Community College, ITT Technical Institute
ITT Technical Institute
ITT Technical Institute is a for-profit technical institute with over 130 campuses in 38 states of the United States. ITT Tech is owned and operated by ITT Educational Services, Inc. , a publicly traded company headquartered in Carmel, Indiana. ITT Educational Services, Inc...
, Roger's Hair Academy, Harrison College
Harrison College (Indiana)
Harrison College, formerly known as Indiana Business College, is a private sector college based in Indianapolis, Indiana, with locations across Indiana, online and in Ohio...
, and Oakland City University
Oakland City University
Oakland City University, abbreviated as OCU, is a coeducational, small-town, urban, private university in Oakland City in eastern Gibson County, about north and slightly east of Evansville in Southwestern Indiana. Oakland City University is the only General Baptist Church-affiliated college in the...
's School of Adult and Extended Learning. The main campus of Oakland City University is located in Oakland City, Indiana
Oakland City, Indiana
Oakland City is the second-largest city but third-largest community in Gibson County, Indiana, United States, after the city of Princeton and the town of Fort Branch. It is the home of Oakland City University...
.
Transportation
Immediate access to all major forms of transportation makes Evansville an important factor in Indiana's global economy. The city boasts an excellent road, rail, water, and air transportation system.Air Service
- The Evansville Regional AirportEvansville Regional AirportEvansville Regional Airport is a public airport located three miles north of the central business district of Evansville, a city in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. This airport is publicly owned by Evansville/Vanderburgh Airport Authority.It provides nearly 30 daily flights to and...
, housed in a 140000 square feet (13,006.4 m²) terminalAirport terminalAn airport terminal is a building at an airport where passengers transfer between ground transportation and the facilities that allow them to board and disembark from aircraft....
, offers nearly 30 flights a day to destinations around the country. A complimentary shuttle service is offered from the airport to major hotels. The Metropolitan Evansville Transit SystemMetropolitan Evansville Transit SystemMetropolitan Evansville Transit System is a public transit system consisting primarily of bus service in the city of Evansville, Indiana.- History :...
(METS) provides bus transportation to all sections of the city.
Interstate Highways
(8 miles north of Evansville, straddling the GibsonGibson County, Indiana
Gibson County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana and is included in the Evansville, Indiana–Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 33,503. The county seat is Princeton.-Geography:...
- Vanderburgh County Line) routes west to the St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
and runs east to Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
. provides a convenient link from I-64 to the city's thriving eastside retail district and a direct route to the downtown business district via the Veterans Memorial Parkway
Veterans Memorial Parkway (Evansville)
The Veterans Memorial Parkway is a 4-mile four-lane parkway running from U.S. 41 to Riverside Drive in Downtown Evansville and is an unofficial extension of Interstate 164. Some plans call for this road to become part of the Interstate System when Interstate 69 is officially extended through...
.
is being extended from the I-64/I-164 interchange in Gibson County north to Indianapolis, creating a new international trade corridor from CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
to MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. Engineering design began in 1997 and construction began on July 16, 2008.
US Highways
connects the city with HendersonHenderson, Kentucky
Henderson is a city in Henderson County, Kentucky, United States, along the Ohio River in the western part of the state. The population was 27,952 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Evansville Metropolitan Area often referred to as "Kentuckiana", although "Tri-State Area" or "Tri-State" are more...
to the south and, to the north, the cities of Princeton
Princeton, Indiana
The median income for a household in the city was $26,689, and the median income for a family was $37,308. Males had a median income of $28,076 versus $19,825 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,049...
, Vincennes
Vincennes, Indiana
Vincennes is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Indiana, United States. It is located on the Wabash River in the southwestern part of the state. The population was 18,701 at the 2000 census...
, and Terre Haute
Terre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute is a city and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, near the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a population of 170,943. The city is the county seat of Vigo County and...
.
Indiana State Roads (local references)
(Morgan Avenue / Lloyd ExpresswayLloyd Expressway
The Lloyd Expressway is a major east–west traffic artery in Evansville, Indiana. The road numbering consists of two segments. West of U.S. Route 41 , the road is State Road 62 , and east of US 41 it is SR 66...
