inIndianaTowns,
andTownships
Gities,
Estimates
TheLatest
ofPopulation
within
tate,
andtownship
borders
county,
Indiana
When
weconsider
areverystable.
population
wecan
forthese
areas,
change
(birthsminus
it to natural
increase
attribute
Those
factors
also
deaths)
andmigration.
JoanRainey
lndiana
Research
Director,
Research
Center,
Business
Kelley
Schoolof Business,
lndianaUniversitv
citiesandtowns,butthereisan
applyto Indiana's
theirpopuwayinwhichcitiescanincrease
additional
not
areas
Annexing
surrounding
lation:
annexation.
geographic
butcan
area,
a community's
onlyexpands
thepopulation
oftheareaasa result.
alsoincrease
the
Thisshould
bekeptin mindwhenconsidering
growth
of
inthefollowing
highlights
trendsrelated
growth.
citypopulation
Indiana's
Largest
Gilies
(those
withan
Looking
atthelargest
citiesin Indiana
population
we
in 1996of20,000
or more),
estimated
information:
thefollowing
uncover
"big"citybetween
. Thefastest-growing
1990
Froma
in Hamilton
County.
and1996wasFishers
'1990
population
it hasreached
an
of about7,000,
population
almost
of morethan20,000,
estimated
to a growthrateof
triplingitssize.Thistranslates
people
188%,
withmorethan13,000
to itscitizenry
inthesixyears
added
Indeed,
itsgrowthhas
sincethecensus.
hasnowembeensofastthatFishers
census
barked
onitsfourthspecial
rateis
since1990.Andits188%growth
fourtimesthatof Carmel.
thesecond
fastest-growing
city.
. AfterFishers,
thenexttwofastlargeHoosier
citiesare
est-growing
(45%)
alsoin Hamilton
County:
Carmel
(36%).Other
cities
andNoblesville
growth
10%
exceeding
experiencing
Lawrence
in Marion
include
County
(22%),
in LakeCounty
Schererville
(16%),
inJohnson
Greenwood
(15%),
in Lake
Merrillville
County
(12%),
in
County
andPortage
(12%).
Porter
County
. Compare
theseratesto thoseof thestate
(6.7%)
(5,370)
time
thesame
andthenation
during
period,
andyouhaveanideaofjusthowfasttheir
growthisoccurring.
. Other
thanthe
Hoosier
citiesmultiplying
faster
in
statebetween
1990and1996wereJetfersonville
(7%),Bloomington
County
in Monroe
ClarkCounty
(7%),Valparaiso
(6%),andMishain Porter
County
(6%).
wakaupin St.Joseph
County
. Cities
thelargest
numbers
of people
adding
(15,300),
between
1990and1996wereIndianapolis
(6,300),
(13,500),
(11,500),
Fishers
Noblesville
Carmel
(5,800),
(4,500),
Bloomington
andGreenLawrence
wood(4,100).
5
. Cities
a population
dethathaveexperienced
(7000,
Allen
FortWayne
2,000include
clineexceeding
(4200,
Lake),
Hammond
Lake),
County),
Gary(5671,
(2900,
Terre
Haute
St.Joseph),
SouthBend(3400,
(2600,
(2800,
Marion
Vanderburgh),
Vigo),Evansville
(2100,
(2100,
Lake),
andMuncie
EastChicago
Grant),
Delaware).
. Large
ratesof population
citieswiththehighest
(8.1%),
(6.3%),
EastChicago
and
losswereMarion
(5.0%).
Terre
Haute
indicate
thattherehasbeenno
Theestimates
(most
tenlargest
of Indiana's
intheranking
change
populous)
to in1990.These
continue
cities
since
clude:
Hammond(80,000)
Indianapolis(757,000)
(69,000)
(185,000) Muncie
FortWayne
Bloomington(66,000)
Evansville(123,000)
(59,000)
Anderson
Gary(111,000)
(55,000)
SouthBend(102,000) TeneHaute
jumped
the80thlargest
Hoosier
frombeing
Fishers
Carmel
is up
in 1990to 35thin 1996.
community
and
from26thin 1990to 17thin1996,
from40th
rankincreased
Noblesville's
however,
to 31st.Marion,
dropped
newto the
from20thto 25th.Cities
group
1990include
20,000-plus
since
Fishers,
Munster,
andNoblesville.
andTowns
Smaller
Gities
isthe
in Hamilton
County
Westfield
towninthestate.lt
fastest-growing
its1990census
morethandoubled
population
of 3,300witha 1996estianda groMhrate
mateof 7,400people
Hoosier
of 125%.
0therfast-growing
townsandsmallcitiesandtheirgrowth
(69%,
NorthVernon
ratesinclude
St.John(56%,Lake),
Jennings
County),
(51%,
(41%,
Whiteland
DeMotte
Jasper),
(36%,
(41%,
Mooresville
Angola
Steuben),
Johnson),
(33%,
(33%,Porter),
Porter
Cloverdale
Morgan),
(31%,Hendricks).
