The Evansville metropolitan area is the List of metropolitan statistical areas#United States, 164th largest United States metropolitan area, metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the United States. The primary city is Evansville, Indiana, the third largest city in Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana as well as the hub for Southwestern Indiana. Other Indiana cities include Boonville, Indiana, Boonville, Mount Vernon, Indiana, Mount Vernon, Oakland City, Indiana, Oakland City, and Princeton, Indiana, Princeton. Large towns in Indiana include Chandler, Indiana, Chandler, Fort Branch, Indiana, Fort Branch, and Newburgh, Indiana, Newburgh. Cities in Kentucky include Henderson, Kentucky, Henderson, Sebree, Kentucky, Dixon, Providence, Webster County, Kentucky, Providence, and Robards, Kentucky, Robards and currently covers an area of . It is the primary metropolitan area in the Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky Tri-State Area.
History
It was originally designated the Evansville, Indiana, standard metropolitan area and was formed by the United States Census Bureau in 1950, consisting solely of Vanderburgh County, Indiana. As surrounding counties saw an increase in their population densities and the number of residents employed within Vanderburgh County, they met Census criteria to be added to the MSA. Four Indiana County (United States), counties and two Kentucky counties are now a part of this MSA.
Because it includes counties in both Indiana and Kentucky, the Evansville metropolitan area is sometimes referred to as "Kentuckiana". The entire region is usually referred to as the Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky Tri-State Area, Tri-State because of Illinois bordering Posey County less than 20 miles west of Evansville and to distinguish it from the Louisville metropolitan area.
Major employers
Healthcare
* Deaconess Health System, Evansville and Newburgh
* St. Vincent Health, Evansville
Industrial
* Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana
Gibson County
* Alcoa
Warrick County
* SABIC, formerly GE Plastics
Posey County
* CenterPoint Energy, formerly Vectren,
Operates three power plants in the area in Posey and Warrick Counties.
* Duke Energy Indiana, Operates a Gibson Generating Station, power plant in Gibson County.
Current populations
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County was not a part of Evansville MSA at the time of this Census and the county's population is not included in MSA total.
See also
* Southwestern Indiana
* Owensboro metropolitan area
* Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area
References
External links
U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts
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Indiana census statistical areas
Southwestern Indiana