) (Lloyd Expressway
Lloyd Expressway
The Lloyd Expressway is a major east–west traffic artery in Evansville, Indiana. The road numbering consists of two segments. West of U.S. Route 41 , the road is State Road 62 , and east of US 41 it is SR 66...
/ Diamond Avenue)
Economy
Evansville is the regional center for a large trade area in IndianaIndiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, and Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. The broad economic base of the region has helped to build an economy which is known for its stability, diversity, and vitality. Major industries today include manufacturing, warehousing and distribution, retailing, health care, and finance and business services. In 2007 the metropolitan area was ranked 88th in the nation in terms of growth and economic impact.
Corporate headquarters
Headquarters
Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the top of a corporation taking full responsibility managing all business activities...
include Accuride
Accuride
Accuride Corporation is a diversified manufacturer and supplier of commercial vehicle components in North America. Based in Evansville, Indiana, the company designs, manufactures and markets commercial vehicle components. It was founded in 1986 to acquire part of The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company...
, Atlas Van Lines
Atlas Van Lines
Atlas Van Lines is a moving company formed in 1948 by a group of local transfer and storage firms. As an agent-owned company it is similar in form to a cooperative. It has about 500 agents worldwide , of which 75 own shares in Atlas World Group, which controls Atlas Van Lines and other related...
, Berry Plastics
Berry Plastics
In September 2006, Apollo Management, L.P. and Graham Partners completed acquisition of BPC Holding Corporation from Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan.-Mergers & Acquisitions:...
, Mead Johnson
Mead Johnson
Mead Johnson & Company is a company which was majority owned by Bristol-Myers Squibb after an acquisition in 1967, but was spun off in 2009 as an independent firm. Mead Johnson is a major manufacturer of infant formula both domestically and globally with its flagship product Enfamil...
, Old National Bank
Old National Bank
Old National Bank is a regional bank with over 150 retail branches operated by Old National Bancorp and based in Evansville, Indiana. With assets at $8 billion, Old National Bancorp is the largest financial services bank holding company headquartered in Indiana.-History:The bank was founded in...
, Shoe Carnival
Shoe Carnival
Shoe Carnival is a retailer of family footwear in the United States. The company operates over 400 stores throughout the midwest, south, and southeast regions. It was founded by David Russell in 1978 and is headquartered in Evansville, Indiana....
, and Vectren
Vectren
Vectren Corporation is an energy holding company headquartered in Evansville, Indiana. Through its utility subsidiaries , the company distributes natural gas to approximately one million business and residential customers in Indiana and Ohio...
. The city is also home to Springleaf Financial Services, formerly a division of AIG
American International Group
American International Group, Inc. or AIG is an American multinational insurance corporation. Its corporate headquarters is located in the American International Building in New York City. The British headquarters office is on Fenchurch Street in London, continental Europe operations are based in...
. Major manufacturing operations around the city include AK Steel in Rockport
Rockport, Indiana
Rockport is a city in Ohio Township, Spencer County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. The population was 2,160 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Spencer County.-History:...
, Alcoa
Alcoa
Alcoa Inc. is the world's third largest producer of aluminum, behind Rio Tinto Alcan and Rusal. From its operational headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Alcoa conducts operations in 31 countries...
in Newburgh
Newburgh, Indiana
Newburgh is a town in Ohio Township, Warrick County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 3,325 at the 2010 census, which also recorded a population of 342,815 for the entire Evansville metropolitan area.-Geography:...
, SABIC
SABIC
SABIC is a diversified manufacturing company, active in chemicals and intermediates, industrial polymers, fertilizers and metals. It is the largest public company in Saudi Arabia as listed in Tadawul, but the Saudi government still owns 70% of its shares...
in Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon, Indiana
Mount Vernon is a city in southern Indiana along the Ohio River and the county seat of Posey County. It is located in Black Township. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 6,687...
, and Toyota in Princeton
Princeton, Indiana
The median income for a household in the city was $26,689, and the median income for a family was $37,308. Males had a median income of $28,076 versus $19,825 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,049...
