Vincennes, Indiana

Vincennes, Indiana
Vincennes, Indiana
City
	The George Rogers Clark National Historical Park Rotunda
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	Location of Vincennes in Knox County, Indiana
	Coordinates: 38°40′42″N 87°30′58″W / 38.67833°N 87.51611°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Knox
Township	Vincennes
Named for	François-Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes
Government
• Mayor	Joe Yochum (D)
Area
• Total	7.48 sq mi (19.37 km2)
• Land	7.41 sq mi (19.19 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2) 0.94%
Elevation	420 ft (128 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	16,759
• Density	2,261.67/sq mi (873.19/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	47591
Area code(s)	812 and 930
FIPS code	18-79208
GNIS feature ID	0445300
Website	www.vincennes.org

Vincennes is a city in, and the county seat of, Knox County, Indiana, United States.^[4] It is located on the lower Wabash River in the southwestern part of the state, nearly halfway between Evansville and Terre Haute. It was founded in 1732 by French fur traders, including the namesake François-Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes. It is the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in Indiana and was its longest serving territorial capital. It is one of the oldest settlements west of the Appalachians. The population was 16,759 at the 2020 census.^[5]

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^ "Vincennes city, Indiana - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 27, 2024.