Putnam),
andBrownsburg
hadanestiThecityof Peruin MiamiCounty
witha 13.2%rateof
mated
lossof 1,700people,
decline
sincethe1990census.
County
A Closer
Lookat Hamilton
rewithpreviously
These
estimates
areconsistent
population
for1996.Accordestimates
leased
county
grewby35.6%
Hamilton
County
ingto thelatter,
cities,
1990and1996.Allof itstownships,
between
thisperiod;
aswellduring
andtownshaveincreased
distributed
across
thegrowthis notevenly
however,
inthethreelargest
Mostof it hasoccurred
thecounty.
Together,
Carmel,
andNoblesville.
cities-Fishers,
populaCounty's
for80%of Hamilton
theyaccount
tionexplosion.
Lossin MiamiCounty
Population
ol11.4o/o
a decline
hasexperienced
MiamiCounty
lost
All14of itstownships
1990and1996.
between
population,
ranging
from8.1%for
rates
withdecline
Township.
forPipeCreek
Township
to 14.3%
Clay
people
population
lossof morethan2,700
Combined
for
accounts 65%
townships
for PeruandPipeCreek
perpopulation
The
resident
decline.
the
county's
of
Base
andtheirfamilies
AirForce
sonnel
atGrissom
the
estimates;
Bureau's
intheCensus
areincluded
hasbeen
to Grissom
assigned
number
of people
greatly
reduced
since1990.
Townships
Indiana
in Indiana,
935ofthemexpetownships
0f the1,008
population
Aprill,1990
between
increases
rienced
experi73
townships
1996.
The
remaining
July
1,
and
enced
a decline.
andfor
townships
forall1,008Indiana
DataCenter
places
(cities
andtowns)in Indiana.
incorporated
andarenotthe
theyareonlyestimates
Remember,
countthepopulation,
to directly
resultofanattempt
year.
are
Thecityandtownestimates
asin a census
that
figures
1990Census
byrevised
accompanied
forthecommunities.
newer
boundaries
mayreflect
andAnnexation
ontheBoundary
Theyarebased
notallcommuthough
Bureau,
oftheCensus
Survey
year.
participate
each
in
this
survey
nities
bytheU.S.
wereproduced
These
estimates
Housing
theDistributive
using
Bureau
oftheCensus
unitsin
of housing
withthenumber
Starting
Method.
and
fromthe1990census,
area
eachgeographic
permit
datafor1990to
anddemolition
building
using
unitsfor
of housing
ofthenumber
1996,
anestimate
geographic
areaiscalculated.
July1,1996foreach
perhousehold"
rates
the"persons
applying
Then,
"Withanestimated
population
1996
is notonlY
lndianapolis
of 757,000,
thelargestcityin thestate,it is four
asthesecond
timesaspopulous
city,FortWayne."
largest
bySize
Cities
Grouping
Indiaof 757,000,
1996population
Withanestimated
it is
cityinthestate,
is notonlythelargest
napolis
largest
city,Fort
asthesecond
fourtimesaspopulous
growth
a population
experienced
Indianapolis
Wayne.
1996.
1990
and
ol2johbetween
ofthehousehold
estimates
lromthe1990Census,
andSouthBendEvansville,
Gary,
FortWayne,
population
Estimates
of 1996group
arecalculated.
and200,000100,000
between
withpopulations
popuquarters
population
the
household
to
are
added
group,
population
loss.Asa
haveeachexperienced
yield
for
each
area.
total
estimates
to
lation
estimates
with
the
five
cities
0f
by3.5%.
theyhavedeclined
populations
only
and100,000,
between
50,000
TheEslimates
Using
AnderMuncie,
Hammond,
hasgrown;
Bloomington
to be
numbers
arenotwhattheyseem
Even
census
Thegroupoffive
Haute
alllostpeople.
son,andTerre
A
what
they
were.
not
are
communities
our
because
1.5%.
loss
of
a
experienced
together
cities
whichappears
grew
casein pointisthecityof FortWayne,
together
25,000
and50,000
between
Cities
current
whenusing
in population
to bedeclining
andtownsinthelowerpopucities
by4.8%.Smaller
figures.
The
to 1990Census
compared
boundaries
ratesof inthefollowing
lationgroups
experienced
published
Wayne,
soon
for
Fort
1990
Census
official
to
1
5,0005,000
to 25,000-8.3%;
15,000
crease:
people.
Butbecause
of
was173,072
afterthecount,
5,000--4.7%.
6.4%;
andunder
years,
thecity
overthepastseven
changes
boundary
in
therehasbeennochange
Asforthenation,
of its1990
a retabulation
requested
of FortWayne
1990:
since
U.S.cities
therankings
ofthesixlargest
law.