.
The city's economy was expanded by Casino Aztar
Casino Aztar Evansville
Casino Aztar, located in downtown Evansville, Indiana, was the first riverboat casino in the state of Indiana, United States. The casino is owned and operated by Tropicana Entertainment which purchased original owner Aztar Corporation in 2007....
's entertainment facility in 1995. The main complex consists of a 2,700 passenger riverboat casino, a 250-room hotel, a 1,660 vehicle parking garage, and pavilion housing pre-boarding facilities, retail shops, restaurants, and lounge area. An adjacent entertainment district features a 96-room boutique hotel
Boutique hotel
Boutique hotel is a term popularized in North America and the United Kingdom to describe intimate, usually luxurious or unique hotel environments. Boutique hotels differentiate themselves from larger chain/branded hotels and motels by providing personalized accommodation and services / facilities...
and additional restaurants.
The economic downturn beginning in 2008 hurt Evansville with contractions by some of the area's largest employers. Toyota laid off all temporary workers and offered a buyout to its permanent employees. The company temporarily shut down its production lines as production of the Tundra pickup truck was transferred to Texas and the Highlander production was moved to Princeton. On August 28, 2009 Whirlpool Corporation announced they are moving operations from Evansville to Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, laying off 1,100 hourly employees. The city was able to retain 300 salaried positions for a production design center.
The City of Evansville offers a pro-business tax structure for companies locating inside the Evansville Urban Enterprise Zone. Established in 1984 as one of only five enterprise zones in the State of Indiana, the 2.1 square miles (5.4 km²) Evansville Urban Enterprise Zone offers inventory tax credits and other tax credits to eligible businesses. Evansville is a partner in Project Green, a regional economic development plan focused on the energy industry. The Grow Southwest Indiana Regional Workforce Board, based in Evansville, hired Greyhill Advisors to examine the nine-country region as part of the initiative.
Film and television
Game scenes in the 1992 film A League of Their OwnA League of Their Own
A League of Their Own is a 1992 American comedy-drama film that tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League . Directed by Penny Marshall, the film stars Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Tom Hanks, Madonna, and Rosie O'Donnell...
were filmed at Bosse Field
Bosse Field
Bosse Field, is a baseball stadium located in Evansville, Indiana. Built in 1915, it is the third oldest ballpark used for professional baseball on a regular basis in the country, surpassed only by Fenway Park in Boston and Wrigley Field in Chicago.It is the current home of the Frontier League...
. It is the third oldest baseball stadium still in use in the United States (behind Fenway Park
Fenway Park
Fenway Park is a baseball park near Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts. Located at 4 Yawkey Way, it has served as the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox baseball club since it opened in 1912, and is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium currently in use. It is one of two "classic"...
in Boston and Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field is a baseball stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Cubs since 1916. It was built in 1914 as Weeghman Park for the Chicago Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Whales...
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
). The ballpark served as the homefield for the Racine Belles
Racine Belles
The Racine Belles were one of the original teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League playing from through out of Racine, Wisconsin. The team played its home games at Horlick Field.-History:...
.
All exterior shots on the 1988-1997 sitcom Roseanne
Roseanne (TV series)
Roseanne is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from October 18, 1988 to May 20, 1997. Starring Roseanne Barr, the show revolved around the Conners, an Illinois working class family...
are still photographs taken in and around Evansville. The Connors' house is located at 619 South Runnymeade Avenue, and the Lobo Lounge is a pizzeria located at the corner of Edgar and Louisiana Streets. Matt Williams
Matt Williams (producer)
Matt Williams is a television writer, creator and producer. He was the producer of the TV series Roseanne and Home Improvement and films such as What Women Want, and has written for The Cosby Show and A Different World as well as writing the screenplay for Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken...
, one of the show's producers, is a native of Evansville and a graduate of The University of Evansville theatre program. He is a co-founder of Wind Dancer Productions and has been involved with numerous sitcoms such as 'Home Improvement', movies and dramatic plays for Broadway.
