About the 7th District
District Demographics
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District population (2000 census): 675,674
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50.1% female; 49.9% male
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Households: 237,174
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Median Household Income: $36,522
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Race/Ethnic Origin: 63.0% White, 29.4% Black, 4.4%, Hispanic 1.3% Asian, 0.2% Amer. Indian, 1.5% Two+ races, 0.2% Other
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Occupation: 26.2% blue collar; 57.7% white collar; 16.1% gray collar; 12.6% military veterans
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Indianapolis Statistics
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City Population: 876,804
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Total Area: 396 square miles
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Founded in 1821
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13 th most populous city in the United States
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Situated entirely within Marion County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Colleges and Universities
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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
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Ivy Tech Community College
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Butler University
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Indiana Wesleyan University
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University of Indianapolis
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Marian College
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Martin University
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Oakland City University Indianapolis Campus
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Art Institute of Indianapolis
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Brown Mackie College
Sports Teams
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Indianapolis Colts – National Football League, 1970 and 2006 Super Bowl Champions
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Indianapolis Pacers – National Basketball Association
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Indianapolis Fever – Women’s National Basketball Association
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Indianapolis Indians – AAA Minor League Baseball, associated with the Pittsburgh Pirates
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Indiana Ice – United States Hockey League
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Indianapolis Trax – Midwest Hockey League
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Indianapolis Impalas – U.S.A. Rugby
Nation’s Largest Single-Day Sporting Events
Fortune 500 Companies
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Wellpoint, Inc. – Commercially known as Anthem, Wellpoint, Inc. is the nation’s largest health insurance company.
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Eli Lilly and Company – One of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies.
Points of Interest
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American Legion National Headquarters
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Indiana Fairgrounds – One of nation’s largest fairgrounds. Hosted countless musical acts including Elvis Presley and The Beatles.
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Indianapolis Children’s Museum – Nation’s largest children’s museum.
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Kiwanis International Headquarters
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Lucas Oil Stadium – Host of the 2012 Super Bowl.
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NCAA Hall of Champions – Headquarters and Hall of Fame of the NCAA.
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Scottish Rite Cathedral – Nation’s largest Masonic building.
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Monuments – Indianapolis is second only to Washington, D.C. in number of monuments.
Notable Indianapolis Residents
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Benjamin Harrison – 23 rd President of the United States
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Thomas Hendricks – Vice President under Grover Cleveland
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Charles Fairbanks – Vice President under Theodore Roosevelt
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Julia Carson – Second African-American woman elected to Congress from Indiana
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Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. – novelist
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Booth Tarkington – Pulitzer Prize winning novelist
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James Whitcomb Riley – poet
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Steve McQueen – actor
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Jane Pauley – newscaster
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Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds – R&B musician
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David Letterman – Stand up comedian, host of the Late Show with David Letterman
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Oscar Robertson – athlete, NBA Hall of Famer
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Wilma Rudolph – 3 time Olympic gold medalist, 1960 “Worlds Fastest Woman”
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