Terre Haute, Indiana

Terre Haute
Terre Haute
City
	Terre Haute City Hall in 2012
	Seal
	Nickname(s): "Queen City of the Wabash"; "The Crossroads of America,"; "Capital of the Wabash Valley"
	Motto: "A Level Above"
	Location of Terre Haute in Vigo County, Indiana.
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	Coordinates: 39°28′11″N 87°23′23″W / 39.46972°N 87.38972°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Vigo
Government
• Type	Mayor-council government
• Body	Terre Haute City Council
• Mayor	Brandon Sakbun (D)
Area
• Total	35.16 sq mi (91.07 km2)
• Land	34.77 sq mi (90.06 km2)
• Water	0.39 sq mi (1.01 km2)
Elevation	499 ft (152 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	58,389
• Density	1,679.15/sq mi (648.33/km2)
Demonym(s)	Hautean; /ˈhoʊʃɪn/
Time zone	UTC−5 ([Eastern Time Zone])
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	47801-47805, 47807-47809
Area code(s)	812 & 930
FIPS code	18-75428
GNIS feature ID	444648
Website	www.terrehaute.in.gov

Terre Haute (/ˈtɛrə ˈhoʊt/ TERR-ə HOHT)^[4] is a city in and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States,^[5] about 5 miles (8 km) east of the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 58,389^[6] and its metropolitan area had a population of 168,716.

Located along the Wabash River, Terre Haute is one of the largest cities in the Wabash Valley and is known as the Queen City of the Wabash.^[7] The city is home to multiple higher-education institutions, including Indiana State University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana.

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Terre Haute city, Indiana". www.census.gov. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
^ McCormick, Mike (2005). Terre Haute: Queen City of the Wabash. Arcadia. ISBN 9780738524061.