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
The Daily Show , is an American late night satirical television program airing each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. The half-hour long show premiered on July 21, 1996, and was hosted by Craig Kilborn until December 1998...
has featured Evansville in two episodes. The first featured a story about comedian Carrot Top
Carrot Top
Scott Thompson , better known by his stage name Carrot Top, is an American comedian known for his bright red hair, prop comedy, and self-deprecating humor.-Early years:...
's reopening the historic Victory Theatre. The second poked fun at former mayor Russel Lloyd Jr. for skipping out on a city meeting to attend Cher
Cher
Cher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in...
's Farewell Tour concert being performed on the same night at Roberts Stadium.
Evansville was also featured in Alton Brown's
Alton Brown
Alton Crawford Brown is an American television personality, author, actor, and cinematographer. He is the creator and host of the Food Network television show Good Eats and the mini-series Feasting on Asphalt and Feasting on Waves, and he is the host and main commentator on Iron Chef America...
series Feasting on Asphalt
Feasting on Asphalt
Feasting on Asphalt is a television series starring Alton Brown of the Food Network programs Good Eats and Iron Chef America.Brown's third series, Feasting on Asphalt explores "road food" in the historical and present-day United States, with an emphasis on unique restaurants and regional cuisine...
. Alton and his crew visited the historic Greyhound Bus station for its vending machines, the YWCA
YWCA
The YWCA USA is the United States branch of a women's membership movement that strives to create opportunities for women's growth, leadership and power in order to attain a common vision—to eliminate racism and empower women. The YWCA is a non-profit organization, the first of which was founded in...
tea room for lunch, and the Hilltop Inn for a brain sandwich and burgoo
Burgoo
Burgoo is a term used for many types of stew or porridge made from a mixture of ingredients.-North American usage:Burgoo is a spicy stew, similar to Irish or Mulligan stew, often served with cornbread or corn muffins....
. Other shows have included Ghost Hunters
Ghost Hunters
Ghost Hunters is an American paranormal reality television series that premiered on October 6, 2004, on Syfy . The program features paranormal investigators Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson who investigate places that are reported to be haunted. The two originally worked as plumbers for Roto-Rooter as...
which investigated Willard Library's "Gray Lady" ghost and Storm Stories
Storm Stories
Storm Stories is a non-fiction television series aired on The Weather Channel and Zone Reality hosted and narrated by meteorologist and Storm-Tracker Jim Cantore. Storm Stories showcases various types of severe weather, such as tornadoes, hurricanes, and blizzards. Each episode features a famous...
on The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel is a US cable and satellite television network since May 2, 1982, that broadcasts weather forecasts and weather-related news, along with entertainment programming related to weather 24 hours a day...
documented the devastating tornado
Evansville Tornado of November 2005
- Evansville area tornado :On Sunday, November 6, 2005 at around 1:50 am CST , a tornado touched down 2 miles north-northwest of Smith Mills in Henderson County, Kentucky, near the Indiana/Kentucky border, and then crossed the Ohio River into Vanderburgh County, Indiana...
that struck the city in 2005.
The city was briefly featured on the Prison Break
Prison Break
Prison Break is an American television serial drama created by Paul Scheuring, that was broadcast on the Fox Broadcasting Company for four seasons, from 2005 until 2009. The series revolves around two brothers; one has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and the other devises an...
episode "Chicago
Chicago (Prison Break episode)
"Chicago" is the thirty-eighth episode of the American television series Prison Break and is the sixteenth episode of its second season. It was written by Nick Santora and Matt Olmstead, and directed by Jesse Bochco. The episode first aired on February 5, 2007, making it the first episode to be...
" in which Sara Tancredi
Sara Tancredi
Dr. Sara Tancredi is a fictional character from the American television series, Prison Break. She is played by Sarah Wayne Callies. Her role in the first season of the series is a prison doctor.- Background :...
meets up with Michael Scofield
Michael Scofield
Michael J. Scofield is the main protagonist in the American television series Prison Break. He is portrayed by Wentworth Miller. The character first appeared in the series pilot as a man who stages a bank robbery in order to get sent into the prison where his older brother, Lincoln Burrows , is...
and Lincoln Burrows
Lincoln Burrows
Lincoln Burrows, played by Dominic Purcell, is one of the main protagonists of the American television series, Prison Break. The plot of Prison Break revolves around Lincoln Burrows' setup for the murder of the vice president's brother and his brother's plan to help him escape his death sentence....
in Evansville. The episode premiered on February 5, 2007.