Indiana
state
by
allowed
figure,
as
census
PhilaHouston,
Chicago,
NewYorkCity,LosAngeles,
February
1996,
as
of
jumped
current
Using
boundaries
9th
from
has
Phoenix
Diego.
andSan
delphia,
reits1990figures,
retabulated
Bureau
theCensus
up
hasmoved
SanAntonio
in 1990to 7thin 1996;
Butlatelastyear,
as
ina countof 195,680.
sulting
Detroit
byDallas.
followed
to 8thposition,
from1Oth
partof itsestimation
theBureau
alsopubseries,
in1996,
from7thin 1990to 1Oth
hasdropped
ol
191
number
1
990
retabulated
position.
lished
a
,839.Whyis
Indianapolis
11th
retains
whereas
SanJose
between
4,000people
of nearly
therea difference
to bethe1990census
Baltimore
since
haspassed
whenonesetwaspronumbers
theseretabulated
city.
12thlargest
comethenation's
andtheotherforthe
forthecityol FortWayne
duced
the
by
sameagency?
but
both
series,
estimation
Are
These
Estimates?
What
t0that
wehavenoanswer
Forthemoment,
for 1996areavailfor Indiana
estimates
Population
question.
in methodology
differences
lt mayinvolve
StateLibrary
ourotficeorattheIndiana
ablethrough
6
(based
arepubcurrent
cityboundaries)
onmore
butreaders
should
be
available,
lished
andreadily
caution
when
toexercise
considerable
encouraged
using
them.
a more
detailed
breakdown
of
Table
1 provides
Forfurtherinformation,
thesepopulation
estimates.
please
or
useourwebsiteatwww.iupui.edu/iVibrc
(see
address
onback
cover)
or
usinwriting
contact
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at317-274-2979
bytelephone
Buorthefactthatdifferent
unitswithintheCensus
reauconducted
thework.Thenetresultisthatthe
inestifor1990,usedbytheBureau
basepopulation
in
the1996population,
issmaller
andresulted
mating
in 1996thanotherforFortWayne
a lowerestimate
wisemighthavebeenthecase.
forconcern
forFortWayne,
Thiscouldbecause
TheCensus
Bureau's
aswellasothercitiesin Indiana.
1990Census
figures
anditsmodified
estimates
Table
1
20,000
Exceeds
1996Population
forIndiana
CiliesWhose
Population
Estimates
Census
Population Rank
4n/90
1990
59,518
I
Anderson
62,015
8
Bloomington
26
25,380
Carmel
17
33,948
Columbus
18
EastChicago
33,892
44,661
12
Elkhart
126,272
3
Evansville
7,'t89
80
Fishers
191,839
2
FortWayne
116,646
4
Gary
23,794
30
Goshen
24
26,507
Greenwood
o
Hammond
84,236
23,696
31
Highland
24,440
27
Hobart
'1
lndianapolis
741,866
24,016
29
Jetfersonville
44,996
11
Kokomo
LaPorte
21,507
32
Lafayette
44,622
13
Lawrence
26,849
23
Marion
32,607
20
Merrillville
27,257
22
19
Michigan
City
33,822
Mishawaka
42,635
14
T
Muncie
71,170
Munster
19,949
34
36,322
16
NewAlbany
Noblesville
17,655
40
Portage
29,062
21
15
Richmond
38,705
20,155
33
Schererville
South
Bend
105,51
1
5
10
TerreHaute
57,475
Valparaiso
24,414
28
WestLafayette
26,144
25
Estimated
Population
7n/96
59,1
31
66,479
36,837
32,963
31,761
44,224
123,456
20,665
184,783
110,975
24,930
30,600
80,081
23,569
24,463
757,171
25,787
45,785
20,696
44,344
32,642
29,964
30,577
32,979
45,045
69,058
20,438
38,224
23,960
32,419
37,312
23,322
102,1
00
54,585
25,804
27,177
Rank
1996
o
o
17
19
22
14
3
35
2
4
29
23
b
32
30
1
28
11
34
13
20
25
24
18
12
7
36
15
31
21
16
33
5
10
27
26
Population
Change
1990-96
-387
4,464
11,457
-onE
-2,131
437
-2,816
13,476
-7,056
-5,671
1, 1 3 6
4,093
-4,155
-127
23
15,305
1,771
789
-811
-278
5,793
-2,643
3,320
-843
2,410
-2,112
489
1,902
6,305
3,357
-1,393
3,167
-3,411
-2,890
1,390
1,033
Rankof
Change
539
6
3
555
559
542
561
2
566
565
31
I
564
527
278
'l
21
45
552
535
5
560
12
553
15
558
54
20
4
11
556
13
563
562
24
33
Percent
Change Rankof
1990-96 %Change
4.7
435
7.2
168
I
45.1
-2.9
483
-6.3
546
-1.0
445
-2.2
469
187.5
2
-3.7
497
-4.9
527
235
4.8
15.4
47
-4.9
526
-0.5
427
402
0.1
2.1
341
7.4
161
1.8
347
-3.8
499
-0.6
431
21.6
30
-8.1
554
12.2
78
-2.5
475
206
5.7
-3.0
485
2.5
325
5.2
220
35.7
11
11.6
83
-3.6
494
't5.7
44
-3.2
488
-5.0
530
5.7
207
4.0
266
changes
to thecitiessincelW andis usedbythe
figureretlectsboundary
of theCensus.
Asit appeaghere,the1990Census
Source:
U.S.Bureau
purposes.
Bureau
lor comparability