Universal Records
Universal Records
Universal Records was a record label owned by Universal Music Group, and it is now owned by Manny Patino and Michael Jackson, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:...
MusicianMichael Barber uses an image from Evansville on all of his album covers. His Motion Picture Mayhem
Motion Picture Mayhem
Motion Picture Mayhem is a five-part collection of musical albums put together by Universal Records artist Michael Barber. The series is best known for being recorded using only a DVD player and computer software sampling programs. The music on the albums all pays homage to movies, including some...
series all feature back grounds from his childhood city.
On March 17, 2011, Evansville was ranked by a Gallup Survey as the most obese metro area (out of 188 surveyed) in the United States, with an overall obesity percentage of 37.8.
On May 15, 2011, Evansville was featured in a brief article in Newsweek called "America's Most Sleep-Deprived Places", as one of the top 10 towns for insomniacs.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/05/15/america-s-most-sleep-deprived-place.html
The city was nodded to on the CW TV Show "Supernatural." Episode name and season needed for this reference!
Literary Media
Evansville is one the locations featured in the science fiction novel, To Live Again by author Robert SilverbergRobert Silverberg
Robert Silverberg is an American author, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple nominee of the Hugo Award and a winner of the Nebula Award.-Early years:...
, published in 1969. The city is also featured in a section of the 1962 novel and National Book Award
National Book Award
The National Book Awards are a set of American literary awards. Started in 1950, the Awards are presented annually to American authors for literature published in the current year. In 1989 the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization which now oversees and manages the National Book...
winner, The Moviegoer
The Moviegoer
The Moviegoer is the debut novel by Walker Percy published in 1961. It won a National Book Award in 1962. Time magazine included the novel in its "Time 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005"....
, by Walker Percy
Walker Percy
Walker Percy was an American Southern author whose interests included philosophy and semiotics. Percy is best known for his philosophical novels set in and around New Orleans, Louisiana, the first of which, The Moviegoer, won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1962...
.
Evansville is the primary location in the historical fiction novel, Invitation to Valhalla by Mike Whicker, published in 2004. The novel is based on the records of German spy Erika Lehmann
Erika Lehmann
Erika Lehmann was a spy for Nazi Germany during World War II.By most accounts, she was born in Oberschopfheim, Germany. Lehmann learned English as a child from her British mother . During the Second World War she served in the German Abwehr...
's attempt to infiltrate the LST shipyards during WWII.
Sister cities
Evansville has three sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities InternationalSister Cities International
Sister Cities International is a nonprofit citizen diplomacy network that creates and strengthens partnerships between United States and international communities. More than 2,000 cities, states and counties are partnered in 136 countries around the world...
, Inc. (SCI):
Osnabrück
Osnabrück
Osnabrück is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80 km NNE of Dortmund, 45 km NE of Münster, and some 100 km due west of Hanover. It lies in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Tizimín
Tizimín
Tizimín is one of the 106 municipalities of Yucatan with a municipal seat of the same name. The municipality is located in the north-east of the Mexican state of Yucatán, and it is the largest municipality in the state with a territory that is 11% of the total area of the state...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
Tochigi-Shi
Tochigi, Tochigi
is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Despite its name, it is not the capital of Tochigi Prefecture; the capital is Utsunomiya.The city took its current form on March 29, 2010 when the old city of Tochigi merged with the towns of Fujioka, Ōhira and Tsuga from Shimotsuga District to form...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
External links
- City of Evansville, Indiana website
- Evansville Convention & Visitor's Bureau
- Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation Official Website
- Southwestern Indiana Career & Technical Center
- Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library
- Historic Evansville
- Southern Indiana Trails
- Unseenpress.com (Historic Indiana Ghost Walks and Tours)